I SMELLED A BURNING OR FOUL-SMELLING CHEMICAL ODOR AFTER DRIVING FOR 01 MINUTE AND NOTICED THAT MY SEAT WAS SO HOT THAT IT BURNED MY HAND WHEN I TOUCHED IT. I THEN SMELLED SMOKE AND I IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED OFF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER. AFTER STOPPING, I NOTICED THAT THE SEAT APPEARED BURNED IN A ROUGHLY CIRCULAR PATCH THAT LOOKED SIMILAR TO A CIGARETTE BURN. THE FOUL ODOR HAS PERSISTED EVEN WITH THE SEAT HEATER OFF AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 16 DEC 2008. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED. *TR