Seats on Fire
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Originally Posted by starpup' post='800265' date='Feb 24 2009, 11:07 AM
So I got back into my car while on a road trip in Minneappolis it was freezing so I immediately turned on my heated seat about 3 miles later I smell burning leather and smoke is coming from my seat. My car tried to kill me!
Anyone ever have this happen? I'm sure I'm not the first!
Anyone ever have this happen? I'm sure I'm not the first!
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Originally Posted by starpup' post='800265' date='Feb 24 2009, 05:07 PM
My car tried to kill me!
Hope they will solve the problem, but:
Lol!
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Originally Posted by UTVol545i' post='801756' date='Feb 25 2009, 11:23 PM
This happened to my '04 and the dealer replaced the leather.. I also moaned and haggled enough that they replaced both the seat cushion and the seat back (the burned area was on the left "wing" of the sport seat back.) They will try and only replace the leather seat cover of the affected area. They will replace the entire portion (no patching or anything), but then you are left with either a new seat back cover and worn bottom cover or vice versa
They honored the recall just last november (when I got the car). I gues the previous owner either never used the seat heater or I got it just in time for it to burn up...
They honored the recall just last november (when I got the car). I gues the previous owner either never used the seat heater or I got it just in time for it to burn up...
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I saw somewhere that the recall was issued in 2004. I am gonna assume that this issue was fixed by the time my 9/2007 535i was built. I hope so, because I use my heated seats a LOT. This is the first car I've had with heated seats, and I hope I never have to have another one without them...at least if the seats are leather...which I hope I never have to have another without those either.
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Originally Posted by Howitzer' post='800267' date='Feb 24 2009, 06:09 PM
Known issue and was a BMW recall. Take it to the dealer and it should be replaced no charge.
Some may have bought a second hand car from someone
who didn't read the e60.net, nor did not get the factory call?
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Originally Posted by einstein57' post='801766' date='Feb 25 2009, 10:33 PM
This happed to my fiance in her last car while she was on the free way. It burnt through her wool pea coat and wool skirt. She jumped up off her seat and rear ended someone. So of course my e60 has every option but cold weather package.
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I've had both seats replaced due to broken heating elements (rear outside edge of the bases). I checked with BMW UK, but there was no recall in the UK for some reason. You'd think the parts were the same World-wide?
This is my first car with heated seats. I am a bit puzzled as to how what must be very old technology (heated seats have been around for tens of years haven't they?) keeps going wrong?!?!
This is my first car with heated seats. I am a bit puzzled as to how what must be very old technology (heated seats have been around for tens of years haven't they?) keeps going wrong?!?!
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Car is at the dealer for the passenger restraint sensor mat recall. Told them about the seat warmers burning the leather, and they deny that there is any sort of recall. They said to replace the lower part of the seat (leather and seat warmer), would cost around $1500. They said they could talk to BMW NA but it would probably still be $100-$200 deductible. What the hell??? What's BMW-NA # again???
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Originally Posted by richark1' post='805262' date='Mar 2 2009, 11:33 AM
Car is at the dealer for the passenger restraint sensor mat recall. Told them about the seat warmers burning the leather, and they deny that there is any sort of recall. They said to replace the lower part of the seat (leather and seat warmer), would cost around $1500. They said they could talk to BMW NA but it would probably still be $100-$200 deductible. What the hell??? What's BMW-NA # again???
Print out the recall information and the example of me and the other guy who had this fixed within this thread and tell them other ppl are getting it fixed for free!