Five problems related to seats have been reported for the 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit based on all problems reported for the 2007 Rabbit.
Drivers side heated seat has a problem. The seat over heats and has burnt a hole in the fabric and melted part of the seat.
Electrical burning heated seats setting: 5 smelt burning wire smell while driving, then felt a burning sensation in my back. Turned off heated seats pulled over. Pull over. Mk5 Volkswagen Rabbit 2007 2. 5.
The heated driver's seat became uncomfortably hot and burned several holes through the foam and fabric.
The driver side seat gets so hot while the heated seats are on. I can not turn them up above setting 1 otherwise you smell something burning.
The driver seat is stuck and wont move forward or backward. Something is broken in the mechanism of the seat tracks and levers. I can not reach the pedals. Passengers in the rear cannot safely exit the vehicle quickly. The release mechanism on the passenger seat near the head rest also stopped working. The seat folds down but the seat does not slide forward.
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