2006 BMW 530I

PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR FAULTY, AIRBAG DISABLED. FAULTS ARE SHOWING, AND WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER AND BMW USA, BOTH ACKNOWLEDGE AN ISSUE BUT INSIST MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. THE VIN IS NOT ON THEIR ROSTER. BMW RECALLED 200,000 CARS FOR THIS PROBLEM, IN THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL. I NOW HAVE THE ISSUE, AND IT IS A CLEAR SAFETY CONCERN FOR ANY OF MY LOVED ONES WHO MIGHT RIDE IN THE CAR.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED MY 2006 530I. THE AIRBAG INDICATOR SHOWED A DEFAULT SO I TOOK IT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A DEFAULT IN THE MAT SENSOR AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $781.72. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE FOR MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS BMW NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE. I WAS TOLD BY BOTH THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SO THE REPAIR IS ON ME. I ALSO SEE THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. CLEARLY THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT BMW NEEDS TO CORRECT.

I HAVE A 2006 BMW 530I (MAKE: 03/05). TWO DAYS BACK, WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK (HIGHWAY), SUDDENLY THE MESSAGE, "PASSENGER RESTRAINT MALFUNCTION" CAME UP AND WHEN I RESEARCHED ABOUT THIS, I FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2006 BMW 530I'S FOR THIS ISSUE (RECALL SUBJECT : FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT PROTECTION MAT, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000) . BUT, WHEN I EMAILED BMW REGARDING THE ISSUE, THEY SAID MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL LIST. I AM NOT SURE WHY ALL THE CARS ARE NOT INCLUDED WHEN THEY ARE MADE IN SAME YEAR AND SAME MODEL. I AM ATTACHING THE SCREENSHOT OF THE EMAIL THAT BMW CUSTOMER CARE HAS SENT ME AND ALSO OF THE ERROR MESSAGE IN THE CAR. THIS HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY CAR NOW. SO, COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND RESOLVE THIS FOR ME. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *TR.....UPDATED 12/03/15 *BF UPDATED 05/21/18*JB

ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH PASSENGER AIRBAG AND SEATBELT WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. WHEN LIT, THOSE SYSTEMS ARE DEACTIVATED. BMW DEALER REPLACED OC3 MAT [RECALL] APPARENTLY TWICE. PROBLEM RECOCCURRED. DEALER REPLACED POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE [RECALL]. PASS AIRBAG AND SEATBELTS HAVE ILLUMINATED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE. DEALER BLAMED LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE, WANTED TO SELL ME A BATTERY. I REFUSED. THEY TESTED WITH A "GOOD" BATTERY. DEALER NOW STATES SGM MODULE IS DEFECTIVE DUE TO CODE 93F9. IF THAT IS TRUE I BELIEVE THE SGM HAS BEEN DAMAGED DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH OC3 MAT AND BATTERY CABLE CAUSING FLUCTUATING VOLTAGE AND DAMAGE TO SGM, PROBABLY THE CAPACITOR THAT STORES ELECTRICITY. IF YOU SEARCH ONLINE FOR 93F9 FAULT CODE YOU WILL SEE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH BMW.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAG). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

UPON STARTING ENGINE PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG FAULT LIGHTS APPEARED INDICATING AIR BAGS WOULD NOT WORK IN AN ACCIDENT. PASSENGER SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED AT THE TIME AND NO ITEMS WERE ON THE SEAT. DEALER RESET AND REPORTED DIAGNOSTIC TESTS DETECTED LOW VOLTAGE CONDITION TO THAT CIRCUIT. DEALER RESET. DEALER RECOMMENDED I PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY. I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY 10 DAYS LATER.DURING THE INTERVAL BETWEEN RESET AND NEW BATTERY THE LIGHTS DID NOT REAPPEAR. 9/2014 I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAULT LIGHTS APPEARED. SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED AT THE TIME AND NO OBJECTS WERE ON THE SEAT. DEALER DIAGNOSED SAME AS ABOVE. AT TIME OF THIS INCIDENT BATTERY WAS 1.5 YEARS OLD. NO LIQUIDS HAVE EVER BEEN SPILLED ON SEAT. NO MOISTURE ON SEAT. MILEAGE AT TIME OF INCIDENT WAS 23,900. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAULT WARNING DID NOT APPEAR DURING EITHER INCIDENT. PRESUMABLY THAT CIRCUIT WOULD BE SUBJECTED TO THE SAME LOW VOLTAGE CONDITION AS THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

I WAS SENT A LETTER FROM BMW IN JANUARY 2014 CONCERNING RECALL 13V564: FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT. THE LETTER STATES THAT BMW DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT PARTS TO CONDUCT THE RECALL AND I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE. IT IS NOW 6 MONTHS LATER (JUNE 2014) AND I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED; AND I HAVE CALLED MY DEALER (BMW SEATTLE) A FEW TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS. THIS IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING AS THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP CAME ON RIGHT AFTER I RECEIVED THE LETTER CONCERNING THE RECALL. I APPRECIATE THE COMPANY NOTIFYING ME OF THE RECALL BUT IT IS POINTLESS IF THEY CANNOT CORRECT IT AND IT MAKES THEM LOOK LIKE THEY'VE DONE THEIR DUE DILIGENCE OF NOTIFYING ME BUT OTHER THEN THAT THEY HAVE NO SENSE OF URGENCY. I WOULD THINK FOR A RECALL ON SAFETY EQUIPMENT THEY WOULD EXPEDITE SECURING THE PARTS TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. *TR

WARNING SENSOR FOR PASSENGER SEAT BELT NOT ACTIVE WOULD START SHOWING ON MY DASH AND UPPER CONSOLE LAST YEAR. RECEIVED LETTER IN JAN 2014 ABOUT POSSIBLE RECALL IN THE FUTURE CAMPAIGN 13V-564. TODAY IS MARCH 08,2014 AFTER BEING DIVERTED SEVERAL TIMES DURING PHONE CALLS, I DEMANDED IF THEY CAN REVIEW MY WARNINGS IN MY DASH BOARD BUT TO SCAN THE CAR FOR ANY PROBLEMS IT WOULD BE A CHARGED OF 140.00. FIELDS BMW AT WINTER PARK FL, SAID THAT IN ORDER FOR THE SERVICE TO BE FREE OF CHARGE, I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I GET THE LETTER THAT STATES A FORMAL RECALL NEEDS TO BE PERFORMED. I HAVE A FAMILY OF FOUR AND EVEN THOUGHT THE WARNING DOES NOT COME ON OFTEN, I STILL HAVE WORRIES THAT IF IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS OR THE SEAT BELT WON'T WORK. I DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY TO USE MULTIPLE CARS WHERE EVER I GO WITH MY KIDS. I PURCHASED A SOUND CAR AND I WOULD LIKE THE PEACE OF MIND THAT THE AIRBAGS AND SEAT BELTS WILL PROTECT ANYONE IN THE PASSENGER AND REAR SEATS AT TIME OF NEED. I AM AFRAID THAT WE ARE WAITING FOR A TRAGEDY TO HAPPEN BEFORE AN ACTUAL RECALL IS PERFORMED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS A DELAY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED THE HEAT ON HE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR IN THE SEATS. THE AIR BAG LIGHT SENSOR ILLUMINATED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.