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Old 01-29-2008, 04:36 PM
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I've been a loyal BMW owner since 1989 and most recently purchased a 2001 X5 4.4. Excellent vehicle - don't know what took me so long to get envolved!!! Obviously, the X is used but is in fantastic shape. There are only a couple things requiring attention, the most important of which is the driver side heated seat. It's in great shape, but when the heat is activated, I get a super hot spot just under my left "bum". Anyone know what is causing this and how to fix?

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Old 01-29-2008, 04:44 PM
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:xoutpost: does it get super hot immediately? try putting it on low (1 light on heated seat LED).
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Old 01-29-2008, 04:50 PM
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Jah Guides, thank you for your reply. The seat gets hot pretty quickly, but it's just that "spot" that gets super hot, even when on the lowest setting. I'm baffled.
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+1 - Mine does the exact same thing, even on the lowest setting.
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:xoutpost: Many times its problems with our X5's that get us here to x5world. Thats the way it happened for me. I hope you get the problems solved.
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Old 01-29-2008, 06:18 PM
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Welcome to X5world.

A couple of possibilities:
- Heating element is damaged and is shorting in that spot.
- Seat padding is damaged and thin in that spot so heating element is closer to the surface.

Either way I wouldn't use it until you determine the problem. You wouldn't want it to "flare up" while going 65 mph on a freeway.
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Mine does the same thing in the exact same spot. Seems like a common problem
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My wife had the same issue on her 2005 X3. She ended up getting the entire seat (bottom part) replaced under warranty. I'm guessing the '01 isn't covered, but BMW didn't fix hers, they replaced it.

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Sorry to bring this thread back, but I wanted to see if any others have had any experiences with the BMW extended warranty and this issue.

I have a hot spot in about the same place... drivers left side cushion towards the back corner. It finally go so hot today, I couldn't leave it on. Afterwards, I could smell a burning smell from that part of the leather.

I checked the CPO excluded items list and it doesn't seem to be listed, so I'm hoping it's covered with no problems.
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Burned a hole through my seat. BMW replaced it under warrantee. Common problem.
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