Faulty heated seats
 

The drivers side seat gets so hot it has melted some of that fine leatherette upholstery and literally will burn skin. Are there any of you that have this problem? Is there a recall on this? Technical Service Bulletin? Thanks in advance.

By the way, I'm new to the site. The X5 is my wife's car. We bought it used and have an extended warranty. Although the warranty does not cover this problem-- I don't think.

I have the same problem. On high, the drivers left bolster gets uncomfortably hot. 01 X5 3.0i

This has been a BMW problem since 2000 on their whole model line, not just X5's. My M3 had burn marks on the seats, my X5 has a slight marking....apparently BMW hasn't mastered the fine art of electricity yet.

I had the same problem on my previous X. It was an 01. The driver seat got BURNING HOT !!!!!! They fixed the heater and replaced the leather. It was under CPO back then.

CPO?

Certified Pre-Owned

thanks

I had the same problem on my 530i. Not only did it burn through the leather but also a hole in my $2500 suit. I got the leather replaced and compensated the full value of my suit which was fairly new so I still had the receipt from my tailor.

I got simple solution: when you feel your ass is burning just shut it off. That's what I do. :rolleyes:

replaced seat cushion
 

brought car into dealer for same problem -- service guy said common problem on drivers side since driver has to slide down a bit when exiting the car, and thus flattening the seat over time.

That's not happened to me yet in my X5 but it did in my old ML430 benz. It seems that would be a safety issue. It should be a recall if it's heating up to a point that it burns skin.

extended warranty
 

if you have extended warranty, should be covered.

Yeah, same thing happened in my Mom's car, burned right through the leather!

Gee, I hadn't thought of that!:banghead: :banghead:

:nanana:

My car (2001) is out of warranty and has had this exact problem for a couple of years. Any suggestion for a fix? The cost of a new leather cover for the back of the seat is $850. I was wondering if I could just replace that heating element, or maybe slide some insulation between the leather and the element.

TIA

Mark

Brilliant!!!:rolleyes: But It's only the left cheek that gets hot. My suggestion to you, Sedoy, is if you don't have anything positive to add to the thread then don't write anything:loser: .

I believe that is the pescribed fix from the dealer. Just replace the heating element. My X is out of factory warranty and the heated seats aren't covered in the extended warranty, so I'll have to pay to get it fixed or do it myself.
If you decide to do the repair yourself, post some pics and tech advice on the procedure to help out us noobs so we can save some repair cash. I was quoted the price to fix was about $600. It shouldn't be that difficult. Unplug the wiring harness, pull out the seat, remove the seat cover, remove/replace the element, re-install cover/ seat/ wiring harness. Sound right?:popcorn:

I think the heater is part of the leather cover and not available otherwise.

Gee X-Rated, I thought you liked my solution half-year ago. I’m all out of ideas now.

I don't get on this site much. It's for my wife's car. I drive an oil burnin' diesel truck, and spend my time on those sites.:thumbup: