2009 BMW 128I Air Bags Problems

THE AIRBAG ON MY VEHICLE WAS REPLACED DURING THE FIRST AIRBAG RECALL. DOES THE AIRBAG NEED TO REPLACED AGAIN?

DEFECTIVE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT SENSOR INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF. IF THE ELECTRONIC SENSING MAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FAILS, THIS WILL DISABLE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG AND THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY DURING A CRASH.

Mileage: 77,694

DEFECTIVE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT SENSOR INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF. IF THE ELECTRONIC SENSING MAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FAILS, THIS WILL DISABLE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG AND THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY DURING A CRASH.

Mileage: 77,694

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 128I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V683000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) MONTHS AGO. THE DEALER (BMW OF FORT WALTON BEACH, 1000 N. BEAL PARKWAY, FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32547, (850) 863-2167) WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BE SUPPLIED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES THAT PROGRESSED WHILE WAITING TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REMEDY, SUCH AS AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE DEALER COMPLETED AN AIR BAG RECALL REPAIR AND THE DEALER WAS SERVICING THE COMPUTER TO DETERMINE IF A SENSOR OR THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 128I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL---THE BMW IS USED AS A COMMUTER VEHICLE TRAVELING 64 MILES EACH DAY, 5 DAYS A WEEK. I WAS ALERTED TO THE AIR BAG PROBLEM BY THE DEALER. I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALER ON 2 OCCASIONS INQUIRING AS TO THE STATUS OF THE REPLACEMENT BAGS; BOTH CALLS WERE NOT HELPFUL AS I WAS TOLD THAT THE BAGS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THERE IS NO DATE AS TO WHEN MY CAR CAN BE REPAIRED. I UNDERSTAND, TOO, THAT THE CAR CAN'T BE SOLD OR TRADED FOR A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. THIS SCENARIO HAS LEFT ME IN A COMPRIMISED POSITION. I'M DRIVING A CAR THAT HAS A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO MY HEALTH AND I CAN'T REPLACE THE CAR WHICH NOW HAS OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT.

WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM BMW FOR THE AIRBAG A FEW MONTHS AGO BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A DATE WHEN IT WILL BE COMPLETED. IN OUR OPINION, THE OLDER MODELS SHOULD BE REPLACED FIRST DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF INJURY.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 128I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 128I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DRASTICALLY REDUCED SPEED AS IF IT MIGHT STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V044000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/13/16*LJ THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 04/20/16. *JB

I RECENTLY HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW PASSENGER AIRBAG ON MY 2009 BMW 1 SERIES, SINCE THE ENTIRE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN BMW VEHICLES WHICH HAD A RECALL DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING PASSENGER AIRBAGS. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE PERSONS AT THE DEALERSHIP MENTIONED THAT THE 2009 1 SERIES HAS NOT BEEN AFFECTED BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL.

Mileage: 64,800