2007 Mercedes Benz GL450

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FIRE ERUPTED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FIELD AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

I WAS DRIVING IN MY SON [XXX] TO HIS SCHOOL IN WAYNE NEW JERSEY WITH MY GL 450 SEATS WARMER TURNED ON IN BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SEATS. I STARTED SMELLING SMOKE & THOUGHT IT WAS FROM OUTSIDE. I OPENED MY WINDOW, AND SMOKE STARTED SWIRLING INSIDE MY CAR AND STARTED GETTING THICKER WITHIN MINUTES. I TRY TO SEARCH FOR THE SOURCE OF THE STRANGE SMELL - BUT NO OBVIOUS CLUE OBSERVED. WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION I NOTICED THAT THE SEAT HAS BURNED A HOLE IN MY SUIT JACKET BACK LEFT SIDE. THE HOLE IN THE CAR IS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED MERCEDES BENZ SERVICE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO IF POSSIBLE. I WOULD APPRECIATE DIRECTING ME TO THE APPROPRIATE LINE TO FIX MY SEAT AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF MY JEEP AND GET COMPENSATED FOR MY SUIT DAMAGE ASAP. *TR

AFTER ABOUT 3 MINUTES OF HAVING MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WARMER ON, WE STARTED TO SMELL BURNING AND THE LEFT SIDE OF MY SEAT GOT VERY HOT, SO I TURNED OFF MY SEAT WARMER. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR, I NOTICED A BURN HOLE IN MY SWEATSHIRT AND THEN LOOKED AT MY SEAT AND IT HAD A BURN HOLE ON IT ABOUT 1/2-1" IN SIZE. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I DIDN'T TURN IT OFF IF THIS HAPPENED IN ABOUT 3 MINUTES? *TR

I WAS TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING AND IT WAS COLD SO I TURNED ON MY SEAT WARMER AND IN ABOUT 5 MIN. WE STARTED SMELLING SMOKE AND IT WAS COMING FROM MY DOOR SIDE OF THE CAR AND THE SMOKE WAS PRETTY HEAVY, I WAS ALSO FEELING A BURNING SENSATION ON MY LEFT SIDE. I TURN TO TAKE A LOOK AND THE SEAT WAS ON FIRE AND IT CAUSED A BURN THROUGH THE SEAT, DAMAGING MY CLOTHING. I TURNED OF THE SEAT WARMER AND STOPPED THE CAR AND TOOK THE KIDS OUT FOR SOME TIME. I WAS TO SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR FROM THAT POINT ON. I AM IN TALKS WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE SEAT. I HAVE ALSO GOTTEN IN TOUCH WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO SEE IF ANY COVERAGE CAN BE ADDED TO REPLACE MY SEAT. MY CAR HAS ALL ORIGINAL PARTS AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE. *TR

I STARTED MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND TURNED ON MY HEATED SEATS AS THE SEATS BEGIN TO WARM UP I STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE I WAS ITCHING ON MY BACK IN THE AREA OF MY FAR ON MY LEFT SIDE AND I NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS BURNING I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF MY HEATED SEATS AND THEN NOTICED THAT I WAS STUCK TO THE SEAT BECAUSE THE SEAT AT CAUGHT FIRE THERE WAS AN APPARENT HOLE IN THE LEATHER ON THE LEFT RIGHT SIDE OF MY DRIVER SEAT WHERE IT WAS BURNING. THIS WAS SCARY AND ALARMING BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WOULD CONTINUE TO IGNITE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT WAS ACTIVATED AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR WITH SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE SEAT. A SMALL FLAME WAS ALSO VISIBLE. THE CONTACT PERSONALLY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,366. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG BURNING ODOR FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE CONTACT THEN FELT HER SKIN BURNING. THE CONTACT COASTED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND DISCOVERED THAT HER CLOTHING WAS BURNED AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS EMITTING SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

DRIVER SIDE SEAT CAUGHT FIRE AFTER HEATED SEAT BUTTON DEPRESSED ON THE DASH. APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES HAD ELAPSED WHEN SEAT BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE SMOKE CONTINUED AS THE SEAT CAUGHT FIRE ON THE FRONT LEFT PANEL OF THE BACK PORTION OF THE SEAT. THE FIRE PROJECTED THROUGH THE SEAT, BURNING A HOLE THROUGH THE SEAT ABOUT TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER. DRIVER'S SWEATER WAS SINGED BY THE FLAME. *TR