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Good note. However it's not an entitlement attitude. BMW just issued a recall letter on passenger seat airbag mats developing microcracks that could render them inoperable.
It's SIB 657506 Airbag Warning Lamp for OC3 Seat Mat Fault
They have extended the warranty on that recall/repair to 10 years, unlimited miles and it affects a lot of different models (E53, E60, E61, E63, E64, E65, E66, E83, E85, E90, E91). Given the complexity of the seats these days I have no idea where the heating pad is relative to the airbag pad relative to the massage pad relative to the cooling pad, etc. etc.! but it does sound like they are taking it seriously and presenting them with a burned seat I can only imagine would get you some extra help. You need to remember that just because there isn't currently a recall or SIB describing a problem doesn't mean the problem doesn't exist. It just hasn't been documented by enough dealers yet. That's the problem with taking an older car to an indy shop. The shop doesn't report their findings to BMW (for obvious reasons...they are not getting reimbursed) and so let's say a problem that arises only during the 5th year of ownership if it was documented enough times might yield an SIB or even a recall which could get a warranty covered repair to at least some extent.
Last edited by X5 Meister; 03-23-2009 at 04:32 PM.
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