2002 Volkswagen Jetta seats problems
102 complaints about seats have been filed for the 2002 Volkswagen Jetta, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 102 12% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 45,000 miles 82 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 57
- Injuries and deaths
- 38 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When seats problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 29 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 19 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 82 seats complaints that report mileage, the median is about 45,000 miles, and 65% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 57 fires, 38 injuries.
What owners wrote
The consumer smelled smoke while traveling with the driver's side seat heater on. The consumer opened the driver's side window and the driver's seat caught on fire and burned the consumer. *scc
While driving our jetta at approximately 30 MPH the drivers side curtain airbag and side seat airbag spontaneously deployed. There was no impact. There was no pothole. It was the only car on the road. Going straight.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Volkswagen Jetta
- Electrical system 152 complaints
- Air bags 110 complaints
- Engine 106 complaints
- Air conditioning & heating 87 complaints
- Transmission 71 complaints
- Lighting 62 complaints
- Brakes 57 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 46 complaints