Front Seat Heater/cooler problems of the 2006 Volkswagen New Beetle

Two problems related to front seat heater/cooler have been reported for the 2006 Volkswagen New Beetle. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Volkswagen New Beetle based on all problems reported for the 2006 New Beetle.

1 Front Seat Heater/cooler problem

Failure Date: 12/14/2011

The seat heater got extremely hot very quick while driving. It was so hot, that it burned a hole in the seat and burned my bottom. This also nearly caused me to get into a horrible accident as I tried to not get burned.

2 Front Seat Heater/cooler problem

Failure Date: 02/01/2007

- the contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen beetle. The driver's side heated seat worked intermittently. The contact stated that if one forced the switch on and off the heater would operate. The current and failure mileagewas 996. The contact has an appointment at a dealer for a diagnosis.




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