>>>I got an interesting recall notice (actually repair notice) from VW for my car a while back. It said it was possible for the seat warmer in the passenger seat to spontaneously catch fire. Hmmm.
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>>What model and year VW do you have?
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>2003 Jetta. It has been a great car and I would definitely buy another one. But now I avoid the seat warmer ;-) (Actually my daughters are about the only ones who have ever used them).

I have a 2006 Jetta TDI. It gets between 40 and 50 MPG, and I use the seat warmers all the time.