01-15-2018, 03:19 AM | #1 |
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burning plastic smell
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i drove to the gym(5 min drive) and i smelled a strong burning plastic smell. when i left the gym after 2 hours, i didnt smell anything. was about 15F out and i had my seat heater on. could a seat heater smell like that? it seems to still work. any other ideas? |
01-15-2018, 06:41 AM | #2 |
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did you check if you have plastic bag stuck on the exhaust?
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01-15-2018, 11:28 PM | #6 |
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I started to get this smell as well. I was not able to pinpoint where it came from because it went away after a few minutes.
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01-16-2018, 12:12 AM | #7 |
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I had this happening on my E70 and after inspecting the seat with my bare hands and the heating function on. I found a spot on the right side of the bottom cushion that was getting really hot. After writing to BMW NA and taking the car to the dealer to be inspected, they replaced it for free even though I was out of the warranty.
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01-16-2018, 11:20 PM | #9 |
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well i found the cause. it turned out to be my usb cable. boy am i glad it was that and not something else.
i had the cable laying between the seat and center console. i'm guessing the cable end touched something metal, like maybe the seat track. funny thing is no fuse burned out on the power outlet in the center console. |
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01-18-2018, 01:31 PM | #11 |
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Lucky this wasn't you.
Glad you found it.
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01-20-2018, 08:24 PM | #13 |
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Plastic? Burning? Otherwise, IMO. This could be normal. There are too many parts in the car which can generate unpleasant smell after the car is heated up. You may like to re-check around the car and see if you can identify where the smell may come out. People here may provide you additional culprit or info for you.
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01-21-2018, 03:32 AM | #14 |
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google "bmw x5 burning plastic smell" and you'll see many threads with people having the same issue, mainly on the previous generation x5. but many components are shared on the current x5, so it may give you some things to look at. like the one thing mentioned was a plastic shield in the rear of motor melting.
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