2000 BMW 528IA Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 528IA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR AN IMPACT. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD FRACTURED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE ...

Mileage: 234,040

WHILE DRIVING I ACTIVATED THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATER. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO, I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND THEN STARTED TO FEEL A BURNING SENSATION IN MY LEFT SIDE BY MY PANT POCKET. I REACHED TOWARDS THE AREA AND THE LEATHER SEAT MATERIAL WAS EXTREMELY HOT AND APPEARED TO BE SCORCHING THE LEATHER...

Mileage: 49,750

NOTICED A BURNING SMELL IN THE LAST FEW DAYS AND DETERMINED THAT IT IS ONLY THERE WHEN THE SEAT HEATER IS ON. THERE IS AN ODOR THAT CAN BEST BE DESCRIBED AS THE SMELL FROM AN OVERHEATED HAIR DRYER. IT IS OBVIOUS SOMETHING IN THE SEAT IS OVERHEATING AND COULD BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. I ALSO NOTI...

Mileage: 26,200

YESTERDAY I PAID MY BMW DEALER $262.43 TO FIX A PROBLEM WHICH RESULTED DIRECTLY FROM A POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN. SPECIFICALLY, THE CHARGE WAS TO REPLACE THE SWITCH AND FRONT SEAT TRIM COVER WHICH HAD BROKEN, FOR THE FOURTH TIME, DURING NORMAL OPERATION (THE SWITCH SHORTED OUT, BECAME INOPERABLE, ...

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CRUISE CONTROL. HE CAN BE RIDING ALONG AND WANTS TO ACCELERATE A LITTLE WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL, AND AFTER ACCELERATION, SPEED SOMETIMES DOES NOT RETURN TO ORIGINAL SPEED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE SPEED MAY DROP FROM 3-10 MPH BELOW THE PRESENT SPEED, AND THEN SUD...