HARD SHIFTING CAR TURNS OFF WHEN DRIVING E BRAKE TURNS ON WHEN DRIVING SEAL BELT TENSIONER LIGHT ON
- NHTSA ID
- 11030129
- Incident
- Sep 27, 2017
- Mileage
- 146,000 mi
Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2006 BMW 750LI submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
HARD SHIFTING CAR TURNS OFF WHEN DRIVING E BRAKE TURNS ON WHEN DRIVING SEAL BELT TENSIONER LIGHT ON
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.
THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND THE RESTRAINT MASSAGE ON
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.
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.
AIRBAG WARNING (RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILURE) ALWAYS SHOWS UP WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND IN OPERATION. *TR
ON DATE IN QUESTION MY GIRLFRIEND SAT DOWN ON THE PASSENGER SEAT AND A RED LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASH BOARD. I TOOK MY VEH TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WASN'T A WARRANTEE ISSUE AND IT WOULD COST ME APPROX $1500.00 ALSO I WAS TOLD MY AIRBAGS WOULD NOT WORK. I DECIDED NOT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. I IMMEDIATELY CALL THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM THAT I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER LETTER. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY, WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG FOR THIS LETTER FROM BMW OF NORTH AMERICA. *TR
I STARTED MY CAR AND HAVE A RED WARNING IN MY SCREEN SAID FAULT IN PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER OR BELT-FORCE LIMITER. FASTEN AND CONTINUE TO WEAR BELTS. PLEASE CONTACT THE NEAREST BMW CENTER. *TR
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