I have a 2004 V70 - my husband "allowed" me to buy it because of the seat warmers (he loves them - runs even in summer because of his bad back). This weekend we smelled a burning smell, saw smoke and discovered the driver's seat was on fire! Turned off the seat warmer and car, and let it sit for a while, then turned the car back on - seat warmer OFF

I saw this was an issue on the 850s way back when, but haven't seen a recall or safety advisory on this

I have the 100K extended warranty, due to expire in April (or in 4K more miles)

Covered?

 

but if anyone knows of a similar problem, I would like to know about it!

 

Get the dealer to replace the seat under warranty..

 

yeah... that shouldn't have happened... extended warranty= a good thing in this case.

 

You should get that repaired at no charge under warranty.