Front Seat Heater/cooler Problems of Mercedes Benz E350

While driving the car tonight the seat started smoking and there is a burn hole on the driver seat 1/2 dollar in size. The car was in motion, seat heater in use.

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The driver's seat back heater burned through the seat cover. At the time of discovery, the vehicle was moving and there was a burning smell. When the vehicle was parked in the garage, I discovered the hole in the seat. There was a similar issue involving 2000-2007 m-class, 2006-2007 r-class, and 2007 gl-class models which was settled in a class action lawsuit callaway v. Mercedes benz. To my knowledge, there have been no recalls or acknowledgment by Mercedes Benz for any vehicles with the similar defect/hazard subsequent to 2007. My vehicle is a 2008 mercedes e-class. While mercedes repaired my seat at no charge, they unlawfully, in my opinion, required I sign a release prior to the commencement of repairs.

Fuel pump and sending unit is cracked causing fuel vapor to enter cabin. Also driver seat heater is over heating causing considerable discomfort and cannot be used. When I started to research these issues I found numerous other complaints for the same problems had been previously reported but I have not received a recall notice.

The contact owns a 2009 mercedes-benz E350 wagon. While the contact's spouse was driving approximately 35 mph, the driver's side heated seat caught fire. The driver sustained a minor burn, which did not require medical attention. The vehicle was taken to mercedes-benz of alexandria (200 s pickett st, alexandria, va 22304, (703) 341-2100) where it was diagnosed that the wire to the seat warmer element fractured and caused an electrical short. The seat was not replaced. The contact stated that the dealer was awaiting a response as to whether or not the seat would be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,160.

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Seat heater in driver's seat back overheated, resulting in a burn through the seat and caught the driver's clothing on fire.

Turn heater for driver side seat,smelled something burning on left lateral lumbar area,noticed a burn through seat cover. This is the second time this has happen,had it repaired at dealership about five years ago. I was on city street when this happen,.

The contact owns a 2008 mercedes-benz E350. While driving at 50 mph, the driver's seat heater caught fire. The contact pulled over and extinguished the fire himself. A police report was not filed. There were no injuries sustained. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the fire. The failure mileage was 86,000.

2008 Mercedes Benz 350e. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle seat heater unit- excessive heat burns hole in driver seat. The consumer stated his wife noticed a strong burned smell and excessive heat emanating from the back left side of her seat. She was forced to maneuver off the highway. Upon exiting the vehicle, she noticed a hole size of a half dollar in the seat.

The driver side seat heater when turned on has begun to burn through the seat itself causing a hole the size of now a nickle (lower left hand side of the seat). Happened just before thanksgiving and again when my wife was driving the car and forgot there was an issue. The smell and the smoke from the burning seat made her pull the car over. When this first happened, it actually burnt a whole in my jacket as well. All images have been attached. I have spoken with mercedes and their solution is repair the issue and then place a cover over the area. Still does not seem safe or an appropriate fix.

The contact owns a 2011 mercedes-benz E350. While driving 50 mph, the contact noticed an abnormal smoke odor in the vehicle. The contact stated that the heating element in the driver seat became overheated and burned through the leather seat cushion and the contact's pants. There were no injuries. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 87,890. The VIN was unavailable.

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1. Oil leak from the oil cooler assembly in the diesel engine. Obviously, a cheap gasket was used to seal it! mb, with diesel experience of over 80 yrs, should know by now what material they use in their diesel engine. This defect will develop in every car they made in the same way and they should recall the cars and correct the issue 2. The driver seat is torn along the tuft in the seat. This is happening across the board ion all mb cars using the same materials. Again, it is a material issue and should be corrected. Old mb seats lasted for decades!.

On Thursday afternoon, October 1 the driver¿s seat of my 2009 E350w Mercedes Benz burst into flames while I was driving. The heat and flames from the fire burned my shirt. My left side was also burned. Since I was traveling at 35 mph, I was able to pull over safely, leap from the car and put out the fire. It was only by god¿s grace that I avoided a serious accident with life threatening injuries and possibly fatalities. I immediately called the beverly hills Mercedes Benz service center to alert them of the problem. I had the car towed to the service center Friday morning. A loaner car was not available so I rented a car from hertz. Today carlos muedano, service advisor, said I would be billed $1,500 for repairs. This car has 37,770 miles on the odometer, roughly 6,000 miles per year or 500 miles per month. It is basically a new car. In December 2014 beverly hills mercedes charged $1,000 for repairs to the trunk wiring system. Possibly these electrical system problems and repairs contributed to the electrical problem in the driver¿s seat heating unit which caused the fire? there have also been numerous complaints online about fires linked to the seat heating elements in Mercedes Benz cars. In fact there is currently a class action suit over this particular problem. I am terribly disappointed in Mercedes Benz. I purchased the Mercedes Benz product expecting highest quality and best customer service. You have failed on both counts. I have not received any notice from Mercedes Benz on a recall to check and repair defective seat heaters.

Seat heater in back of drivers seat shorted and sparked, shocking driver.

Appoximate 7 or 8 minutes after cutting on drivers seat heater. I smell something burning. Stopped vehicle when I notice smoke, cut the car off. The left side of seat back was smoldering. Hole burnt through size of dime. Also burned hole in my leather jacket I was wearing.

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I was using the warming seats and had pulled up to the post office to drop a letter in the box. The letter had fallen to the ground. I got out and placed the letter in the box. I got back in the car and pulled up to keep from holding up traffic while I had replaced my seat belt. A SUV had crossed my path when I smelled something burning. I assumed it was exhaust from the SUV. I was about to pull off the parking lot when I noticed thick white smoking coming from my seat. I immediately turned off the seat warmer. The smoke dissipated afterwards. I continued to drive the car about 1/2mile to the grocery store. I got out and noticed a burn on seat.

My wife was driving when she smelled something burning and then felt something burning, she pulled over and jumped out to check and found the seat warmer had malfunctioned and burned through the back portion of the seat. Her shirt had a slight burn to it and smoke covered interior of the car. The hole in the seat is about the size of a cigarette burn but deeper. She took it to the import repair shop who disconnected the power source wire to the seat heater for safety.

Driving 25-30 mph and smoke started poring out from under the drivers seat after turning on the seat heater and a small burn hole appeared on the left side of the upper seat back. Major safety issue since the cabin of the vehicle filled with smoke. Took the car to the dealer where they had to order a new seat back and would not cover the repairs.

The contact owns a 2007 Mercedes Benz E350. The contact stated while driving 25 mph burning fumes were emitted into the vehicle. Once he stopped the vehicle, he realized that the drivers seat heater malfunctioned and burned a hole through the seat. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 38,000.

Turned on drivers seat warmer, smelled smoke and opened windows thinking the odor was from outside of the car. Turned the seat heater off and later found a quarter size hole burned in the left side of the drivers seat. My shirt and pants also had holes burned in them. Fortunately I turned the heater off before I was burned or a fire started. Mercedes-benz dealer is going to repair the damage to the seat of my 2008 e-350.

Turned drivers seat heat feature on, after a few minutes I smelled burning. Mercedes just repaired a/c (3 visits) so turned off the a/c. Next think I know smoke is coming from drivers seat, my 3yr old riding in her car seat "installed" behind me. Heater in drivers seat was burning, with the air no longer blowing, smoke was now visible. I had to cross 3 lanes of traffic to pull over. The "fire" burned a hole through the leather seat to my jeans leaving me a slight burn. Car towed to mercedes.

My husband was driving when he smelled something burning and then felt something burning, he pulled over and jumped out to check and found the seat warmer had malfunctioned and burned through the seat, his shirt and had slightly burned him.

The contact owns a 2008 Mercedes Benz E350. The contact stated that the driver side heated seat failed and overheated. The seat burned the contact. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where she was informed that the problem was a manufacturers defect and she needed to notify the manufacturer before any repairs would be performed. The dealer disconnected the heater circuit. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that the seat was not an issue and that the failure was caused by how the contact was sitting in the seat. The contact planned to return the vehicle which was at the dealership at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000. The current mileage was approximately 43,400.

Driver's side seat heater malfunctioned causing a fire. Vehicle was a 2008 mercedes E350.