2005 BMW X3 Seats

DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER OVERHEATED, BURNED THROUGH THE LEATHER SEAT AND INTO COAT OF DRIVER, LEAVING DIME-SIZED BURN HOLE APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES UP ON THE LEFT "WING" OF THE SEAT BACK. CAN NO LONGER USE HEATED SEAT ON DRIVER SIDE, AS THE SAME SPOT BEGINS TO SMOLDER WHEN THE SEAT HEATER IS TURNED ON, EVEN ON LOW. *KB

MY WIFE'S HEATED DRIVER SEAT BURNED A HOLE IN THE VINYL SEAT COVER AND THROUGH HER SWEATER. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE X3. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. ADDITIONALLY, A RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED FOR THE BMW 5 AND 3 SERIES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I HOPE THE NTSB CONDUCTS A QUICK RESPONSE. THANKS. *KB

A DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER OVERHEATED THE SEAT AND BURNED THROUGH LEAVING A HOLE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND CAUSED ME TO STEP ACCELERATOR MISTAKENLY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND BMW NEEDS TO RECALL ALL DEFECTED PARTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 X3! THIS MORNING MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT NEARLY WENT UP IN FLAMES!! SO SCARY!! LUCKY I WASN'T IN TRAFFIC OR ON THE HIGHWAY, I WAS ABLE TO JUMP OUT AND ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. IS THERE A RECALL NUMBER FOR THE HEATED SEATS YET? I HAVE SEEN ALLOT OF ISSUES WITH THE BMW 04-08 X3 HEATED SEATS. MOST PEOPLE ARE GETTING BURNT AND THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR US OWNER WHILE DRIVING. SOMETHING NEED TO BE DONE, LUCKY IT WAS ME DRIVING AND NOT MY WIFE. THANK YOU *TR

2005 BMX X3 SEAT WARMER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BURNT THROUGH THE SEAT AND BURNT MY LEG. THE DEALER REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT AND WILL REPLACE THE SEAT. *TR

BMW DRIVER HEATED SEAT CAUSES SEVERE BURNES

MY DRIVERS SEAT BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE LEATHER AND SINGED MY PANTS. ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. THE CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE AND I NOW HAVE A PEA SIZED HOLE IN MY SEAT. THE HEATING ELEMENT APPARENTLY HAS SHORTED OUT INSIDE THE SEAT. I READ THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER OCCURRENCES OF THIS ON THESE VEHICLES ON SOME OF THE WEBSITES BUT THERE IS NO RECALL OUT, BUT THERE SHOULD BE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. OCCURRED ON 12/31/2009 ON MY BMX X3 2005. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST OF $1500. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW X3. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT WAS ACTIVATED. SUDDENLY, AN UNEXPECTED EXCESSIVE HIGH VOLTAGE OF HEAT PENETRATED THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DEACTIVATED THE HEATED SEAT SYSTEM. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A MINOR BURN TO THE LEFT LEG AND THE DRIVER SEAT COVER EXHIBITED A BURN MARK. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THERE WAS CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

DRIVERS SEAT WARMER BURNED THROUGH VINYL SEAT CAUSING A HOLE IN SEAT AND BURN TO DRIVER. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER BEING REPAIRED. CAR WAS AT DEALER DAY BEFORE BECAUSE OF IGNITION NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM. NEXT DAY INCIDENT OCCURS. *TR