2006 BMW 530I

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK AND NO WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DRIVER HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN OR FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

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.

WE HAVE A 2006 BMW 530I IN JANUARY OF 2013 WE HAD A IGNITION COIL GO OUT WITH AROUND 75000 MILES WHICH WAS ABOUT A 275.00$ TO GET FIXED. THEN ON 6/26/13 WE HAD 2 MORE IGNITION COILS GO OUT AT 78000 MILES, THAT TIME IT WAS 507.00 $ TO FIX, THIS MUST BE A FAULTY PART BECAUSE NOW 12/16/13 WITH 82000 MILES IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN! I AM GOING TO PAY FOR THE REMAINING 3 TO BE CHANGED. WHEN I CALLED BMW THERE WAS A RECALL APPARENTLY FROM 2002-2004 FOR THIS. BY WAY OF MY VIN.# I FOUND OUT MY CAR WAS MADE 9/2005 I FEEL THIS PROBLEM NEVER GOT FIXED OR SIMPLY JUST CHANGING THE BRAND OF THE COIL WAS NOT THE ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM! BECAUSE ITS NOT FIXED. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR WITH ISSUES LIKE THIS. WHEN I SPOKE TO A INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED BMW MECHANIC I WAS TOLD IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM! *TR

REF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V384000 WHILE MY VEHICLE IS THE SAME MODEL YEAR, MODEL AND SPECIFICATION LISTED IN THE RECALL, MY VEHICLE'S VIN IS NOT "INCLUDED" IN THE LIST OF RECALLED VEHICLES. I HAVE AND AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THIS EXACT SEAT SENSOR MAT PROBLEM. BMW IS UNWILLING TO COVER ANY WARRANTY WORK AS THE SPECIFIC VIN IS APPARENTLY NOT AFFECTED DESPITE THE FACT THAT CLEARLY IT IS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE OCCUPANTS OF MY VEHICLE BASED ON THE UNRELIABILITY OF THIS COMPONENT AND FEEL THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL VEHICLES THAT EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000. UPDATED 12/30/13*CN

WHILE CHANGING MY OIL, NOTICE THAT OIL HAS BEEN SLOWLY LEAKING AROUND THE VALVE COVER. LOOKED ON ONLINE FORUMS AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I INSPECTED THE AREA WHERE THEY HAVE STATED COMMON BROKEN VALVE COVER BOLTS AND SURE ENOUGH THE BOLTS WERE BROKEN. THEY LITERALLY JUST SITTING IN THE VALVE COVER WITH NO PURPOSE. THEY CAME RIGHT OFF WHEN I PULLED THEM UP BY HAND. *TR