SEAT HEATER MELTDOWN
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today i was driving along and decided to turn on my seatheat as i do everyday in the ny cold and all of a sudden i smell something burning and then i feel it. 
My heater burnt right through the leather on my sports seat and burnt a nice hole in my $200 nortface jacket. needless to say i am not very happy but i spoke to bmw and theres a recall on the seats and my dealer is paying for my coat while it is an inconvenience it could have been a lot worse
My heater burnt right through the leather on my sports seat and burnt a nice hole in my $200 nortface jacket. needless to say i am not very happy but i spoke to bmw and theres a recall on the seats and my dealer is paying for my coat while it is an inconvenience it could have been a lot worse
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Originally Posted by JOHN' date='Jan 10 2005, 12:07 AM
today i was driving along and decided to turn on my seatheat as i do everyday in the ny cold and all of a sudden i smell something burning and then i feel it. My heater burnt right through the leather on my sports seat and burnt a nice? hole in my $200 nortface jacket.? needless to say i am not very happy but i spoke to bmw and theres a recall on the seats and my dealer is paying for my coat while it is an inconvenience it could have been a lot worse
My heater burnt right through the leather on my sports seat and burnt a nice? hole in my $200 nortface jacket.? needless to say i am not very happy but i spoke to bmw and theres a recall on the seats and my dealer is paying for my coat while it is an inconvenience it could have been a lot worse[snapback]77664[/snapback]
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Glad your okay.. This is a known problem. What's your build date?
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I just spoke to my service technician and they have my seats apart checking the heaters (my car is getting S/W upgrade for the emission recall). I never had any problems with them so I hope they don't screw something up. I wouldn't buy a BMW without seat heaters. The E60 heaters are better than the ones in the E46 (loaner) as I they have better "coverage".
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I don't have the burn smell or the leather holes but I can't drive around with the heater set to three as it is very hot and uncomfortable. I wonder if I left it on three woud I be having the same burning problem.
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Originally Posted by pennetta' date='Jan 11 2005, 07:09 PM
I don't have the burn smell or the leather holes but I can't drive around with the heater set to three as it is very hot and uncomfortable. I wonder if I left it on three woud I be having the same burning problem.
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Pennetta, I would take the car into the dealer to check the heater because I suspect you will have a hole in the seat in the near future. I also thought the seat to be too hot when it was set on three, and sure enough not too long after that I started getting that burning smell and then the burnt through leather. Mmmm, I wonder if my dealer will also reimburse me for my ruined suit jacket.