Synmag

I was searching the archives for an unrelated issue and came across this thread of AoA fixing a burned seat so long out of warranty:

Heated Seat "Recall" Complete

My seat developed a burn hole a while ago and now my steering wheel gets very hot on the back elements and the fronts don't work at all. I noticed that AoA and Audi Canada share the same toll free number and made me wonder if they may fix our cars as well. I don't have high hopes as we are not as litigious as the US but it may be worth a try.

Any anecdotal info, success or failure would be appreciated.

Cheers

G0to60

I would give it a shot. The worst they can tell you is no but when I went through the process I made sure to mention something about safety and not getting burned. That peaks their interest and gets things moving. Good luck.

Synmag

I just lost my write up twice so here is the nutshell version:

AoC wants a dealer to confirm it is a manufacturer defect, rather than normal wear and tear for the age of the car, at my cost of over $700!

Cost to replace heater and leather in the seat only is $1600 before taxes.

Given that I don't expect AoC to do much for me other than a token offer to pay for labor I'm not going to bother.

I will look into how much a used seat costs instead.

G0to60

Bummer, that's too bad.

Yeah, at those prices you're best bet is to try and find a good used seat. If you want this may be your best chance to change up the interior if you want. For example, I have a tan interior and would much rather have the black but I don't really have an "excuse" to do it. ;-)

Synmag

I'm ok with the highland green interior thanks for the tip though :-). There is a seat on ebay for $234 looks tan incidentally which is not bad at all considering one with a burn hole is going for $180.

LakeTahoeQuattro

I have a set of allroad seats on ebay too from my AR. I always thought that burn hole was from the previous owner smoking a cigarette. I guess it was from the element...

Audi Allroad 2 Tone Seats Full Set Good Condition | eBay

Synmag

Your colour doesn't match mine. I have the highland green exterior/interior which has the dark green bolsters instead of the black. Even if it was a match I'm sure shipping would be deal breaker. There is a huge price increase as soon as you ship outside the US.

Do you have other parts for sale i.e. parting the car out or just did the Recaro upgrade?

LakeTahoeQuattro

No I did the s6 alcantara swap. I have some passat w8 chrome liftgate struts for sale for an a4. Im going the 01e swap next month so I will have a 5hp19 tranny that no one will want haha.

Synmag

Nice. You never know when someone needs a tranny, I needed one last year.

aesj80 may be looking for one:

https://www.audiworld.com/forums/aud...ssion-2877306/