2006 Mercedes-Benz R500 Seats Problems

“The vehicle's rear drivers side brake or reverse light would not go off for a week (to my knowledge) and while sitting in the passenger side I turned on the heat warming device and there was no problem. It was after we had been shopping and returned to the vehicle did we notice a smell of something burning, but could not tell where it was coming from. Still unaware that a fire could start from the back of the vehicle, is when we realized that the cargo area of the vehicles side panel was in complete flames! …”

“The heated seats caught on fire, burned passenger while driving. Seats in flames, started to smoke burning passenger clothing. Passenger turned off heated seats and stopped the vehicle for potential danger to others, this is a very dangerous problem mercedes is engineering cars than burn while driving, that have similar problem its sister car mercedes m series, which are comprised of same components, different body style, but overall components electrical, mechanical and interior are basically same, but m series is being recalled but not the less purchased r series, which has the same…”

“The contact owns a 2006 mercedes benz R500. The contact stated that the driver's side heated seat failed and overheated, burning a hole through the seat fabric. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that there was a defect within the heating unit and that the seat needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 98,000.”