Warranty on leatherette?

toasty · 01-19-2011, 03:34 PM

I've searched the main forums but thought I'd post on here because 1. my car isn't as old as others with this issue (just over a year in-service) and 2. I'm hoping someone might have some experience with this at a local dealer.

I found a tear in my driver's side seatbottom, left side about where my left hip would be when seated. I have leatherette, the tear is about an inch long. It's not a seam coming loose but definitely a tear or rip in the panel near a seam.

I'm very anal about my car, I always make sure I do not sit in the car with a wallet in my back pocket, and before someone calls me a fatass I'm 6 feet and 175 lbs. However, even if I did sit with a wallet or was on the heavy side this shouldn't happen!!

Anyways, I'm at a loss whether this is something that is "normal wear & tear" or if this is something claimable through the warranty. Has this happened to anyone in a relatively new car?

I'd appreciate any thoughts. If I can't get this fixed through warranty what's a good alternative to fixing a damaged leatherette seat? Are there shops out there who fix this kind of stuff?

Thanks.

GreenThree · 01-19-2011, 08:00 PM

No worries man - Happened 1.5 years in on my 08. Seatcusion replaced under warranty

jopa489 · 01-19-2011, 08:00 PM

They should fix this under warranty. If whichever dealer you normally use does not, take it to another dealer. At 1 year in-service, there's no excuse for cracking leather/leatherette even if you are a 400lb behemoth.

toasty · 01-20-2011, 10:09 AM

Sweetness, thanks for the replies!

overkill1125 · 03-02-2011, 07:33 AM

Will it be covered under cpo warrantee.

virtualbong · 03-02-2011, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by overkill1125

Will it be covered under cpo warrantee.

No. Correct me if I am wrong someone...but CPO is basically just an extended Powertrain Warranty.

toasty · 03-23-2011, 12:04 PM

Thankfully they covered my seat, rather than mending it I got a whole new seat-bottom...probably because they figured it would split again in the same spot. Anyways, I'm happy with how they handled this.

Think you're right VB, more or less powertrain. the CPO covers:

# Engine
# Automatic/Manual Transmission
# Front Suspension
# Rear Suspension
# Steering
# Brakes
# ABS Brake System
# Electrical
# Air Conditioning/Heating System
# Cooling System
# Interior/Exterior
# Fuel System
# Final Drive Assembly, Propeller Shaft

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toasty Private 0 Rep 85 Posts Drives: E90 LCI 328i Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NJ iTrader: (1)	Warranty on leatherette? I've searched the main forums but thought I'd post on here because 1. my car isn't as old as others with this issue (just over a year in-service) and 2. I'm hoping someone might have some experience with this at a local dealer. I found a tear in my driver's side seatbottom, left side about where my left hip would be when seated. I have leatherette, the tear is about an inch long. It's not a seam coming loose but definitely a tear or rip in the panel near a seam. I'm very anal about my car, I always make sure I do not sit in the car with a wallet in my back pocket, and before someone calls me a fatass I'm 6 feet and 175 lbs. However, even if I did sit with a wallet or was on the heavy side this shouldn't happen!! Anyways, I'm at a loss whether this is something that is "normal wear & tear" or if this is something claimable through the warranty. Has this happened to anyone in a relatively new car? I'd appreciate any thoughts. If I can't get this fixed through warranty what's a good alternative to fixing a damaged leatherette seat? Are there shops out there who fix this kind of stuff? Thanks.
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GreenThree Colonel 210 Rep 2,110 Posts Drives: 2011 e90 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (0)	No worries man - Happened 1.5 years in on my 08. Seatcusion replaced under warranty __________________ 2015 335xi \| Mineral Grey Metallic \| Black Dakota Leather \| NAV \| SportLine \| ZPP \| ZDA \| ZCW \| Munich Build Retired: 2008, 2011, 2013 328xi
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jopa489 Major General 122 Rep 6,594 Posts Drives: Anything with Wheels Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA iTrader: (9)	They should fix this under warranty. If whichever dealer you normally use does not, take it to another dealer. At 1 year in-service, there's no excuse for cracking leather/leatherette even if you are a 400lb behemoth. __________________ X7 LCI // Incoming C7 ZR1 ZTK // Sebring + TRX // Hydro + Raptor Gen1 Roush // Tuxedo
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toasty Private 0 Rep 85 Posts Drives: E90 LCI 328i Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NJ iTrader: (1)	Sweetness, thanks for the replies!
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overkill1125 Major 130 Rep 1,029 Posts Drives: 2019 440xi Gran Coupe Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Montreal, Canada iTrader: (4) Garage List 2019 440xi Gran Coupe [0.00]	Will it be covered under cpo warrantee.
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toasty Private 0 Rep 85 Posts Drives: E90 LCI 328i Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NJ iTrader: (1)	Thankfully they covered my seat, rather than mending it I got a whole new seat-bottom...probably because they figured it would split again in the same spot. Anyways, I'm happy with how they handled this. Think you're right VB, more or less powertrain. the CPO covers: # Engine # Automatic/Manual Transmission # Front Suspension # Rear Suspension # Steering # Brakes # ABS Brake System # Electrical # Air Conditioning/Heating System # Cooling System # Interior/Exterior # Fuel System # Final Drive Assembly, Propeller Shaft
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