Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - POWER ADJUST | |||||
| SIB-52-08-09 | 10/01/2010 | 10037238 | Ready | 05/13/2011 | |
| SIB-52-08-09 | 10/01/2010 | 10037238 | Bmw: there are noises when adjusting the front driver or passenger seates. *rm | 05/13/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 05/31/2012 | 140000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 bmw x5. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the front driver | |||
| 05/31/2012 | 141000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 bmw x5. the contact stated they were driving 30 mph when the front driver side seat caught fire. the contact jumped from the seat and hit their head hard enough on the windshield to become dizzy. the contact was able to pull to the side of the road. the vehicle was towed to the contacts home. the contact stated the heater for the seat started to get very hot. the manufacturer had not inspected the vehicle. the vin was not available. the failure mileage and current mileages were 140,000.rl | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 145000 | ||
| Failure of driver seat heating mechanism. hole burned in bottom seat cushion and burn to occupant's (me) leg. this appears to be due to a short or break in the heating element. on-line research i've done indicates this is a widespread problem with this vehicle. | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - SEAT HEATER/COOLER | |||
| 01/18/2003 | 28800 | 1 | 01/12/2001 |
| Driver's seat heater malfunctioned. i first noticed a burning odor and ultimately found 2 scorch marks in the leather...1 on each side of the seat back near the base. the marks were dark brown and hard (from the dried leather). *jb | |||
| 04/30/2002 | 1 | 03/01/2001 | |
| Quote from dealer's repair notes: drivers heated seat became very hot, burning oder in vehicle, back of seat was very hot and leather was burned. wife was driving at time. seat was very hot to touch,she had skin burn sensation. we were told that there have been other similar failures, and were fortunate that situation was not worse but feel very strongly that bmw should have addressed this proactively, not on the ad-hoc basis that seems to be its policy.*ak | |||