2007 BMW 750I Airbags Problems

A SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTOR FAULT PREVENTS THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM FROM WORKING. THIS FAULT SIGNAL APPEARS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND CONTINUES UNTIL IT IS OFF. THE AIRBAG FAULT SIGNAL WAS CHECKED AND CONFIRMED TO BE A FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SEAT DETECTOR. THIS IS A COMMON BMW PROBLEM. IT CAUSED NHTSA RECALL 13V564000 (11/12/13) AND IS NOW THE SUBJECT OF AN EXTENSIVE BMW WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR MANY MODELS IN LIEU OF A RECALL, BUT NOT FOR THE 2007 7 SERIES. BMW SERVICE BULLETIN SI B01 01 18 (MAY 2018) IDENTIFIES 12 MODEL TYPES GIVEN A LIFETIME WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR SPECIFIED YEARS: E53 (X5) FOR 2001-2006; E60 (5 SERIES) 2004-2008; E61 (5 SERIES WAGON) 2006-2007; E63 (6 SERIES) 2004-2008); E64 (6 SERIES CONVERTIBLE) 2004-2008; E65-E66 (7 SERIES) 2002-2006; E83 (X3) 2004-2010; E85 (Z4) 2003-2007; E86 (Z4 COUPE) 2006-2008; E90 (3 SERIES SEDAN) 2006-2007; AND E91 (3 SERIES TOURING) 2006-2007. FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE 2007 7 SERIES IS EXCLUDED FROM THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION. A SPECIALTY BMW REPAIR SHOP THAT USES BMW TRAINED PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO MATERIAL DIFFERENCE IN THE SEAT DETECTION SYSTEM BETWEEN MODELS INCLUDED IN THE BMW WARRANTY EXTENSION AND THOSE EXCLUDED FROM IT, LIKE THE 2007 7 SERIES. THE BMWS HAVE A DESIGN SHORTCOMING THAT REQUIRES THAT A REPAIR OF A FAILED PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTOR IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, REQUIRING EXTENSIVE WORK TO REWORK THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT. THAT EXPENSE IN THE RANGE OF $2,000, IS A GREAT DISINCENTIVE TO REPAIRING OLDER MODELS WITH DIMINISHED VALUE. THAT CREATES ADDITIONAL DANGER OF NO AIR BAG PROTECTION IN THESE CARS. WHEN ASKED, BMW REPRESENTATIVES MADE NO ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN WHY THE 2007 7 SERIES IS EXCLUDED FROM THE WARRANTY EXTENSION, SAYING ONLY THAT THE CHOICE OF MODELS COVERED IS BASED ON INTERNAL DATA AND BMW CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS NO DISCRETION TO COVER OR REDUCE COSTS FOR MODELS NOT INCLUDED.

NHTSA ID

11115628

Incident

Jul 11, 2018

Mileage

64,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

NHTSA ID

11113904

Incident

Jul 12, 2018

Mileage

164,000 mi

TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER ,SHIFTING BY ITS SELF , WITH A MESSAGE STATING ' "TRANSMISSION DEFAULT MALFUNCTION" CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON FREEWAY ALMOST THROWING ME THROUGH WINDSHIELD.TAKE CAR TO CLOSEST DEALER IMMEDIATELY ,ALSO WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. 2) MALFUNCTION MESSAGE REGARDING DRIVER SEAT BELT WITH ILLUMINATED ICON. 3) DRIVER DOOR OPENS BY ITS SELF MY DAUGHTER ALMOST FELL OUT OF THE CAR AT 60MPH I HAD TO GET TRANSMISSION FIXED TWICE AT AN AUTHERIZED SHOP COSTING OVER $ 3000 AND IS STILL ACTING UP

NHTSA ID

10846230

Incident

Aug 14, 2015

Mileage

150,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTEGRATED CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT SEAT MAT SENSOR FAILED WHICH WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10693295

Incident

Jun 15, 2014

Mileage

50,000 mi

JUST HAD TO PAID OVER $900 DOLLARS TO HAVE MY FRONTS PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT REPLACED. I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALLED ISSUED FOR THESE ITEM ON NOVEMBER 2013 RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V-564. I WAS TOLD BY BMW OF DALLAS THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I FIND IT A AN ODD COINCIDENT THAT MY VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON AND BMW TECHNICIANS DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY SENSOR MAT BUT I'M TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE MANUFACTURE DATE DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE DATES THE FAULTY MAT WAS USED. I THINK BMW SHOULD LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY THAT MORE VIN NUMBERS MIGHT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY A FAULTY MAT AND MORE VIN NUMBERS SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10652391

Incident

Oct 29, 2014

Mileage

88,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG FAILED. THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT SATELLITE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,555 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

NHTSA ID

10510893

Incident

Dec 1, 2011

Mileage

96,555 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THEY WOULD EXTEND HIS WARRANTY TO COVER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

NHTSA ID

10508280

Incident

Apr 1, 2013

Mileage

40,000 mi

MY PASSENGER AIR BAGS ARE INOPERABLE IN MY VEHICLE. IT WAS THIS WAY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. IT WAS REPORTED TO ME THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL FOR THE SITUATION BUT WHEN I HAD THE CAR TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY INFORMED ME MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WASN'T UNDER RECALL. MY QUESTION IS WHY IS MY CAR ISN'T ONE OF THE VEHICLES UNDER RECALL. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED OUT BY A CERTIFIED BMW MECHANIC AND HE STATED IT'S IN THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY DETECTOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10496587

Incident

Dec 20, 2012

Mileage

96,555 mi