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 WHO MIGHT RIDE IN THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP WAS LEAKING OIL INTO THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS COMPLETED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO SPECIALIZED IN BMW VEHICLES. THE DEALER (GLOBAL IMPORTS BMW, 500 INTERSTATE N PKWY, ATLANTA, GA 30339, (800) 294-1853) WAS CALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO HEAR BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND MY TRANSMISSION HAS AN ISSUE AS IF IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT MECHATRONICS AND OTHER COMPONENTS TO BE AN ISSUE FOR INSTANCE IF YOUR TRYING TO PASS YOUR CAR STALLS AND SAYS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER SHUTOFF MESSAGE DISAPPEARS CAR WILL GO IN LIMP MODE AND CAR STARTS OUT IN 2ND GEAR INSTEAD OF 1ST AND 1ST GEAR WILL ALSO LOCK ITSELF.....THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR A SUPPOSED HIGH END WELL BUILT PERFORMANCE VEHICLE. TRANNY HAS NO ISSUES COMPUTER DOES THAT CAUSES SHUTTER AND STALL LIMP MODE NEARLY COULD HAVE DIED

I'VE BEEN TOLD BY TWO EUROPEAN CAR REPAIR COMPANIES THAT 2006 BMWS ARE FREQUENTLY NEEDING THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULAR REPLACED. THERE IS AN INTERNAL ERROR ON THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT- CODE 93D7. THIS PART HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, AND BECAUSE OF THE EXORBITANT PRICE, I WAS TOLD THAT MANY DRIVERS CHOOSE TO DISCONNECT THE AIRBAGS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING! IS BMW REPORTING THIS ISSUE? I CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY SEEMED COMPLETELY UNINTERESTED AND/OR UNWILLING TO DOCUMENT MY COMPLAINT. MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME THE WARNING WAS DISPLAYED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530I. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT MENTION ANY RECALLS FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

ENGINE OIL FROM THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP MAY ENTER THE BRAKE VACUUM LINE, POSSIBLY ALLOWING OIL TO ENTER THE BRAKE BOOSTER. IF ENGINE OIL ENTERS THE BRAKE BOOSTER, IT MAY DAMAGE THE INTERNAL RUBBER MEMBRANE, CAUSING IT TO DEVELOP LEAKS AND POSSIBLY IMPAIR THE BRAKE POWER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM. THE BRAKES WILL THEN ONLY FUNCTION WITH INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE.

SPEEDOMETER, OTHER ELECTRONIC AND SOUND INDICATORS, AND RADIO RANDOMLY TURN OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. AFTER TAKING IT TO SEVERAL AUTO REPAIR SHOPS, A CORRODED COMPUTER COMPONENT UNDER THE SPARE TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED DUE TO WATER INTRUSION. REPLACING THE PART MADE THE PROBLEM MOSTLY GO AWAY, BUT OCCASIONALLY GET ENGINE AND COOLANT PROBLEM INDICATORS.