2005 BMW 5 Series Problems

ON THE MORNING OF 3/18/2015 AT 8 AM. I STARTED THE CAR AND RECEIVED A PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING ON THE DISPLAY. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW 5-SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

THERE ARE 3 RECALLS REPORTED FOR MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF A CAR I JUST PURCHASED THAT AT GIVING ME PROBLEMS AND I'M RECEIVING WARNING MESSAGES ON MY NAVIGATION BUT MY VIN IS NOT REGISTERING WITH DEALERSHIP FOR BEING ELIGIBLE FOR RESOLUTION PLEASE REPLY BACK WITH STEPS TO REPAIR

BMW I-DRIVE CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING, AND BLINKS OR REBOOTS. WHILE DRIVING HOME IT CUT OUT, AND WOULD NOT STOP BLINKING. THIS DISTRACTION AND MALFUNCTION IS DANGEROUS.

THERE ARE 3 RECALLS REPORTED FOR MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF A CAR I JUST PURCHASED THAT AT GIVING ME PROBLEMS AND I'M RECEIVING WARNING MESSAGES ON MY NAVIGATION BUT MY VIN IS NOT REGISTERING WITH DEALERSHIP FOR BEING ELIGIBLE FOR RESOLUTION PLEASE REPLY BACK WITH STEPS TO REPAIR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW 545. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING BRAKING ISSUE WITH AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A FAULTY BRAKE VACUUM PUMP. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO HAVE THE VACUUM PUMP REPLACED BUT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

2005 BMW 525I. PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. CONCLUSION FROM MECHANIC WAS THAT PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT MAT WAS BROKEN PER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA08001. TOOK VEHICLE TO IRVINE BMW FOR REPAIR UNDER EXTENDED SEAT MAT WARRANTY. IRVINE BMW SAID THAT PASSENGER SEAT MAT DID NOT CAUSE MALFUNCTION. REPAIRS WOULD COST $1,075. REPAIRS WERE DECLINED BECAUSE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WOULD CHARGE $400. IRVINE BMW CHARGED A $170 DIAGNOSIS FEE. *TR

THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR POPPED OPEN WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING. THE DOOR COULD NOT BE LATCHED CLOSED AND HAD TO BE HELD CLOSED. *TR

THERE ARE 3 RECALLS REPORTED FOR MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF A CAR I JUST PURCHASED THAT AT GIVING ME PROBLEMS AND I'M RECEIVING WARNING MESSAGES ON MY NAVIGATION BUT MY VIN IS NOT REGISTERING WITH DEALERSHIP FOR BEING ELIGIBLE FOR RESOLUTION PLEASE REPLY BACK WITH STEPS TO REPAIR

TRANSMISSION JERKS AS IF YOU ARE MISSING A SPARK OR IT IS TRYING TO FIND A HIGHER OR LOWER GEAR WHILE CRUISING IN TRAFFIC BETWEEN 32-40 MPH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-25 IN MARCH OF 2006, WHEN THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF OF MY 2005 BMW X5 4.8IS (PURCHASED NEW ON DECEMBER 2, 2005, WHICH ONLY HAVE 5000 MILES ON IT) EXPLODED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY FOR NO REASON WHAT SO EVER. I AM VERY GLAD THAT I DIDN'T HAVE THE SUN SHADE OPEN OR ELSE I WOULD'VE HAD GLASS ALL OVER ME!!!!*JB

ON THE MORNING OF 3/18/2015 AT 8 AM. I STARTED THE CAR AND RECEIVED A PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING ON THE DISPLAY. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHEN MY BELT TENSIONER AND BROKE. MY CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH BMW'S "ACTIVE STEERING" SYSTEM THAT IS DRIVEN BY THE SERPENTINE BELT. WHEN THE BELT BROKE, I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER MY CAR AND IT FELT LIKE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED. I BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ENDED CRASHING ON TO THE MEDIAN. MY KIDS WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THE TIME. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR, SHE WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FORCED REQUIRED TO TURN THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY HIGH. I'VE DRIVEN CARS WITHOUT POWER STEERING BEFORE, AND THIS IS NOTHING LIKE IT. NORMALLY CARS CAN TURN WHEN MOVING - EVEN WITH NO POWER STEERING, BUT WITH A DEFECTIVE "ACTIVE STEERING" SYSTEM, I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. MY CAR HAD ONLY 52000 MILES AND IT WAS SERVICED AT THE DEALER AT 48000 MILES AND NOTHING WAS DETECTED. THE DEALER SAID THE CASTING OF THE TENSIONER PULLEY BROKE AND THE PULLEY CAME OFF AND MADE THE BELT SNAP, THEREBY LOSING MY STEERING CONTROL. I CONSIDER MYSELF VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND I DO NOT WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO GET INJURED OR DIE DUE TO THIS MECHANICAL DEFECT. THIS HAPPENED VERY SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CONDITION NOT ONLY CAUSES THE LOSS OF STEERING, BUT CAN ALSO LEAD TO ENGINE OVERHEATING AND BATTERY DISCHARGE SINCE THIS PULLEY ALSO DRIVES THE ALTERNATOR AND WATER PUMP. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2005 BMW X3 SUV, WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP IN BURLINGTON, VERMONT FOR INSPECTION 12/06. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE THE LOWER LEFT BALL JOINTS WERE FAILING. THE DEALERSHIP ORDERED THE BALL JOINTS, AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 12/18/06. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE STARTED A TRIP TO CALIFORNIA, AND AFTER DRIVING 500-1,000 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HE DROVE A COUPLE HUNDRED MORE MILES BEFORE GETTING TO A BMW DEALERSHIP. THE BMW DEALERSHIP CALLED ROAD SHOW BMW DID A DIAGNED THE VEHICLE AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. THE CONTACT CONTINUED WITH HIS ROAD TRIP AND DROVE TO CALIFORNIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE HE ARRIVED THERE HE NOTICED THAT WHEN HITTING A BUMP HE WOULD HEAR A CLINKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED A DEALERSHIP WHILE IN SANTA BARBARA AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO THE VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST ONE WEEK. THE CONTACT THEN DROVE VEHICLE TO SEASIDE CALIFORNIA AND THE DEALERSHIP TDROVE THE VEHICLE AND HEARD THE SAME NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. SEASIDE BMW INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN BECAUSE THE THRUST RODS WERE BAD AND POSSIBLY THE LEFT FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER AS WELL. BMW OFFER TO PAY FOR $750.00 FOR RENTAL AND ACCOMMODATION REFUND. *AK

FAILURE OF TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR GAUGE 2005 BMW X3 3.0I THE BMW ELECTRONIC TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR GAUGE FAILS TO SHOW ANY CHANGE (LOSS) OF PRESSURE. THE GAUGE, IF FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, SHOWS EITHER A YELLOW OR RED TIRE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD IF TIRE PRESSURE IS LOST. ON MY VEHICLE, NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DESPITE LOW TIRE PRESSURE RESULTING IN THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR TIRES. CONSUMERS ARE TOLD TO UTILIZE THE GAUGE TO MONITOR TIRE AIR PRESSURE (BMW CUSTOMERS DON'T NEED TO CHECK THEIR TIRE AIR PRESSURE MANUALLY PER BMW INSTRUCTIONS), BUT BMW DISREGARDS THE SAFETY OF CONSUMERS BY HAVING THEM RELY ON A FAULTY TIRE AIR PRESSURE SENSOR. NHTSA'S "VEHICLE INFORMATION" PULL-DOWN MENUS LACK THE OPTION FOR THE 2005 BMW X3 3.0. *NM