TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, WHEN SHE BEGAN TO FEEL A LOT OF HEAT NEAR HER FEET. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEATER FELL APART AND RELEASED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF EXTREMELY HOT WATER INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HER FEET AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 10/31/12 *BF UPDATED 11/1/2012 *JS