2004 BMW 530I Problems & Recalls
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The heated seats start fires and BMW refuses to acknowledge that my car should've been a part of the NHTSA Recall 04V-575. The dealership denies any issue with the car despite knowing about the hole it burned in my seat.
BATTERY CABLE - INSULATED BULKHEAD CONNECTOR
Unrepaired Recalls (1) 12V-126:79 Safety: Battery Cable - Insulated Bulkhead Connector Mar 23, 2012 OEM Code 12V-126:79 All the dealerships i contacted to fix this recall never replied to me and The battery connection has ruined my electrical components on my vehicle(Long beach BMW and Cerritos BMW ...
About three years ago, we filed a complaint with BMW North America. A problem with the front passenger seat. There was smoke As a result, a hole burned through. after that an error message about the airbag came on. We also didn't know that there was a recall about this problem. we made several cal...
About three years ago, we filed a complaint with BMW North America. A problem with the front passenger seat. There was smoke As a result, a hole burned through. after that an error message about the airbag came on. We also didn't know that there was a recall about this problem. we made several cal...
NEARLY EVERY BMW SUFFERS FROM FAILED WIRING IN THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A RECALLED OINT OF FAILURE AS IT INVOLVES EVERYBODY ON THE ROAD.
Mileage: 132,000
NEARLY EVERY BMW SUFFERS FROM FAILED WIRING IN THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A RECALLED OINT OF FAILURE AS IT INVOLVES EVERYBODY ON THE ROAD.
Mileage: 132,000
NEARLY EVERY BMW SUFFERS FROM FAILED WIRING IN THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A RECALLED OINT OF FAILURE AS IT INVOLVES EVERYBODY ON THE ROAD.
Mileage: 132,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR TWO HOURS THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF FUEL DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BMW OF NASHVILLE (1568 MALLORY LN, BRENTWOOD, TN 37027(615) 928-2541) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE ...
Mileage: 149,810
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXEL SEPARATED FROM THE BODY WHICH RESULTED IN THE CONTACT CRASHING THE VEHICLE. CONTACT STATED ALL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS ...
Mileage: 190,000
SMELL BURNING OR EXHAUSTE FUME IN THE CABIN DURING THE FIRST TWO MILES OF DRIVING THE CAR!
Mileage: 67,000
HEATED SEATING IS BURNING MY LEG PASSENGER SIDE. EVEN ON LOW.
Mileage: 290,000
THE WIRE HARNESS FOR BOTH HEADLIGHTS IN THIS VEHICLE ARE COMPLETELY FRAYED. BARE COPPER WIRES CAN BE SEEING AND THE LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. IN ADDITION TO NIGHT DRIVEABILITY BEING AND ISSUE, THE POTENTIAL FOR A SHORT CIRCUIT AND FIRE UNDER THE HOOD EXISTS. A CURSORY INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS...
Mileage: 205,000
VEHICLE WONT STOP LEAKING OIL.
VEHICLE WONT STOP LEAKING OIL.
VEHICLE WONT STOP LEAKING OIL.
DRIVER TAIL LIGHT LAMP ASSEMBLY ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR OVERHEATED, MELTED AND DESTROYED #1 CONTACT PIN AND WIRE. DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY NO LONGER OPERATE. BRAKE AND SIGNAL LIGHTING SYSTEM DEGRADED EXPOSING VEHICLE OCCUPANTS TO INCREASED RISK OF REAR-IMPACT, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FIRE AND DEATH....
Mileage: 167,718
DRIVER TAIL LIGHT LAMP ASSEMBLY ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR OVERHEATED, MELTED AND DESTROYED #1 CONTACT PIN AND WIRE. DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY NO LONGER OPERATE. BRAKE AND SIGNAL LIGHTING SYSTEM DEGRADED EXPOSING VEHICLE OCCUPANTS TO INCREASED RISK OF REAR-IMPACT, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FIRE AND DEATH....
Mileage: 167,718
ACTIVE STEERING MALFUNCTION, STEERING WHEEL NOT CENTERED
Mileage: 89,000
THE WIRING INSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ALL CRUMBLING AND EXPOSING THE COPPER WITHIN CREATING AN ELECTRONCAL FIRE OR SHORTING OF THE SYSTEM. THIS APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON ON THE E60 SERIES BMW AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.
Mileage: 98,000
THE VEHICLE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. THERE WERE RECALLS RELATED TO THE BMW BUT MY VEHICLE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL WHEN I SEARCH BY VIN NUMBER. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND RESTRAINT LIGHT IS ON AND MY HEAD UNIT SAYS ...
THE VEHICLE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. THERE WERE RECALLS RELATED TO THE BMW BUT MY VEHICLE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL WHEN I SEARCH BY VIN NUMBER. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND RESTRAINT LIGHT IS ON AND MY HEAD UNIT SAYS ...
THE VEHICLE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. THERE WERE RECALLS RELATED TO THE BMW BUT MY VEHICLE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL WHEN I SEARCH BY VIN NUMBER. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND RESTRAINT LIGHT IS ON AND MY HEAD UNIT SAYS ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS...
Mileage: 61,364
TRANSMISSION GOES INTO A LIMB MODE WHEN REACHING 30-40 MPH OF SLOWING DOWN FROM OVER 60 MPH AND A BANG HAPPENS LIKE IT YOU GET HIT FROM BEHIND THE CAR WOULD NOT SWITCH GEAR AND THE ENGINE WOULD INCREASE THE RPM THE CAR TOP SPEED WOULD BE 40 MPH WHEN IT MALFUNCTIONS THIS WOULD HAPPEN IN CITY STREET...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, SMOKE STARTED TO EMERGE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE UPPER CUSHION OF THE DRIVER SEAT. THE HEATER WAS TURNED OFF AND THE SMOKE STOPPED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 160,000
RESTRAIN SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE IN MY RADIO SCREEN ALSO AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, THIS MESSAGE CAME ON SUDENDLY FOR NO REASON, CAR NEVER ENVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT,
RESTRAIN SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE IN MY RADIO SCREEN ALSO AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, THIS MESSAGE CAME ON SUDENDLY FOR NO REASON, CAR NEVER ENVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT,
RESTRAIN SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE IN MY RADIO SCREEN ALSO AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, THIS MESSAGE CAME ON SUDENDLY FOR NO REASON, CAR NEVER ENVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT,
MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES DUE TO A FAULT. IT WOULD JUMP OR BUMP EVERY TIME I WOULD COME TO A STOP AND IT DOWNSHIFTS INTO 1ST GEAR. I ALMOST HIT A VEHICLE BECAUSE I DID NOT FULLY STOP YET AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. IT FINALLY WOULD GO INTO FAIL SAFE MODE OR LIMP MODE AND THE DEAL...
THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY PRODUCED BY HELLA CONTAINS APPARENTLY DEFECTIVE WIRING. THE INSULATION ON THE ELECTRICAL WIRES TO THE HIGH BEAM BULBS AND THE PARKING LIGHT BULBS DETERIORATES AND CRUMBLES OFF LEAVING EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. MOVING THE WIRES DURING REMOVAL AND REP...
Mileage: 150,000
SUBJECT: 2004 BMW 535I ON OCTOBER 30,2012 JUST AFTER HURRICANE SANDY HIT THE EAST COAST OF NEW JERSEY, I HAD OCCASION TO USE MY 535I. WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED VARIOUS WARNING AND FAULT LIGHTS FLASHING ON THE CONTROL PANEL, LOSS OF POWER AND THE CABIN BEGAN FILLING WITH SMOKE. WITH GREAT DIFFICUL...
Mileage: 58,702
SUBJECT: 2004 BMW 535I ON OCTOBER 30,2012 JUST AFTER HURRICANE SANDY HIT THE EAST COAST OF NEW JERSEY, I HAD OCCASION TO USE MY 535I. WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED VARIOUS WARNING AND FAULT LIGHTS FLASHING ON THE CONTROL PANEL, LOSS OF POWER AND THE CABIN BEGAN FILLING WITH SMOKE. WITH GREAT DIFFICUL...
Mileage: 58,702
SUBJECT: 2004 BMW 535I ON OCTOBER 30,2012 JUST AFTER HURRICANE SANDY HIT THE EAST COAST OF NEW JERSEY, I HAD OCCASION TO USE MY 535I. WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED VARIOUS WARNING AND FAULT LIGHTS FLASHING ON THE CONTROL PANEL, LOSS OF POWER AND THE CABIN BEGAN FILLING WITH SMOKE. WITH GREAT DIFFICUL...
Mileage: 58,702
EVERYTIME, COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, TRANSMISSION HAS A NOTICEABLE "BUMP"/ROUGH SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BMW DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS/REPAIR, PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED TIME AND TIME AGAIN. NOW, APPROXIMATELY OVER A YEAR LATER, TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ON, TRANSMISSION WENT INTO LIMP ...
Mileage: 60,000
I OWN A 2004 BMW 530 I MY DAGHTER JUST CAME BACK FRO WORK SHE PARKED THE CAR IN MY DRIVE WAY AND SHE CAME INSIDE SHE HAD DIINNER AND WE GOT READY FOR BED AT APPROXMENTLY 11PM WE GET A NOCK ON THE SIDE WINDOW WERE FROM THE POLICE DEPT SAY TO EVECUATE AND TO COME OUT NOW WHEN WE CAME OUT THE CAR WAS I...
Mileage: 190,000
BATTERY CABLE/TERMINAL MELTED. CAR WOULD NOT START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AFTER SITTING ...THEN CAR WOULD START. RANDOM START. ALSO, RADIO WOULD COME ON ALL BY ITSELF. CALL HAS JUST OVER 100K MILES (101,200). ALSO CODES RECEIVED FOR CAM SHAFT AND AIR PUMP WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED.
BATTERY CABLE/TERMINAL MELTED. CAR WOULD NOT START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AFTER SITTING ...THEN CAR WOULD START. RANDOM START. ALSO, RADIO WOULD COME ON ALL BY ITSELF. CALL HAS JUST OVER 100K MILES (101,200). ALSO CODES RECEIVED FOR CAM SHAFT AND AIR PUMP WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, "PASS RESTRAINT SYSTEM, FAULT IN PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM, AFFECTING AIR BAG BELT TENSIONER OR BELT FORCE LIMITER" DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRON...
Mileage: 92,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT AND THE SEAT BELT SENSOR LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ALONG WITH A MESSAGE INDICATING THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIF...
Mileage: 108,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT AND THE SEAT BELT SENSOR LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ALONG WITH A MESSAGE INDICATING THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIF...
Mileage: 108,800
STARTED CAR IN THE MORNING TO LET IT WARM UP AND TURNED ON SEAT HEATER. GOT IN CAR 5 MIN LATER TO HEAD TO WORK AND SMOKE WAS COMING THROUGH SEAT MATERIAL ON DRIVER SEAT. SEAT HEATER CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED THROUGH LEATHER AND BURNT ME AND MY CLOTHES. BURNT LEFT HAND THUMB AND INDEX FINGER TRYING TO P...
Mileage: 115,642
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I NOTICED A SMELL OF BURNING MATTER RAPIDLY INCREASING IN THE CAR, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A SHARP BURNING SENSATION IN MY RIGHT THIGH. WHILE HALF-STANDING I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER MY CAR TO THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER. (WHICH WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO SAFELY, GIVEN THE TRAFFIC WAS DE...
Mileage: 127,437
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I NOTICED A SMELL OF BURNING MATTER RAPIDLY INCREASING IN THE CAR, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A SHARP BURNING SENSATION IN MY RIGHT THIGH. WHILE HALF-STANDING I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER MY CAR TO THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER. (WHICH WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO SAFELY, GIVEN THE TRAFFIC WAS DE...
Mileage: 127,437
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, WITH MY WIFE AS A PASSENGER, I'VE NOTICED THAT THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT IS STILL ON (EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT). I WENT TO THE STEVENS CREEK BMW DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AND THEY SAID THAT THE REASON THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON IS BECAUSE...
Mileage: 124,000
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, WITH MY WIFE AS A PASSENGER, I'VE NOTICED THAT THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT IS STILL ON (EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT). I WENT TO THE STEVENS CREEK BMW DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AND THEY SAID THAT THE REASON THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON IS BECAUSE...
Mileage: 124,000
I WAS DRIVING MY GIRLFRIEND TO WORK WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS COMING FROM MY SURROUNDING AREA, NOT MY CAR. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE NOT THINKING TOO MUCH OF IT. AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE SMELL GOT STRONGER. I DECIDED TO PULL OVER AT A CONVENIENCE STORE ...
Mileage: 168,000
PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILURE. DUE TO FAULTY PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAT. SAME YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLES UNDER RECALL/EXTENDED WARRANTY - FOR UNCLEAR REASONS MY CAR NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL (CHECKED BY VIN AND WITH DEALER) BUT WAS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. SPOKE WITH BMW AND THEY ARE UNABLE OR UNWI...
Mileage: 72,500
MY 2004 BMW 530I HAS BOTH THE SEATBELT AND AIRBAG LIGHT ON DISPLAY AT ALL TIMES ON MY DASHBOARD. THESE LIGHTS ON ARE CAUSED BY A FAULTY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT WHICH BMW HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON. AFTER DROPPING MY CAR TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP TO GET THIS REPAIRED, I WAS IN...
Mileage: 82,000
MY 2004 BMW 530I HAS BOTH THE SEATBELT AND AIRBAG LIGHT ON DISPLAY AT ALL TIMES ON MY DASHBOARD. THESE LIGHTS ON ARE CAUSED BY A FAULTY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT WHICH BMW HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON. AFTER DROPPING MY CAR TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP TO GET THIS REPAIRED, I WAS IN...
Mileage: 82,000
MY 2004 BMW 530I HAS BOTH THE SEATBELT AND AIRBAG LIGHT ON DISPLAY AT ALL TIMES ON MY DASHBOARD. THESE LIGHTS ON ARE CAUSED BY A FAULTY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT WHICH BMW HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON. AFTER DROPPING MY CAR TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP TO GET THIS REPAIRED, I WAS IN...
Mileage: 82,000
WHILE DRIVING, A SMELL OF BURNING MATTER RAPIDLY INCREASED IN THE CAR, THEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A SHARP BURNING SENSATION IN MY LEFT THIGH. I STOPPED THE CAR, GARBED MY EXTINGUISHER AND LOOKED AROUND THE SEAT FOR ANY SIGNS OF FIRE. THEN I NOTICED A BLACK BURNED HOLE ON THE SEAT BOTTOM LEFT BOL...
Mileage: 110,000
MY VEHICLE IS A 530I WITH A PRODUCTION DATE IN DECEMBER 2003, IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL RCDNN-04V575. DESPITE THE DECEMBER 2004 NOTICE TO NTSHA INDICATING THAT 100% OF VEHICLES WITH THE SEAT HEATING OPTION PRODUCED BETWEEN JUNE 17TH 2003 AND APRIL 30TH 2004. BM...
Mileage: 84,200
MY VEHICLE IS A 530I WITH A PRODUCTION DATE IN DECEMBER 2003, IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL RCDNN-04V575. DESPITE THE DECEMBER 2004 NOTICE TO NTSHA INDICATING THAT 100% OF VEHICLES WITH THE SEAT HEATING OPTION PRODUCED BETWEEN JUNE 17TH 2003 AND APRIL 30TH 2004. BM...
Mileage: 84,200
MY VEHICLE IS A 530I WITH A PRODUCTION DATE IN DECEMBER 2003, IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL RCDNN-04V575. DESPITE THE DECEMBER 2004 NOTICE TO NTSHA INDICATING THAT 100% OF VEHICLES WITH THE SEAT HEATING OPTION PRODUCED BETWEEN JUNE 17TH 2003 AND APRIL 30TH 2004. BM...
Mileage: 84,200
I HAD A BULB FAILURE WARNING ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH. I BOUGHT THE PARKING LIGHT BULB, WENT TO REPLACE IT, AND FOUND ALL OF THE WIRING INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING CRUMBLING TO BITS. THERE WERE LITERALLY BARE WIRES CROSSING ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER, WHICH IS CLEARLY A FIRE HAZARD. WHEN I ASKED MY ...
Mileage: 97,000
THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTOR HAS A FAULT WHICH INCAPACITATES THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG. THIS CREATES AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE PASSENGER SITUATION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE BMW SBSR SYSTEM SHOWS FAULT 0095B8. THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE IS A KNOWN BMW PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A RECALL, BUT BMW ...
Mileage: 93,000
THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTOR HAS A FAULT WHICH INCAPACITATES THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG. THIS CREATES AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE PASSENGER SITUATION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE BMW SBSR SYSTEM SHOWS FAULT 0095B8. THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE IS A KNOWN BMW PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A RECALL, BUT BMW ...
Mileage: 93,000
THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTOR HAS A FAULT WHICH INCAPACITATES THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG. THIS CREATES AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE PASSENGER SITUATION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE BMW SBSR SYSTEM SHOWS FAULT 0095B8. THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE IS A KNOWN BMW PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A RECALL, BUT BMW ...
Mileage: 93,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:08V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FLOOR MAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEH...
Mileage: 68,000
WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY THE DRIVE CONTROL MALFUNCTION ALERT APPEARED, A FEW SECONDS LATER, ACTIVE STEERING MALFUNCTION ALERT OCCURRED. IT DID NOT AFFECT MY DRIVING AT ALL, SO I CONTINUED UNTIL ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND TURN THE CAR OFF, WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, BOTH ALERTS CLEARED. NEXT DAY, AFTER DR...
Mileage: 143,800
THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON IN MY CAR, AS WELL AS SEAT BELT LIGHT. IT APPEARS THE AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THAT THE PAD IN THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS FAILED WITH VERY LOW MILES, AND VERY LITTLE USE. ALL OF THESE CARS WITH THESE PADS IN THE PASSENGER SEATS SHOULD BE REPLACED UNDER RECALL. THERE WAS A PREVIOU...
Mileage: 66,200
I AM WRITING TO SEE IF I CAN OBTAIN SOME ASSISTANCE WITH A PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT ON MY 530I, SPECIFICALLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. EARLY IN 2012 I NOTICED THAT WHEN MY WIFE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE OVERHEAD LIGHT UNIT WOULD OCCASIONALLY COM...
Mileage: 87,437
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21...
Mileage: 217,000
I PURCHASED A 2004 BMW 530I CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WITH 29,000 MILES ON IT. IT CAME WITH A AUTOMATIC TIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION. I DROVE IT FOR APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP. I NOTICED WHEN I USED THE SPORT MODE AND DOWN SHIFTED INTO FIRST WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE CAR ...
Mileage: 40,000
MY VEHICLE IS A 530I WITH A PRODUCTION DATE IN MARCH 2004, IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL RCDNN-04V575. DESPITE THE DECEMBER 2004 NOTICE TO NTSHA INDICATING THAT 100% OF VEHICLES WITH THE SEAT HEATING OPTION PRODUCED BETWEEN JUNE 17TH 2003 AND APRIL 30TH 2004. BM...
Mileage: 87,500
MY VEHICLE IS A 530I WITH A PRODUCTION DATE IN MARCH 2004, IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL RCDNN-04V575. DESPITE THE DECEMBER 2004 NOTICE TO NTSHA INDICATING THAT 100% OF VEHICLES WITH THE SEAT HEATING OPTION PRODUCED BETWEEN JUNE 17TH 2003 AND APRIL 30TH 2004. BM...
Mileage: 87,500
THIS AN UPDATE OF NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10557262. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT MY CAR DID HAVE A FAULTY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAT THAT WAS COVERED BY RECALL FOR SOME CARS MY MODEL YEAR BUT NOT MINE. WHAT WAS UPSETTING IS THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THIS PART WAS REPLACED IN ...
Mileage: 180,000
THIS AN UPDATE OF NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10557262. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT MY CAR DID HAVE A FAULTY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAT THAT WAS COVERED BY RECALL FOR SOME CARS MY MODEL YEAR BUT NOT MINE. WHAT WAS UPSETTING IS THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THIS PART WAS REPLACED IN ...
Mileage: 180,000
I AM AFRAID TO HAVE ANYONE SIT IN MY CAR BECAUSE THE AIRBAG MIGHT NOT WORK! I WORK WITH THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND I OFTEN TRANSPORT CHILDREN. BMW ISSUED THE BELOW RECALL BUT THEY DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN...BUT I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!!!! ------------------------------...
Mileage: 180,000
I AM AFRAID TO HAVE ANYONE SIT IN MY CAR BECAUSE THE AIRBAG MIGHT NOT WORK! I WORK WITH THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND I OFTEN TRANSPORT CHILDREN. BMW ISSUED THE BELOW RECALL BUT THEY DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN...BUT I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!!!! ------------------------------...
Mileage: 180,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN HE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 65 WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO SWITCH LANES AND THE TRANSMISSION FAUT CAME ON AND IT ALSO STATED TO DRIVE MODERATELY. THE CAR ALSO WENT INTO A SAFE MODE TO WERE I COULDN'T ACCELERATE AND IT WOULDN'T SWITCH OUT OF THIRD GEAR. CAR THEN WAS TURNED OFF AND B...
Mileage: 142,000
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE COMPUTER INDICATED A FAULT IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *TR
Mileage: 119,843
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE COMPUTER INDICATED A FAULT IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *TR
Mileage: 119,843
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S SEAT MAT SENSOR EXTENDED WARRANTY REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ...
Mileage: 111,000
IDRIVE IS TOTALLY BLACK, INCLUDING ALL DASHBOARD FUNCTIONS, NO WIPERS OR POWER TO WINDOWS, ONLY MY ENGINE RUNS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT WATER GOT INTO THE SUNROOF AND LEAKED TO THE TRUCK NEAR TIRE AND CAUSE TWO GASKETS TO BURN OUT. I AM TOLD THAT THE COST TO REPAIR IS $1650 OR $2950 DEPEND...
Mileage: 68,000
IDRIVE IS TOTALLY BLACK, INCLUDING ALL DASHBOARD FUNCTIONS, NO WIPERS OR POWER TO WINDOWS, ONLY MY ENGINE RUNS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT WATER GOT INTO THE SUNROOF AND LEAKED TO THE TRUCK NEAR TIRE AND CAUSE TWO GASKETS TO BURN OUT. I AM TOLD THAT THE COST TO REPAIR IS $1650 OR $2950 DEPEND...
Mileage: 68,000
TURN ON CAR AND WAS WARMING UP WHEN AIRBAG LIGHT WHEN ON AND A ERROR CODE SAID FAULTY PASSENGER AIRBAG RESTRAINTS. *TR
Mileage: 125,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE MAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Mileage: 98,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE THERE WAS NO PASSENGER PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT SENS...
Mileage: 40,000
APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AGO, THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE ID# 73368 - AIRBAGS: FRONTAL, BUT HAVE BEEN REFUSED BY THE LOCAL DEALER AND BY THE PHONE SUPPORT AT BMW. THIS IS A SA...
THERE WAS A BURNT PLASTIC ODOR, SHORTLY AFTER THAT SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TRUNK. A CABLE CONNECTED TO THE BATTERY CAME LOOSE WHICH CAUSE THE POWER MODULE TO BURN OUT. THERE WAS A POWER OUTAGE THROUGHOUT THE CAR, THE NOTICEABLE ONES INCLUDED; THE RADIO (NO IMAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN AND NO SOUN...
Mileage: 101,000
THERE WAS A BURNT PLASTIC ODOR, SHORTLY AFTER THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TRUNK. THERE WAS A CABLE CONNECTED TO THE BATTERY THAT COME LOOSE, WHICH CAUSED THE POWER MODULE TO BURNT OUT. THERE WAS POWER OUTAGE THROUGHOUT THE CAR, THE NOTICEABLE ONES INCLUDED: THE RADIO (THE SCREEN WAS COMPL...
Mileage: 101,000
SENSORS IN FRONT BUMPER BOTH WENT OUT, DISABLING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. MODULE IN STEERING COLUMN GOES OUT CAUSING DRIVER AIRBAG TO BECOME DISABLED. MODULE IN STEERING COLUMN ALSO DISABLED HORN. IN SUMMARY, DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED AS WELL AS THE HORN. HOW CAN I DRIVE MY CAR LIKE THI...
Mileage: 55,000
CAR WAS GOING TO BE PURCHASED ON 8/24/2012 WAS TOLD TO DRIVE FOR THE WEEKEND. ON 8/27/2012 AROUND 3:00 IN THE MORNING (AFTER FILLING WITH FUEL THE PRIOR EVENING) WE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION, THEN FOLLOWED BY FIRETRUCKS AND AMBULANCES. UPON INSPECTION THE BMW IN THE PARKING GARAGE WAS ENGULFED IN FLA...
Mileage: 89,859
CAR WAS GOING TO BE PURCHASED ON 8/24/2012 WAS TOLD TO DRIVE FOR THE WEEKEND. ON 8/27/2012 AROUND 3:00 IN THE MORNING (AFTER FILLING WITH FUEL THE PRIOR EVENING) WE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION, THEN FOLLOWED BY FIRETRUCKS AND AMBULANCES. UPON INSPECTION THE BMW IN THE PARKING GARAGE WAS ENGULFED IN FLA...
Mileage: 89,859
I HAVE BEEN GETTING TRANSMISSION ERROR FAULT FREQUENTLY AND NOW SEEMS TO HAPPEN VERY OFTEN. YOU CAN STOP THE CAR AND RESTART IT AND IT WILL RUN BUT WILL GENERATE THE ERROR IN A MONTH OR TWO AGAIN. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MAT SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER...
Mileage: 61,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAT MAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUM...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAT MAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUM...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAT MAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUM...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAT MAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUM...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAT MAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUM...
Mileage: 40,000
THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS IS DEACTIVATED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG "ON-OFF" LAMP IS ILLUMINATED. THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME AS THE 2004 BMW 5 SERIES FRONTAL AIRBAG RECALL ( #08V384000), BUT FOR SOME REASON WHEN I CONTACTED BMW AT 1-800-525-7417 AND PROVIDED THEM ...
Mileage: 79,000
THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS IS DEACTIVATED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG "ON-OFF" LAMP IS ILLUMINATED. THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME AS THE 2004 BMW 5 SERIES FRONTAL AIRBAG RECALL ( #08V384000), BUT FOR SOME REASON WHEN I CONTACTED BMW AT 1-800-525-7417 AND PROVIDED THEM ...
Mileage: 79,000
THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS IS DEACTIVATED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG "ON-OFF" LAMP IS ILLUMINATED. THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME AS THE 2004 BMW 5 SERIES FRONTAL AIRBAG RECALL ( #08V384000), BUT FOR SOME REASON WHEN I CONTACTED BMW AT 1-800-525-7417 AND PROVIDED THEM ...
Mileage: 79,000
THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS IS DEACTIVATED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG "ON-OFF" LAMP IS ILLUMINATED. THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME AS THE 2004 BMW 5 SERIES FRONTAL AIRBAG RECALL ( #08V384000), BUT FOR SOME REASON WHEN I CONTACTED BMW AT 1-800-525-7417 AND PROVIDED THEM ...
Mileage: 79,000
PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILURE. THIS FAILURE HAS DISABLED THE AIRBAGS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, ANY PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE PROTECTED BY THE AIRBAGS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY2004-2006 BMW 5-SERIES MODELS (ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER MODEL...
Mileage: 111,000
PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILURE. THIS FAILURE HAS DISABLED THE AIRBAGS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, ANY PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE PROTECTED BY THE AIRBAGS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY2004-2006 BMW 5-SERIES MODELS (ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER MODEL...
Mileage: 111,000
A WARNING LIGHT FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IN MY VEHICLE CAME ON SO I TOOK THE CAR TO AN AUTHORIZED BMW REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE PROBLEM FIXED. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ITEM AND TO CONTACT THE LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM ADDRESS THE ISSUE. WHEN I CONTACTED THE LOCAL BMW DEALER AND E...
Mileage: 105,102
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 320I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY AND WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT WATER ENTERED THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFE...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MAT AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V384000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL), DID NOT INCLUD...
Mileage: 160,000
OWNER OF A 2004 BMW 530I . UPON STARTING MY CAR ONE MORNING FOR MY TRIP TO WORK, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP CAME ON, REFLECTED ON THE DASH NEAR THE SPEEDOMETER. THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF THE CAR AT THAT TIME. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL BMW DEALER, AND AFTER HAVING IT EV...
Mileage: 114,416
IN JULY MY CAR WAS SHORT OF OIL AND THE FOLLOWING PARTS WERE REPLACED CYCLONE SEPLERATOR WITH UPDATED KIT AND REPLACED SEPARATOR WITH UPDATED PARTS INCLUDING DIPSTICK TUBE. HAD OIL CHANGED ON 9/16/11, ON ROAD AT 2:00 A.M. IN THE MORNING AND THE OIL LEVEL LOW LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. HAD TO PULL OFF TH...
Mileage: 65,316
THE ACTIVE STEERING FAULT CODE COMES ON AND STATES YOUR ACTIVE STEERING MAY NOT BE FUNCTIONING. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, AN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPA...
Mileage: 100,000
A DASH WARNING LIGHT, ON MY 2004 BMW 530I APPEARED LAST WEEK WHILE REGULAR DRIVING. THE WARNING LIGHT STATES "MALFUNCTION WITH FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG, NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WEAR SEAT BELT AND HAVE YOUR CAR SERVICED". I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG MALFUNC...
Mileage: 86,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WARMER AND BEGAN TO SMELL SMOKE. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE SEAT HAD BURNED THROUGH A JACKET THAT WAS ON THE SEAT. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED FOR BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER TO INSPECT THE DEFECT. THE V...
Mileage: 104,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V384000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL), BUT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO...
Mileage: 90,000
ACTIVE STEERING FAILURE: HI, I'VE A 2004 BMW 530I AND MY ACTIVE STEERING KEEPS FAILING AND DEALER IS ASKING FOR $4,000 PLUS. I CHECKED ON INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO A COMMON ISSUE WITH MOST OF THE BMWS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AS IT IS A SERIOUS FLAW IN DESIGN AND CONSUMERS HAVE TO SHED $4K PLUS AN...
Mileage: 66,200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT MAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...
Mileage: 130,000
ON FEB 8/9, 2011,MY WIFE WAS COMING BACK FROM WORK IN 2004 BMW 530 WHEN SHE SMELL SOMETHING BURNING AND A TINGED ON HER LEG, SHE GOT OUT FROM THE CAR AND SAW A SMOKE AND A BURNING MARK ON THE DRIVER SEAT. I CALLED THE BMW ON 2-10-2011, AND TALKED TO THE REP ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE. THE REP TOLD ME TH...
AFTER TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, I SLOWLY TURNED RIGHT ONTO A TWO-WAY DRIVEWAY WITHOUT LANE MARKERS. TO MY RIGHT WAS A CURB. TO MY LEFT WAS OPPOSING TRAFFIC. MOVING VERY SLOWLY WHILE WAITING FOR THE OPPOSING TRAFFIC TO PASS SO I COULD SELECT A PARKING SPACE, I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL A BIT TO THE ...
Mileage: 60,000
I HAVE MY CAR ROUTINELY SERVICED WITH A CERTIFIED BMW TECHNICIAN AT A BMW SERVICE CENTER. RECENTLY MY TECHNICIAN TOLD ME MY CAR GAVE A CODE FOR PASSENGER AIRBAG FAILURE. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN NO ACCIDENTS. CURRENTLY I HAVE A "FAULT DETECTION" OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR. IF SOMEONE WERE TO ...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEATED SEAT TEMPERATURES WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEATING MAT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE ...
Mileage: 92,000
2 WEEK AGO MY VEHICLE DISPLAY " ACTIVE STEERING MALFUNCTION " AND STILL DISPLAYS IT I HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM YET SINCE I HEAR SO MANY DIFERENT THINGS . *TR
Mileage: 50,200
2004 BMW 530I. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE ABRUPTLY STOPPED RUNNING WHICH IN TURN, SHUT DOWN THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES *TGW THE MECHANIC STATED THE OIL LEVEL SENSOR HAD SHORT-CIRCUITED INTERNALLY AND THE SENSOR WAS INSTALLED ON THE SAME CIRCUIT AS THE FUEL INJECTORS, SO THE POWER TO THE FUEL I...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT MAT SENSOR ON MARCH 15, 2006 BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED IN JULY 2010. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO ...
Mileage: 29,474
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT MAT SENSOR ON MARCH 15, 2006 BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED IN JULY 2010. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO ...
Mileage: 29,474
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVERS SEAT CAUGHT FIRE AND LEFT A HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING PADS OVER HEATED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,700.
Mileage: 85,700
AIR BAGS PROBLEM ON THE 2004 BMW 530I, IT INDICATES PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS NOT WORKING AND LIGHT COME OUT. YEAR AGO I GOT BRING TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF I GOT RECALL ON MY CAR. *TR
Mileage: 82,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY CRACKS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, WHICH COULD ALSO CAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON AND PREVENT AIR BAG FROM...
Mileage: 90,000
DRIVER'S SEAT ON A 2004 BMW 530I E60 ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO HEATED SEATS FEATURE. I TURNED THE HEAD SEATS ON AND AFTER 5 MINUTES I STARTED SMELLING A BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE. THE FIRE MADE A SMALL HOLE ON THE SEAT. I STOPPED THEN TURNED OFF THE CAR. I WAS LUCKY AND I WAS NOT DRIVING IN THE...
Mileage: 71,000
THE HEATED LEATHER SEAT FOR MY BMW 2004 530 I MALFUNCTIONED AND BURNED A HOLE FROM A SMALL FIRE THROUGH THE SEAT. *TR
Mileage: 163,864
THE HEATED LEATHER SEAT FOR MY BMW 2004 530 I MALFUNCTIONED AND BURNED A HOLE FROM A SMALL FIRE THROUGH THE SEAT. *TR
Mileage: 163,864
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MAT WHICH HOLDS THE SENSOR CRACKED. THIS W...
Mileage: 77,000
MY CAR WAS OUT ON A TEST DRIVE WITH A REPAIR FACILITY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR
Mileage: 50,577
I AM REPORTING A PROBLEM WITH THE SRS PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM OF MY 2004 BMW 530I. THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE MESSAGE ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN STATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE 'PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM'. *TR
Mileage: 58,000
2004 BMW 530I. CONSUMER STATES ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION *TGW CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL LETTER *TGW ON JUNE 25, 2008 THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT BEING ON. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RE-STARTED TO RESET THE LIGHT. THE TECHNICIAN HOOKED THE VEHICLE UP TO THE DIAGNOSTIC EQU...
Mileage: 117,220
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE OPENED THE TRUNK IN THE RAIN THERE WERE SPARKS AND SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE MICROPROCESSOR (MPM), LOCATED UNDER THE SPARE TIRE WELL. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG SENSOR, I-DRIVE AND SEVERAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON THE VEHICLE WERE NO...
Mileage: 74,000
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS WERE LIT ON MY 2004 BMW 530I. THIS IS THE SAME SYMPTOM AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V384000 / NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA08001. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM BMW. I LEARNED ABOUT THE RECALL IN FEB / 2010 AND TOOK THE CAR TO BMW DE...
Mileage: 36,000
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS WERE LIT ON MY 2004 BMW 530I. THIS IS THE SAME SYMPTOM AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V384000 / NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA08001. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM BMW. I LEARNED ABOUT THE RECALL IN FEB / 2010 AND TOOK THE CAR TO BMW DE...
Mileage: 36,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE DRIVER STATES FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS HE HAS BEEN HAVING AIR BAG PROBLEMS. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND THE OWNER WAS CHARGED $100.00. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS TURNED OFF BUT ...
Mileage: 80,000
2004 BMW 530I WITH ONLY 54,000 MILES (6 YRS OF OWNERSHIP) - ON SUNDAY MORNING, MY ENGINE WON'T START ON 1/31/2010 ALL OF SUDDEN. - CALLED AAA FOR BATTERY CHECK AND JUMP START BUT IT WAS NOT A BATTERY ISSUE PER AAA. - TOWED MY CAR TO MY BMW DEALER FOR CHECK UP - BMW DEALER CHECKED AND TOLD ME...
Mileage: 54,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN THE "PASSENGER AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ...
Mileage: 36,000
SEAT HEATER ON 2004 BMW 530I (E60) OVERHEATED AND BECAME VERY HOT. SMELL OF BURNING. RESULTED IN BLACK CHARRING TO THE LEATHER SEAT. NO ACTUAL FLAMES FROM OVERHEATING. SEAT HAD PREVIOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE RESULTING IN CALL TO FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH SMOLDERING SEAT MATERIAL. ENTIRE SEAT WAS REPL...
Mileage: 131,000
SEAT HEATER ON 2004 BMW 530I (E60) OVERHEATED AND BECAME VERY HOT. SMELL OF BURNING. RESULTED IN BLACK CHARRING TO THE LEATHER SEAT. NO ACTUAL FLAMES FROM OVERHEATING. SEAT HAD PREVIOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE RESULTING IN CALL TO FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH SMOLDERING SEAT MATERIAL. ENTIRE SEAT WAS REPL...
Mileage: 131,000
SEAT HEATER ON 2004 BMW 530I (E60) OVERHEATED AND BECAME VERY HOT. SMELL OF BURNING. RESULTED IN BLACK CHARRING TO THE LEATHER SEAT. NO ACTUAL FLAMES FROM OVERHEATING. SEAT HAD PREVIOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE RESULTING IN CALL TO FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH SMOLDERING SEAT MATERIAL. ENTIRE SEAT WAS REPL...
Mileage: 131,000
THE HEATED SEAT ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE CONTINUOUSLY GOT HOTTER AND HOTTER, UNTIL IF FINALLY BURNED THROUGH THE SEAT. MY CLOTHING WAS BURNED AND SO WAS MY HAND WHEN I REACHED DOWN FEEL THE SEAT. I WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I MY CAR TO NOB_BMW IN ROCKVILLE. THIS I...
Mileage: 43,610
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 45-50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT HEATING SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THEN EXCESSIVE HEAT WAS EXPELLED FROM THE LEFT SIDE CORNER OF THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BACK-REST. THE HEAT MELTED A SMALL HOLE IN THE SEAT COV...
Mileage: 108
SATURDAY OCTOBER 3, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30AM I TURNED ON MY DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT. AFTER APPROX. 2-3 MINUTES I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THEN SAW SMOKE COMING UP FROM AROUND MY STEERING WHEEL. I PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT AND FOUND MY SEAT HAD A HOLE BURNED THROUGH IT ON THE LOWER LEFT HAN...
Mileage: 96,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE WHEELS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY SPECULATED THAT THE CONTACT MUST HAVE STRUCK SOMETHING IN THE ROAD TO CAUSE THE WHEELS TO FAIL. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRE...
Mileage: 49,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS BMW PASSENGER SENSOR MAT ACTIVATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO ALERT HIM THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V3...
Mileage: 60,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THERE WAS AN OCCUPANT SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSEN...
Mileage: 26,000
DRIVER'S SEAT HEATING UNIT BECAME VERY HOT AND SINGED THE SEAT COVERING. DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE SEAT. *TR
Mileage: 36,600
THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON MY 2004 BMW 530I REGARDING THE SEAT WARMERS BURNING THE LEATHER AND DRIVER. HOWEVER, THE RECALL COVERS THE BACKREST AND NOT THE SEAT BOTTOM. AFTER TALKING TO BMW NORTH AMERICA, THEY SAID THE SEAT BOTTOM WAS NOT COVERED. CAN YOU MAKE THEM INCLUDE THE SEAT BOTTOM IN T...
Mileage: 35,000
THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON MY 2004 BMW 530I REGARDING THE SEAT WARMERS BURNING THE LEATHER AND DRIVER. HOWEVER, THE RECALL COVERS THE BACKREST AND NOT THE SEAT BOTTOM. AFTER TALKING TO BMW NORTH AMERICA, THEY SAID THE SEAT BOTTOM WAS NOT COVERED. CAN YOU MAKE THEM INCLUDE THE SEAT BOTTOM IN T...
Mileage: 35,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WOULD CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS INOPERATIVE. HE CALLED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V384000 (AIR BA...
Mileage: 67,000
DRIVING NORTH ON I-77 IN S.C. - TRAVELING ALONG WITH THE TRAFFIC FLOW - LEFT HAND LANE - SUDDENLY ALERT LIGHTS CAME ON THAT ABS WAS NOT OPERATING, BATTERY ALERT (HAD BATTERY INSTALLED AT DEALERSHIP) ETC.- ENGINE QUIT - DASH BOARD WENT BLANK - WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE CURB LANE (NO TURN INDICATORS) CAM...
Mileage: 53,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MOVED BACK AND FORTH, THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF, THE ODOMETER DIAL MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE, AND THE ALARM SOUNDED. ALL OF THE FAILURES OCCURRED AUTOMATICALLY. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL READ, "VEHICLE MALFUN...
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR SYSTEM IS DEACTIVATED AND REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THEREFORE, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE SENSOR UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS CRACKS IN IT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST BETWEEN $1,300-$1,...
Mileage: 60,000
BMW X5 ACCELERATOR FAILED TO RESPOND AFTER STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. IT MOVED FORWARD SLOWLY FOR ABOUT 20 YDS. BEFORE DECIDING TO ENGAGE...THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, CONSECUTIVELY, AT THE END OF DRIVE HOME. AROUND NOON ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 14, 2008. THE DAY BEFORE THE INTERNAL DOOR LOCK BUTTON FAILE...
Mileage: 40,000
BMW X5 ACCELERATOR FAILED TO RESPOND AFTER STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. IT MOVED FORWARD SLOWLY FOR ABOUT 20 YDS. BEFORE DECIDING TO ENGAGE...THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, CONSECUTIVELY, AT THE END OF DRIVE HOME. AROUND NOON ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 14, 2008. THE DAY BEFORE THE INTERNAL DOOR LOCK BUTTON FAILE...
Mileage: 40,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. SHE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG IS INOPERATIVE FOR THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. A TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS STATED THAT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE AIR BAG SEN...
Mileage: 68,000
I HAVE A 2004 BMW 530I WITH "RUN FLAT" TIRES. THE REAR SET OF TIRES OUTSIDE TREAD SEEMED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION AND THE FRONT TIRES WERE ALSO IN GOOD SHAPE HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN TO ROTATE THE TIRES THE REAR SET OF TIRES WERE COMPLETELY WORN ON THE INSIDE AND THE TREAD WAS BEGINNING TO SE...
I JUST BOUGHT A 2004 BMW 530I WITH ONLY 27,000 MILES BUT THAT PASSENGER SIDE SENSOR THAT DETECTS WHETHER THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED WAS NOT FUNCTIONING SO THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. WE HAD TO PAY CLOSE TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO INSTALL A NEW SENSOR. MY COMPLAINT IS TO KNOW WHY A MANUFACTURER IS NOT...
Mileage: 27,000
WHILE DRIVING, THE SEAT HEATER BURNED A HOLE IN THE LEATHER SEAT, RESULTING IN IGNITION OF DRIVERS CLOTHING (LEATHER JACKET AND SUIT COAT), WHICH CAUGHT FIRE. ATTEMPTS TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES RESULTED IN HEAT BLISTERS AND BURNS TO DRIVERS HANDS, DAMAGE TO CAR, SMOKE DAMAGE, AND DAMAGE TO PERSONAL A...
(NOTE: THIS PROCESS DOES NOT LIST THE 2004 BMW 745I) I PURCHASED MY 2004 745I AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE FROM A LOCAL BMW DEALER IN OCTOBER 2007. SINCE THEN ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE STEERING HAS TOTALLY LOCKED. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING A PARKING SPACE AND THE STEERING W...
Mileage: 50,800
THIS 2004 BMW 545I CAR HAS A PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES EMISSIONS WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON FREQUENTLY AND THE SUBSEQUENT FUEL MILEAGE TO BE REDUCED IN HALF. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO PERMANENTLY FIX THE PROBLEM -EACH ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM LASTS FOR ONLY ABOUT ONE MONTH. IT AS BEEN TO THE DEALER A...
Mileage: 2,500
I WORK FOR AN INSURANCE COMPANY. OUR INSURED WAS REAR ENDED IN A 2004 BMW 530I WITH 14K MILES. AFTER THE COLLISION, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ON THE REAR SECTION OF VEHICLE, DESTROYING IT. *TR
Mileage: 18,000
I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED CAR FROM BMW ON 11-17-06 WITH 49,761 MILES. IN ADDITION I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 2 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES FOR A TOTAL WARRANTY OF 6 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY IT WAS NOTED TO THE SALESMAN THAT THE FRONT & REAR WIN...
Mileage: 49,761
THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO ME WITHOUT REMOVING THE SHIPPING SPACER FORM THE FOUR COIL SPRINGS AND SHOCK ABSORBERS. *JB
THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO ME WITHOUT REMOVING THE SHIPPING SPACER FORM THE FOUR COIL SPRINGS AND SHOCK ABSORBERS. *JB
I HAVE A 2004 525I BMW THAT PERIODICALLY HAS A TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE WHEN DRIVING FROM A STOP OR MOVING INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD AND IF NOT CAREFUL, I COULD ACCIDENTALLY HIT SOMETHING THAT IS NOT IN MY CONTROL. CONCORD BMW HAS TRIED TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND HAS ONLY DONE SO ...
Mileage: 100
ON APRIL 16, 2006, WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 BMW 645CI ON A HIGHWAY WITH ONLY MY 13-YEAR-OLD SON WITH ME, THE ASSISTED STEERING, WHICH WORKS THE REAR WHEELS, FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR ANY EVENT HAVING OCCURRED. I WAS ABLE TO BRING IT TO A STOP WITHOUT A COLLISION, FORTUNATELY, ALTHOUGH THE LOSS OF C...
Mileage: 21,000
I HAVE NOW REPLACED 4 WINDSHIELDS ON MY CAR WITHIN THE LAST 2 YEARS. THIS IS ON THE SAME ROAD THAT I HAVE COMMUTED ON FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS. THE WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENTS STARTED WITH THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR. 3 PREVIOUS CARS DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. *NM
Mileage: 31,000
BOTH ELECTRIC WINDOWS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE MOTORS DIED WITHIN WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS PROPERLY OR PUT THE WINDOWS DOWN. ALSO I ONLY HAVE 10000 MILES ON MY MINI AND MY TALE PIPE RATTLES LIKE A '56 CHEVY. THE LIGHT ON PASSENGER VISOR DOES NOT WORK. THE SILVER IS P...
BOTH ELECTRIC WINDOWS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE MOTORS DIED WITHIN WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS PROPERLY OR PUT THE WINDOWS DOWN. ALSO I ONLY HAVE 10000 MILES ON MY MINI AND MY TALE PIPE RATTLES LIKE A '56 CHEVY. THE LIGHT ON PASSENGER VISOR DOES NOT WORK. THE SILVER IS P...
BOTH ELECTRIC WINDOWS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE MOTORS DIED WITHIN WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS PROPERLY OR PUT THE WINDOWS DOWN. ALSO I ONLY HAVE 10000 MILES ON MY MINI AND MY TALE PIPE RATTLES LIKE A '56 CHEVY. THE LIGHT ON PASSENGER VISOR DOES NOT WORK. THE SILVER IS P...
I HAVE A 2004 BMW 545I WHICH HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING A "TRANSMISSION SLIP" OVER THE PAST YEAR. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY BMW AND SOMETHING THAT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY BMW EMPLOYEES "OFF THE RECORD" THAT MY CAR HAS A PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE BOUGHT BACK BY BM...
DUNLOP TIRES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY ON THE INNER TREAD. IF UNDETECTED BLOW-OUT CAN RESULT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO SETS OF TIRES IN LESS THAN 40,000 MILES;. *NM
Mileage: 26,000
AT ABOUT 50 MPH CONSUMER HAD A TIRE BLOWN INDICATION, UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION, HE DISCOVERED ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WORN TO THE CORD/BELTS ON THE INSIDE LEFT REAR. *TS *JB
Mileage: 20,687
MY BMW 530 (2004) HAS BACK SEAT AIRBAGS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IN THE EVENT I HAVE AN INFANT IN THE BACK, THE AIR BAGS MUST BE DEACTIVATED WHILE SUBMITTING THIS INFORMATION TO YOU AGENCY. AT PRESENT I HAVE A NEW BORN BABY SO I NEED YOUR AUTHORIZATION SO THEY CAN PROCEED WITH THE DEACTIVATION ASAP....
DT: THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH 2004 BMW 325I. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE IMPACT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED AND FELL INTO PIECES. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT YET REPO...
Mileage: 50,500