Heated Seats Burning - Page 4

X5 Meister · #1 03-08-2009, 11:40 PM

Whatever you do, don't buy an E70 X5 then. SIB 520908 . Apparently BMW has gotten so many complaints that the heated seats DON'T get hot enough, that they will be cranking up the heat on them via a software update!

X5 Meister · #2 12-11-2009, 11:53 PM

This SIB 520908 was updated in April 2009, here it is.

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Originally Posted by X5 Meister

Whatever you do, don't buy an E70 X5 then. SIB 520908 . Apparently BMW has gotten so many complaints that the heated seats DON'T get hot enough, that they will be cranking up the heat on them via a software update!

disturbedk24 · #3 12-14-2009, 06:11 AM

my driver seat gets very hot as well, infact 1 bar is the only setting slightly bearable!

rear seats- folded the one side down and im assuming somehow the heater got pushed on(i was the only person in the vehicle so

)

long story short: bmw told me(this is the direct quote) "

"

the vehicle is a 4.6is dinan s3 and has been serviced at bmw since new, i also service my m5 a bmw(both are well out of warranty) i thought they would have treated me slightly better for being a loyal customer

m5james · #4 12-23-2009, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by disturbedk24

my driver seat gets very hot as well, infact 1 bar is the only setting slightly bearable!

rear seats- folded the one side down and im assuming somehow the heater got pushed on(i was the only person in the vehicle so

)

long story short: bmw told me(this is the direct quote) "

"

the vehicle is a 4.6is dinan s3 and has been serviced at bmw since new, i also service my m5 a bmw(both are well out of warranty) i thought they would have treated me slightly better for being a loyal customer

WOW! That's terrible. Unfortunately, being a faithful customer is like being a faithful employee nowadays - you're usually nothing more than a number on a sheet, so you've gotta look out for yourself everywhere you can. I've even tried to pull the "loyal customer" card back in the day and it never worked on my M5 myself, so that's what brought me to where I am now where I just do it all instead.

X5Dawg · #5 01-15-2010, 02:38 PM

Finally received my replacement cushion and heating element - will get this put back together in the next few weeks and will post pics of all the work.

Weasel · #6 03-08-2009, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by X5 Meister

Whatever you do, don't buy an E70 X5 then. Apparently BMW has gotten so many complaints that the heated seats DON'T get hot enough, that they will be cranking up the heat on them via a software update!

You'd be amazed at the number of things fixed/tweaked via software update... They just put new parameters in there and off you go!

fr1539 · #7 03-09-2009, 08:07 AM

BMW just settled with us for a few thousand dollars,of what they called GOOD WILL reimbursement for our inconvenience. We didn't ask them for any money initially, They offered it as a payment for inconvenience. We only owned this X for less than two months. It is a 2006 model. So we took the money and ran.

Weasel · #8 03-09-2009, 01:15 PM

Shows that BMW still does care about their customers, even new ones.

fr1539 · #9 03-09-2009, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by weasel56

Shows that BMW still does care about their customers, even new ones.

I AGREE 110%. BMW went out of there way to make us feel as possitive about the outcome as we do. Thank You.

Now to find some new Wheels for the X.

flmrustic · #10 04-08-2009, 01:32 AM

I have the same problem on our 2001 4.4...burnt seat, drivers side. Started last winter. We have not used the heat button since. I was hoping to get info on the fix and DIY it. Has anyone repaired this yet? I thought about trying to find a salvage seat to replace this one, but any replacement might have the same problem. It can't be that difficult to remove the seat and take it apart can it? Are parts available somewhere?