Seats Problems of BMW X5

BMW X5 owners have reported 92 seats related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 4 most common seats problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's seats (63 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's front seat heater/cooler (20 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Seats related problems of BMW X5


Recently reported Seats problems of BMW X5

The Seats problem

Frequent passenger restraint system issue   Read details...

The Front Seat Heater/cooler problem

The contact owns a 2005 BMW X5. While the vehicle was stationary, the driver's side seat heater burned a hole in the seat and the contact's pants. The contact was not injured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.   Read details...

The Front Seat Head Restraint problem

Warning light on dash that reads "fault in passenger restraint system affecting airbag, tensioner or belt-force limiter. " BMW dealer (roadshow BMW / memphis) did replace belt tensioner at a cost to me but the error code remains. The passenger seat mat could cause this problem.   Read details...

The Mid/rear Seats Assembly problem

On the morning of April 17, 2019, my wife smelled and noticed smoke coming out of the back seat of our BMW X5 2017 model while it was parked on the street outside our house. The smoke was coming out of a small hole on the passenger side rear seat near the seat belt buckle holder.   Read details...




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