Body Class: Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
Displacement CC: 2979.1682352
Displacement CI: 181.8
Displacement L: 3.0
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 300
Engine KW: 223.7100
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 1D: 5,001 - 6,000 lb (2,268 - 2,722 kg)
Make: BMW
Manufacturer: BMW MANUFACTURER CORPORATION / BMW NORTH AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 968
Model: X3
Model Year: 2012
Other Restraint System Info: Head Inflatable Restraint for Driver, Front Passenger, Rear Outboard Driver-side and Rear Outboard Passenger-side.
Knee Inflatable Restraint for Driver.
Pretensioners for Driver and Front Passenger.
I HAD JUST STARTED DRIVING, HAD TURNED THE DRIVER FRONT SEAT HEATER TO LOW, AND ONLY WENT ABOUT HALF A MILE WHEN I FELT A BURNING SENSATION UNDER LEFT BUTTOCK/THIGH AREA. TURNED OFF SEAT HEATER QUICKLY AND PULLED OVER - LEATHER WAS PUCKERED AND DISCOLORED IN ONE CONCENTRATED SPOT. IT IS APPARENT IF IT WAS LEFT ON FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME IT WOULD HAVE BURNED RIGHT THROUGH AND POSSIBLY CAUSED A FIRE OR INJURY. *TR
2012
STEERING
ELECTRONIC STEERING SUDDENLY FAILS AND CAR BECOMES INSTANTLY NOT DRIVABLE. LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT. *TR