2006 BMW 750LI Airbags Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURES WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V502000 (POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

NHTSA ID

11253289

Incident

Aug 15, 2019

Mileage

165,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CAUSED BY THE DETECTION MAT SENSOR. GLOBAL IMPORTS BMW (500 INTERSTATE N PKWY, ATLANTA, GA 30339, (800) 294-1853) STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE SAME AS THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

NHTSA ID

11234083

Incident

Jul 1, 2017

Mileage

105,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT MAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR BYPASS WAS FAULTY AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. DAYS LATER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE MAT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLASSIC BMW (6800 DALLAS PKWY, PLANO, TX 75024, (214) 778-2600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE MAT SENSOR NEEDED TO REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO REPAIR FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

NHTSA ID

11191554

Incident

Mar 12, 2019

Mileage

157,000 mi

DRIVER SIDE OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT IS NOT FUNCTIONING ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THE PASSENGER SIDE MAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY RECALLED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONTINUOUSLY ON AND THE I DRIVE CAR DATA SHOWS PASSENGER MAT IS NOT WORKING. BUT THE DEALER SAYS THE DRIVER SIDE IS OUT SOMEHOW. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE MAT DISABLES THE AIRBAG WHEN THERE IS INSUFFICIENT WEIGHT APPLIED.

NHTSA ID

11170754

Incident

Dec 14, 2018

Mileage

127,000 mi

AIRBAGS NEVER POPPED OPEN, DOOR HANDLE OPENED AND IS STILL NOT SHUTTING CORRECTLY. SINCE MY CAR WAS PAID IN FULL, I DID NOT CARRY FULL COVERAGE ONLY LIABILITY SO I DID NOT FILE A CLAIM. I PAID THE DAMAGES OUT OF MY OWN POCKET AND JUST THIS WEEK I'VE PAID THE LAST $1200.00 OF THE PART ORDERED FOR LAST OF REPAIRS. IN TOTAL IVE PAID A LITTLE OVER 15,000 OUT OF MY OWN MONEY.

NHTSA ID

11014524

Incident

Dec 28, 2014

Mileage

101,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENED AND CLOSED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC (300 CHESTNUT RIDGE RD, WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ 07677 800-831-1117) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS PART OF A RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO PAY A FEE FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO CONTACT A DEALER. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

NHTSA ID

10992315

Incident

Sep 15, 2016

Mileage

88,000 mi

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND SEAT BELT LIGHT IS ON, I CAN'T GET THEM OFF, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, THE DASH BOARD HAS BOTH LIGHT ON THE OVER HEAD SEATBELT LIGHT IS ON THAT SAY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF AND I NEVER TURN IT OFF CAN I GET SOME HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM, NO ONE SEND ME NOTHING ON A RECALL OF MY VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10895753

Incident

Nov 20, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY CODE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,519.

NHTSA ID

10885077

Incident

Jul 3, 2016

Mileage

87,519 mi

RESTRAINT PASSENGER FAULT SYSTEM INDICATOR ALL OF A SUDDEN IS ON AND SPEAKERS XRACKLING AND NAVIGATION FLICKERING. ALSO DRIVE CONTROL INDICATOR COMES ON PERIODICALLY BUT WILL GO BACK OUT FOR MONTHS THEN JUST COME ON. ALSO TRANSMISSION SEEM SLOW ALL OF A SUDDEN NOT GRADUAL WHEN THESE ITEMS STARTED TAKING AFFECT ALL THIS WHILE MOVINF THE DRIVE CONTROL LIGHT SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I FIRST SAW IT.

NHTSA ID

10860427

Incident

Jan 15, 2016

THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND THE RESTRAINT MASSAGE ON

NHTSA ID

10854910

Incident

Apr 1, 2016

Mileage

103,000 mi

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SENSOR WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE SEAT BELT/AIR BAG WARNING WOULD DISPLAY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

NHTSA ID

10851509

Incident

Mar 24, 2016

Mileage

103,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE OCCUPANT AIR BAG RESTRAINT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

NHTSA ID

10817548

Incident

Nov 15, 2015

Mileage

88,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SENSOR WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE SEAT BELT/AIR BAG WARNING WOULD DISPLAY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

NHTSA ID

10747874

Incident

Jul 1, 2015

Mileage

110,000 mi

DRIVERS SEAT SENSOR MAT MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ON THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A ON GOING ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP SAVE LIVES BY AUTHORIZING A RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10730251

Incident

Jun 23, 2015

Mileage

79,189 mi

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. AFTER FIXING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, THE DRIVE SIDE AIR BAG FAULTY LIGHT CAME ON. MY SERVICE ADVISER ASKED ME TO LEAVE THE CAR WITH THEM WHICH I DID AND AFTER FEW DAYS THEY CALLED ME TO PICK UP THE CAR WITHOUT FIXING IT UNLESS I PAY FOR PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THE FAULTY LIGHT. ESTIMATED COST $4,000.00.

NHTSA ID

10721559

Incident

Nov 6, 2014

Mileage

90,000 mi

ALERT STATING PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL & REMAINS THAT WAY. SHOULD BE PART OF AIR BAG RECALL. OTHER SAME YEAR, MAKE & MODEL BMWS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM

NHTSA ID

10717490

Incident

Dec 1, 2014

Mileage

53,000 mi

BMW HAVE A RECALL ON 2006 BMW 750LI PASSENGER SEAT MAT, THIS DEFECT WILL KEEP THE AIR BAG FROM DEPLOYING DURING AN ACCIDENT. BUT IN MOST BMW, FROM FRIENDS OF MINE THE DRIVER SEAT MAT IS THE ONE THAT DEFECTIVE ON A REGULAR BASES BUT BMW IS AVOIDING THE REPAIR, THIS DEFECT CAN A WILL CAUSE SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. THE RECALL# 13V564000 FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT MAT, BUT THE DRIVER SEAT MAT IS THE PROBLEM. MY DRIVE SEAT MAT IS BROKEN MY CAR ONLY HAVE 72000 MILES ON THE CAR,BMW IS AVOIDING THE REPAIR. CORRECT NOW OR SOME ONE WILL DIE SOON, BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT.....UPDATED 04/23/15 *BF *TR

NHTSA ID

10693191

Incident

Jan 5, 2015

Mileage

72,000 mi

THE DOOR DON'T LATCH CORRECTLY, I HAD THE DOOR LATCHES REPLACE IN 2011 AND THEY HAVE BROKEN AGAIN. BMW HAVE A RECALL ON THE DOOR LATCHES FROM 2005 TO 2007. MY CAR IS A 2006, THEY SAY THE DEFECTIVE PART IS NOT IN MY CAR BUT THEY KEY BREAKING. THE RECALL # 12V504000 FOR THE DOOR LATCH. BMW DEALERSHIP REFUSE TO REPLACE OR REFUSE TO RECALL ALL THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR WILL OPEN DURING DRIVING AND THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER WILL HAVE TO HOLD THE DOOR TILL THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. PLEASE HELP THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY WARNING TO BMW.....UPDATED 04/23/15 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO RECALL# 13V564000.

NHTSA ID

10693188

Incident

Mar 2, 2011

Mileage

51,000 mi

AIRBAG WARNING (RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILURE) ALWAYS SHOWS UP WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND IN OPERATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10691238

Incident

Mar 10, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS REMEDIED; HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT BEGAN TO EXHIBIT THE SAME EXACT FAILURES AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS NOT RECALLED AND WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES, BUT NO SOLUTION WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10679881

Incident

Jan 6, 2014

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED AND INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

NHTSA ID

10659990

Incident

Nov 10, 2014

Mileage

52,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD THE SEAT SENSOR REPLACED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

NHTSA ID

10628867

Incident

Aug 20, 2014

Mileage

88,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED RECENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 11/06/14 *BF

NHTSA ID

10628116

Incident

Mar 3, 2014

Mileage

84,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750 LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELLY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THERE WAS SOMETHING PLACED IN THE SEAT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

NHTSA ID

10605610

Incident

May 1, 2014

Mileage

110,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA ID

10597814

Incident

Jan 7, 2014