NHTSA complaint: 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WITH THE HEATED SEATS ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE DRIVER SEAT BECOMING VERY HOT. SHE SMELLED SMOKE, BUT DID NOT SEE FLAMES. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE SEATS CAUGHT FIRE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A PAYMENT UP FRONT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. SHE HAS PICTURES OF THE BURNT SEATS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 109,000. UPDATED 2/5/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE DEFECT DUE TO THE FACT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 03/05/08 *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation