NHTSA — Seats: Front Assembly: Seat Heater/Cooler Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
200,000 miles

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1998 Buick Riviera accessories - interior problems

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1998 Buick Riviera Owner Comments

problem #1

Jan 202008

Riviera 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 200,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I started my car, 98 Buick Riviera, and turned the seat heater on. I came back 5 minutes later and started driving my car to work. About 4 minutes after I left my house I started smelling smoke like something was burning but I was very near my work so I just kept going. At work when I stepped out of my car I noticed that there was a small fire on my seat and that my leather coat was burning. I put out the fire and discontinued the use of my seat heater.

- Mankato, MN, USA

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