2003 BMW 525I Problems

BAD AIR BAG

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW 525I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V318000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/11/16*LJ *TR

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DRIVER SEAT AND PASSENGER POWER MOTOR OF SEAT NOT WORKING, AND CAN I ASKING IF I BUY THIS CAR FROM DEALER USED CAR,THIS CAR HAVE 5 RECALL,,THE DEALER DON'T TELL ME ABOUT THE CAR HAVE RECALL, THAT ILLEGAL OR LEGAL , IF ILLEGAL WITH CUSTOMER,WHERE AND WHAT THE OFFICES CAN I DO COMPLAIN REPORT THIS DEALER,,THANKS *TR

UPON TURNING ON THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED DRIVERS SEAT HEATER, THE DRIVERS SEAT HEATER SHORTED OUT CAUSING EXTREME HEAT AND SMOKE TO RISE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT. ALTHOUGH THIS DID NOT CAUSE A FIRE, IT WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO CAUSING A FIRE. THE HEATER WAS TURNED OFF, AND THE SMOKE AND HEAT SUBSIDED. THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. CONTACTED A BMW MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND A KNOWN ISSUE WITH BMW. HE CITED A CASE WHICH CAUSED A CUSTOMERS LEATHER SEAT TO BURN AND ALSO BURNED HIS SPORTS COAT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS OVERTIME DO TO THE BREAKDOWN OF THE WIRING WHICH IS CAUSED BY THE DRIVER GETTING INTO AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. OVER TIME, THE WIRES RUB BARE CAUSING THE DETERIORATION OF THE WIRING AND THE INSULATION. THE WIRING IN TURN BUILDS RESISTANCE WITH THE IN ABILITY OF THE ELECTRICITY TO PASS THROUGH THE DAMAGE WIRING, WHICH CAUSES THE EXCESSIVE HEAT. *TR

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2003 BMW 525I. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POTENTIAL FIRE IN TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION, DUE TO A FAULTY LEFT TAIL LIGHT. THE LIGHT WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY/HOUSING HAD TO BE REPLACED, RATHER THAN JUST REPLACING A BULB. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER THAT A CONNECTOR HAS MELTED ONTO THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND THE WIRING WAS DAMAGED. *JB

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MODULE FAILS THAT CONTROLS WINDSHIELD WIPERS. IF RAINING, THERE WOULD BE NO VISIBLITY AND WOULD RESULT IN AN ACCDENT. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS MOVING.

ON 8 MARCH 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:20PM, [XXX] (SPOUSE) AND [XXX] (4 YEAR OLD CHILD) WERE HEADING WESTBOUND ON GRAND RIVER AVE. IN NOVI MICHIGAN. [XXX] WAS SECURED IN A GRACO BOOSTER SEAT IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLE IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE GRACO BOOSTER SEAT WAS TETHERED TO THE REAR BENCH SEAT PER MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS WHILE [XXX] WAS HELD IN THE BOOSTER SEAT BY BMW'S SHOULDER RESTRAINT BELT AND SECURED INTO THE OEM LATCH. UPON TURNING SOUTHBOUND ONTO TAFT ROAD, THE SUBJECT 525I BMW [XXX] WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BY A EASTBOUND (GRAND RIVER AVE.) VEHICLE. THE COLLISION RESULTED IN [XXX] BECOMING A PROJECTILE IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE OEM SHOULDER BELT LATCH AND CLASP GAVE WAY NOT HOLDING THE CHILD IN THE BOOSTER SEAT. THE BOOSTER SEAT WAS STILL SECURED TO THE BMW REAR BENCH SEAT. [XXX] DID CONFIRM THAT UPON INITIALLY SECURING [XXX] AT THE INCEPTION ON THE TRIP, SHE HAD LATCHED THE SHOULDER BELT ACROSS [XXX] AND THE BOOSTER SEAT AND TUGGED UPON IT AS A FORCE OF HABIT TO INSURE A PROPER LATCHING ACTION.*AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE SEAT BELT WARNING CHIME HAS A MALFUNCTION, THAT RESULTS IN THE CHIME REMAINING ON EVEN IF THE SEAT BELT HAS BEEN FASTENED. THIS IS CAUSED BY A PROGRAMMING ISSUE WHEN VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED AND CANNOT BE FIX, PER DEALERSHIP.*AK

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WHILE SHIFTING GEARS FROM FIRST TO SECOND, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY ENGAGING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE PEDAL.*AK THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IT TOOK 5 DAYS FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE BROKEN PEDAL. *JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW 525I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE CHECK TRANSMISSION FAILSAFE MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN THIRD GEAR AND DECELERATED UNTIL IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,825.

BEGAN TO HEAR A "CLICKING NOISE" UNDER FRONT END OF VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION, BMW SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED RMFD HYDRO STEERING BOX DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT. SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED NOISE WOULD GET WORSE IF NOT REPLACED BUT COULDN'T ADVISE ME AS TO SAFETY ISSUE. VEHICLE METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED WITH UNDER 40,000 MILES. CONTACTED BMW VIA EMAIL WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR

UPON TURNING ON THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED DRIVERS SEAT HEATER, THE DRIVERS SEAT HEATER SHORTED OUT CAUSING EXTREME HEAT AND SMOKE TO RISE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT. ALTHOUGH THIS DID NOT CAUSE A FIRE, IT WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO CAUSING A FIRE. THE HEATER WAS TURNED OFF, AND THE SMOKE AND HEAT SUBSIDED. THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. CONTACTED A BMW MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND A KNOWN ISSUE WITH BMW. HE CITED A CASE WHICH CAUSED A CUSTOMERS LEATHER SEAT TO BURN AND ALSO BURNED HIS SPORTS COAT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS OVERTIME DO TO THE BREAKDOWN OF THE WIRING WHICH IS CAUSED BY THE DRIVER GETTING INTO AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. OVER TIME, THE WIRES RUB BARE CAUSING THE DETERIORATION OF THE WIRING AND THE INSULATION. THE WIRING IN TURN BUILDS RESISTANCE WITH THE IN ABILITY OF THE ELECTRICITY TO PASS THROUGH THE DAMAGE WIRING, WHICH CAUSES THE EXCESSIVE HEAT. *TR

2003 BMW 525I DIED TWICE LEAVING THE CONSUMER STRANDED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE IGNITION COILS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE MADE A TERRIBLE NOISE WHEN IT WAS FIRST STARTED, THE DEALER REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS, BUT TO NO AVAIL. *JB

2003 BMW 525I 11 MONTHS AGO BROUGHT IN DUE TO WATER AND MOLD IN REAR FLOOR DEALER FOUND MOLD, DOOR PANELS CRUMBLING FROM WATER AND CLAIMED NEEDED TO REPLACE VAPOR BARRIERS. WANTED TO CHARGE ME $4,000 OR SO I FOUGHT AND BMW FURNISHED PARTS I PAID LABOR OVER 1200.00 WHEN ASKED THEY CLAIM NEVER SAW PROBLEM IN PAST, AND WAS DUE TO POOR ADHESIVE ON VAPOR BARRIERS, NOW 2 WEEKS AGO SAME PROBLEM. MY WIFE HAS BEEN HAVING MEDICAL PROBLEMS AS WELL AS I AND THEY ARE DUE TO TOXIC MOLD SYNDROME. DEALER REFUSES TO ADMIT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THRU ALL MODEL AND YEARS WHICH I HAVE RESEARCHED AND CONFIRMED THEY DEMANDED THE LOANER CAR BACK AND NOW THE RENTAL CAR, THEY WANT MY VEHICLE OFF THEIR LOT OBVIOUSLY, I SIMPLY WANTED A WRITTEN CONFIRMATION THAT THEIR IS NO MOLD AND THEY REFUSE, AN INVESTIGATOR FROM BMW WAS THERE AND HEAD OFFICE CLAIMS HIS REPORT WILL NOT REACH THEM FOR 2 WEEKS... I NOW HAVE LUNG ISSUES AS DOES MY WIFE ALONG WITH 8 SYPTOMS DOCUMENTED SINCE 2005 FROM PHYSICIANS CONFIRMING TOXIC MOLD EXPOSURE AND SYNDROME. THE DEALER AND BMW REFUSE TO ADMIT AND RESPONSIBLITIY OR KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER LOOKING ON INTERNET IT IS WIDESPREAD, NOT EVEN AN APOLOGY. I HAVE CONTACT THE EPA AND MEDIA TO EXPOSE THERE TOTAL LACK OF ETHICS, HONEST AND CONCERN FOR THE HEALTH OF CONSUMERS. *TR