Front Seat Heater/cooler problems of the 2001 Buick Lesabre

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Lesabre. The contact stated that while the passenger side heated seat was active, he smelled smoke and noticed that the seat had caught fire. The contact extinguished the fire. The contact called neither the dealer nor the manufacturer. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Lesabre. The contact stated that the driver's seat immediately became abnormally hot when the seat warmer was activated. The temperature began to decrease and then the seat warmer shut off; however, the heat seat indicator remained illuminated. The failure occurred on several occasions. The dealer stated that the driver side heat regulator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The driver side heat regulator was repaired on six different occasions. The failure mileage was 67,055.

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Lesabre. The contact stated that a hole was burned in the driver side seat the size of a dime. He then noticed that the pants he wore that night had a hole the size of a pencil eraser. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and they stated that the heating element shorted out in the heated seat. The contact no longer uses the heated seat function. The vehicle has not been repaired because it is over the mileage for the warranty. The current mileage was 120,000 and failure mileage was 108,000. The consumer stated the dealer contacted him to let him know they received the letter however due to the fact of the age and mileage on the vehicle they would not be able to assist in the repairs. The consumer stated that the seats were repaired but not the heating element. The consumer stated feels should be reimbursed for defect. Updated 09/18/07.