# 2005 SATURN VUE — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
> NHTSA complaint `703290` · 2009-01-09 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SATURN
- **Model:** VUE
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
- **Miles at failure:** 56,586
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER MALFUNCTIONED BURNING A HOLE THROUGH THE UPHOLSTERY AND MY SWEATER AS I DROVE MY 2 MINUTES TO WORK.  I TURNED THE HEAT SEAT ON THE LOWEST SETTING FOR WARMTH AND WITHIN THE COMMUTE FROM HOME TO WORK, IT MALFUNCTIONED.  THERE IS A 2 CM HOLE IN MY CAR SEAT AND MY SWEATER HAS BURN MARKS ON IT.  I TURNED OFF THE HEATER AS SOON AS I FELT THE OVER HEATING ON MY REAREND, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. *TR
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