NHTSA — Seats Problems

2004 BMW 525 (Page 2 of 2)

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 12
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
68,464 miles

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2004 BMW 525 Owner Comments (Page 2 of 2)

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problem #3

Feb 022011

525

  • 87,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Front seat heating elements got extremely hot and made a burning smell. Passenger and driver's legs got uncomfortably hot to the point of discomfort before the heater was shut off.

- Raleigh, NC, USA

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problem #2

Dec 062010

525 6-cyl

  • 78,000 miles
The drivers seat catch fire from seat heater on BMW 525I from year 2004.

- Parsippany, NJ, USA

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problem #1

Dec 042009

525

  • 51,545 miles
The seat warmer malfunctioned and burned a hole in my driver seats and also a hole in my pants. If I had a piece of paper or something in my back paper, it would have set it on fire.

- Eagan, MN, USA

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