[jtb]

Here's the first issue. I discovered it at lunch today. Its the driver seat...

I had not seen it before, I assume that the nylon trim piece would normally be in the seat bottom base.

What's the club think on chances of a warranty replacement? It looks to me like it has obviously been rubbing and worn through the leather because of the hard plastic seat base.

You might check yours out....

 

[TREGinginCO]

You could likely get it replaced under warranty. It's not like a knife cut that piece.

 

[4x4s]

Yes, warranty I would think. Looks like a manufacturing defect.

 

[nohjoon]

I had the same problem with my driver side seat. Took it into the dealer and was told that it wasn't covered. Seats, etc. are only covered for 12,000 miles...what a BS! Let me know if anyone gets VW to fix this. Thanks!

 

[jtb]

Yeah, that's what I figure the first comment by the service advisor will be.

Well, since I only have 10,000 miles in the first five months I guess I will slide the claim in under the wire so to speak.

We'll see what happens.

 

[dschlei]

Yeah, that's what I figure the first comment by the service advisor will be.

Well, since I only have 10,000 miles in the first five months I guess I will slide the claim in under the wire so to speak.

We'll see what happens.

VW in Germany is replacing the seats all the time! It is a known problem there and dealers glue a little bit of felt in the corners to avoid the abbrasion from the sharp plastic edges of the trim. Id id the same with mine , and have no problems with it. The felt has to cover only the sharp edge at the corner and can hardly be seen.

 

[jtb]

Interesting information

Thanks dschlei for the information on the German issue and the buck-fifty front seat preventative maintenance kit.