2009 BMW 1 Series

FOR LAST 16 MONTHS BMW OF NORTH AMERICA HAS NOT FIX THE PROBLEM ON EXPENSE OF MY OWN SAFETY. WHEN VISITED BMW DEALERSHIP THEY SAY THAT BMW HAS NO SOLUTION TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM YET. I AM DRIVING EVERY DAY THIS CAR COMPROMISING MY OWN SAFETY. WHEN I WANT TO SELL THIS CAR I CAN'T GET FAIR VALUE PRICE DUE TO THE RECALL PROBLEM. POTENTIAL BUYER CHECK CAR SAFETY RECALL AND DO NOT BUY CAR WHICH IS LISTED AS A UNSAFE. BMW IGNORE ALL PROBLEMS.

TAKATA RECALL: MY DRIVER AIR BAG HAVE YET TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS FROM FEBRUARY 5, 2016. I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR OUTSIDE OF MY TOWN FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A SIN!!! IT'S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR. I AM EVEN WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING IN TOWN BUT TRUSTING MY LORD AND SAVIOR FOR MY LIFE SAFETY. TAKATA NEEDS TO GET THE JOB DONE FOR ALL OF US. *TR

TAKATA RECALL WE WERE ADVISED BY LETTER IN FEBRUARY 2016 THAT OUR MODEL HAD A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG, AND THAT WE WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN A SOLUTION WAS AVAILABLE. IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER AND STILL NO NOTICE FROM BMW. CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT OLDER MODEL CARS AND CARS IN DAMP HUMID CLIMATES (WE LIVE IN FLORIDA) WOULD RECEIVE FIRST PRIORITY, SHOULDN'T WE HAVE HEARD BACK FROM BMW BY NOW?

ON NOVEMBER 28, 2014, MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2009 BMW 1-SERIES CONVERTIBLE FROM A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER. WE ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY CONTRACT THROUGH THE DEALER. A FEW WEEKS LATER, MY WIFE NOTICED THE AIR BAG ICON ON THE DASHBOARD WAS LIT AND A AIR BAG "OFF " LIGHT LOCATED ABOVE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR STAYED ON. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM SINCE THEY DID HAVE THE DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT TO DO SO.THEY SUGGESTED THAT WE TAKE TO A REPAIR SHOP THAT HAD THE EQUIPMENT TO TEST IT. AFTER THE REPAIR SHOP TESTED THE SYSTEM IT WAS DETERMINED THAT AIR BAG SENSOR LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER'S WARRANTY COMPANY WAS THEN CONTACTED BY THE REPAIR SHOP TO NOTIFIED THEM ABOUT THE FAILURE AND THE COST TO REPAIR IS ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY $1,800.00. WE WERE THEN NOTIFIED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. WE THEN RE-CONTACTED THE DEALER TO AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR BY THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REFUSED, SAYING THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE TYPE OF WARRANTY THAT WE HAD PURCHASED. OUR CONCERN IS THAT BECAUSE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY, THERE MAY BE A CHANCE OF AN ACCIDENTAL ACTIVATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS AND POSSIBLY INJURY. I READ ON THE NHTSA'S WEBSITE THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION CONCERNING THE AIR BAG SYSTEMS ON BMW'S, ID # 10052013 AND THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER. *TR