2004 BMW X3 Electrical system Problems

“There was a very mild rain last two days in madison. Now my car has central lock problem and also wet floor. I'm happy that I was not driving the car while it was raining. I read over the internet that many Bmw X3 have this water leakage and electrical problems. A wet interior and a live electrical system, and you know what might happen.”

“Driver's side seat burned through the seat and burned the jacket when the seat heater was turned on while my wife was driving. This is the second time it happened in this car. First time it happened while the car was under warranty, and the dealership (silver spring Bmw of md) replaced the seat under warranty. In this case got lucky it did not catch fire or cause any injury to us. This situation easily could have ended up in a car fire. I was stunned to hear how lithely Bmw na approach towards my concern when I called to lodge a complaint. …”

“Driving on freeway and driver's side seat heater overheated burning seat and creating abundant smoke inside car's cabin. This was a very dangerous situation on the freeway and I have no doubt that the seat would have caught fire if I hadn't felt the burning sensation early enough. Dealer stated that they had never heard of this happening and quoted $1200+ repair. Researched online and found many similar occurrences. Decided not to repair and chance the same happening again. Disconnected wiring to seat heater.”

“As I was driving on the freeway with the driver's side heated seat on the low setting, I felt a sudden burning sensation on my back of my upper left thigh and shifted slightly, putting my hand under the area to see what was the matter. The rear area of the left side seat bolster had gotten so hot I had to turn off the seat heater immediately. I decided not to turn it on again until another time in late march when I again turned on the seat heater. The same sudden feeling of overheating was immediately felt in the same area, I turned off the seat heater, and I haven't used it since then. …”

“Hi, I was wondering if anyone has heard of 3series spontaneously catching fire while driving down the road. My lady and I were driving in houston may 1st when smoke started to come out of the air ducts.then the gauges started to go up and down, as soon as I saw that I pulled over and started to get my valuables out. Within 9-13 min the car was fully involved with fire. I was in awe standing there watching my 2004 Bmw as it wnt up in smoke. The next day Bmw of houston north, my local dealer, went and picked it up from the tow yard and took it to the dealership. …”