Originally Posted by fr1539

Same thing just happened to us, although my wife was burnt right through her skirt,and the leather burned all the way through in two spots. BMW replaced the whole lower seat cover heating element etc,under warranty of course. It would have cost $1350 if I had to pay. I wonder if anyone ever sued for this espically after being burned. It's obviously a big problem thats well known, just like the oil seporator issues in the cold.