2006 BMW 530XI

WHEN MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED, DURING STARTUP THE CAR CHIMES WITH AN ERROR "PASS RESTRAINT SYSTEM" "FAULT IN PASSENGER-RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER OR BELT FORCE LIMITER" "CONTINUE TO WEAR THE SAFETY BELT" (VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY) BMW HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT ODDLY MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE GROUP INCLUDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 BMW 530XI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAD AN ABNORMAL ODOR. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AT A FUEL STATION, OPENED THE TRUNK, AND NOTICED FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY A PATRON. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V126000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 08V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 11/02/16*LJ *TR

RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 12V-126: BATTERY CABLE INSULATED BULKHEAD CONNECTOR THE ISSUE INVOLVES A BATTERY CABLE BOLT CONNECTION IN THE TRUNK. SPECIFICALLY, THIS BOLT CONNECTION IS SECURED TO THE TRUNK FLOOR PANEL BY AN INSULATED BULKHEAD CONNECTOR. THE INSULATED BULKHEAD CONNECTOR MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY ATTACHED TO THE TRUNK FLOOR PANEL. OVER TIME, THIS CAN LEAD TO A LOOSENING OF THE BOLT CONNECTION AND CAUSE AN OVERHEATING CONDITION - EXACTLY SAME THING HAPPEND TO ME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V126000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WE NOTICED A WARNING ON OUR DASHBOARD IN JANUARY 2016. BEING THAT WE ARE SENIORS, IT WAS MID- WINTER AND THE AUTO DEALERSHIP WE GO TO IS MANY MILES AWAY, WE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY DRIVE TO SEE WHAT THE LIGHT WAS ON. WHEN WE FINALLY DID, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE. " RECALL HAD EXPIRED " AND TO FIX THE SENSOR MAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WOULD COST WELL OVER $3,000??? IF THERE WAS A " RECALL", SHOULD WE NOT HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED? NOW WE ARE TOLD THE "RECALL HAS EXPIRED" AND WE ARE LEFT WITH A CAR THAT HAS A FAULT IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. WHY WERE WE NOT NOTIFIED OF A RECALL?

I WENT TO BMW OF NORTH HAVEN AND THEY TOLD ME THEY CVANT DO NOTHING FOR ME CONCERNING THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM THEY TRICKED ME INTO GETTING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SAID IF IT WAS THAT THEY WOULD HELP ME REPLACE IT AFTER THE FOUND OUT IT WAS THE MAT THE DECLINED ON FIXING IT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND EFFECTS MOSTLY ALL BMW 530XI AND IT WAS REPLACED AFTER THE CAR WAS 4 YEARS OLD NOW IT HAS TO BE RPLACVED AGAIN AND BMW OF NORTH HAVEN IS TRYING TO CHARGE ME $1200 TO FIX AND ITS A RECALL ON THAT VEHICLE DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY SUGGESTION ON HOW TO GO ABOUT THIS

THE HEATED SEATS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED BURNING A HOLE AND MAKING A LARGE BROWN AREA ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THIS SEAT WILL BURN YOU IF LEFT ON THE HIGH SETTING AND HAS A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL. I AM AFRAID THAT USING IT AGAIN AFTER IT BURNED THIS HOLE WILL CAUSE A FULL SCALE FIRE. NOT VERY HAPPY TO HAVE A LUXURY CAR THAT YOU CAN'T USE ONE OF THE LUXURIES OF BECAUSE OF A SERIOUS DANGER. THESE WERE MY FIRST HEATED SEATS EVER AND MAY BE MY LAST, VERY SCARY!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT OCCUPATION MAT WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530XI. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MAT REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN SOMEONE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ; UPDATED 04/30/18*JB