2007 BMW X3 Electrical System

The contact owns a 2007 BMW X3. The contact stated that the vehicle had been taken to the dealer to be repaired under an undisclosed Takata recall repair; however, after the recall repair was performed, the horn became inoperable. Additionally, several buttons on the steering wheel also became inoperable. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer to be diagnosed. The dealer determined that the ignition switch was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

The bmw dealer is not helping to perform the recall on my bmw x3 recall. the dealer in Murrieta, ca has been ignoring me and does not call me back. My vin# wbxpc93497wf04472

BMW HAS KNOWLEDGE OF VARIOUS SOFTWARE ISSUES ,AND IF YOU THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,MIGHT URGE THEM TO MAKE SOFTWARE UPDATES READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR ,TRANSMISSION,DME,EGS,ALL THERE MODULES IT WOULD PROBABLY ELIMINATE 80%OF THERE COMPLAINTS.

TURNED ON DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER AND IT BURNED A HOLE IN THE SEAT AT THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE OF THE SEAT UPRIGHT PORTION. IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF WHEN SMELLED BURNING AND FELT EXTREMELY HOT AT LOWER BACK. DRIVER COULD HAVE BEEN BURNED. SAW MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE IN THE EXACT SAME LOCATION. THIS COULD SERIOUSLY INJURE SOMEONE ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC.

MY 2007 BMW X3'S DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER OVERHEATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND BURNT MY THIGH. I REACTED TO THE BURN AND ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD. WHEN I STOPPED I FOUND A BLACK BURNED SPOT ON MY SEAT. FROM MY RESEARCH IT SEEMS THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. I THINK THE COMPANY SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT BADLY.

WHILE DRIVING THIS MORNING THE DRIVERS SIDE HEATED SEAT WAS IN USE SINCE IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE. I BEGAN TO SMELL THE ODER OF SOMETHING BURNING AND MY LEFT LEG FELT EXTREMELY WARM. NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS BURNING I TURNED OFF MY HEATED SEAT AND MY PASSENGERS SEAT WHICH WAS OCCUPIED. I ALSO TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE HEATER AND DEFROSTERS. UPON ARRIVAL AT MY DESTINATION I FOUND THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT HAD TWO BURN MARKS JUST ABOVE THE ELECTRIC SEAT CONTROLS WHERE MY LEG WAS AS I WAS POSITIONED WHILE DRIVING.

23 MONTH OLD TODDLER GAINED ACCESS TO VEHICLE KEYS AND LOCKED HIMSELF IN WITH THE REMOTE KEY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF HIM TRYING TO OPEN THE DOORS WITH THE DOOR LEVERS, THEY WOULD NOT OPEN. WE HAD A LOCK SMITH ATTEMPT TO UNLOCK THE DOORS BY PUSHING THE DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON LOCATED ON THE UPPER CENTER CONSOLE, BUT THIS ALSO DIDN'T UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FINALLY OPENED AFTER PUSHING THE CENTER LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON AND THEN PULLING ON THE DOOR LEVER TWO TIMES TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO UNLOCK AND OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR. THIS ENTRY SYSTEM REQUIRES THE USE OF ELECTRICS PRIOR TO THE MECHANICAL SYSTEM BECOMING ACTIVE. THIS SITUATION COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS DURING HIGH TEMPERATURE DAYS IF A PERSON IS LOCKED INSIDE AND DANGEROUS IN THE EVENT OF AN ESCAPE IF THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM FAILS WITH THE DOORS IN THE LOCKED POSITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEATED SEAT WARMER ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE HEATED SEAT WARMER HAD BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE CONTACT'S PANT LEG, BURNING THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY AND BATTERY CABLES FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY CABLE CONNECTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. *TR