2009 BMW 1 Series

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 1 SERIES. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITIONER, BUT NO AIR FLOWED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ELECTRONIC BURNING ODOR AND TURNED OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BMW OF BAYSIDE (LOCATED AT 266 E SHORE RD, GREAT NECK, NY 11023, (516) 304-3700) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,657.

I WAS DRIVING 40MPH AND THEN SUDDENLY ALL LIGHT CONTROLS LIT UP ON MY DASHBOARD AFTER I NOTICED I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE, THEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON SLOWLY WITHOUT MYSELF OPERATING THEM , AS MY CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP/ENGINE OFF. AFTER CALLING ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND WAITING 10 MINS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. RECENTLY REPAIRED PVC RECALL AND UNCERTAIN IF PCV WAS DETRIMENTAL TO OTHER COMPONENTS THAT WERE NOT REPLACED DUE TO THE PCV. BATTERY READ AS GOOD PER MECHANIC.

CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR UP TO 100,000.I KEPT EXPERIENCING THE CAR VIBRATING AS WELL AS THE LOW OIL LIGHT APPEARING WITHIN WEEKS OF SERVICING THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WHILE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY . IN JULY APRROX AT 106,000 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED WAS TAKEN ONLY TO BMW FOR SOLVE THE ISSUE HAVE PAID OVER $3800.00 FOR REPAIR AND LIGHT IS STILL ON. WAS TAKEN ON FRIDAY SEPT 18 AND ON SUNDAY SEPT 20 THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. SPARK PLUGS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TWICE WITH 2 MONTHS THIS CANNOT BE RIGHT. THE CAR APPARENTLY HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND IS UNSAFE.

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