2004 Volkswagen Jetta seats problems
22 complaints about seats have been filed for the 2004 Volkswagen Jetta, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 22 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 12
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When seats problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 19 seats complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 32% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 12 fires, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
About two months ago I had a dealer replace the switch for the heated seat in my 2004 VW jetta which had become inoperable. The seat is not used that much, let alone the heated portion. This past sunday I was driving home with my wife in the passenger seat with the heated seat turned on. After about two minutes my wife noticed what felt like a pinching sensation on her leg. She put her hand under her leg and was quickly burned on her hand, and at that time we could smell something burning.
My wife just pulled into the garage after a short trip to the store. When she backed in smoke and flames came from the seat heater control (seat heater was off at the time). This could have been very serious if we had been driving at the time!
Other problems reported for the 2004 Volkswagen Jetta
- Engine 46 complaints
- Fuel system 39 complaints
- Electrical system 37 complaints
- Air bags 23 complaints
- Transmission 19 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 17 complaints