2006 BMW 530XI

I DISCOVERED FAILURES OF MULTIPLE WIRES IN THE TAILGATE/REAR WINDOW WIRING HARNESSES. THROUGH RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE OVER SEVERAL MODEL YEARS - SEARCH FOR BMW E61 TAILGATE WIRING PROBLEMS. THE FAILURES ARE CAUSED BY A POOR DESIGN WHERE THE WIRES ENTERING THE HINGE GUIDES (4) FOR THE GLASS AND TAILGATE ARE REPEATEDLY FLEXED AT A SHARP ANGLE UNTIL THE INSULATION, THEN THE COPPER WIRE BREAKS. SAFETY ISSUES - POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT LEADING TO FIRES (HIGHEST LOAD IS FOR REAR DEFROSTER); LIGHTING FAILURES (REAR HIGH BRAKE LIGHT, LICENSE PLATE LAMPS AND OTHERS); REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO LOSS OF WIPER/WASHER/DEFROSTER; REAR GLASS LATCH OPENING WHILE UNDERWAY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN LOSS OF CARGO OR INGRESS OF EXHAUST FUMES. CENTRAL LOCKING MECHANISM FAILS. IF THERE WERE TO BE AN ACCIDENT AND/OR INTERIOR FIRE ESCAPING THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DIFFICULT THIS IS NOT AN EASILY REPAIRED PROBLEM. IT WOULD BE BEYOND THE CAPABILITIES OF ALL BUT A SKILLED MECHANIC WITH PROPER TOOLS. I DISCOVERED IT WHEN THE REMOTE LOCK/UNLOCK USING THE KEY FOBS FAILED. AS I INVESTIGATED I FOUND THE BROKEN WIRE, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHERS WITH BROKEN INSULATION, SOME WITH BROKEN COPPER STRANDS. *TR

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL STATING THE SENSOR MAT FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DEFECTIVE IN JANUARY 2014 AND THE AIRBAGS DO NOT WORK. THE EXPECTED DATE FOR REPAIRS WOULD BE MARCH 2014. CALLED IN MARCH AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE A SOLUTION AND IT WOULD BE MAY 2014. CALLED ON MAY23RD AND WAS INSURED THEY HAD A SOLUTION AND RECALL FOR REPAIRS WERE BEING SENT OUT BY MAY 31ST, 2014. CALLED AGAIN ON JUNE 13, 2014 AND AM NOW TOLD THEY STILL HAVE NO SOLUTION AND ARE HOPING FOR JULY OR AUGUST OF 2014. MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE JANUARY FOR A KNOWN DEFECT WITH BMW AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. THIS IS NOT A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME AND A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS NOT BEING CORRECTED. *JS

MY VEHICLE MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR BMW RECALL 13V564 BUT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE PRODUCTION DATE IS 2 MONTHS OUTSIDE THE VIN RANGE BMW WILL NOT CORRECT THE DEFECT. ALL OTHER CRITERIA APPLY - MAKE, MODEL, YEAR, ETC. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTION MAT MAY FAIL, RESULTING IN RESULTING IN A DEACTIVATION OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SYSTEM. A WARNING DISPLAY AND ISSUE WAS VERIFIED BY AN AUTHORIZED BMW REPAIR CENTER. THE REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN MADE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MAIN AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROL UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,661.

THE ALUMINUM HEAD BOLT NEAR THE OIL FILTER HAS SHEARED OFF CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL OIL LEAK IN THE SAME AREA AS THE SHEARED OFF BOLT. I HAVE CONTACTED THE BMW DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY ADMITTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE N52 ENGINES. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 3 YEARS THAT THE ALUMINUM BOLTS HAVE FAILED. THE FIRST TIME RESULTED IN A NEW VALVE COVER AND GASKETS. THE RECENT CHINA BMW BOLT DEFECT RECALL (HTTP://WWW.BLOOMBERG.COM/NEWS/2014-04-02/BMW-TO-RECALL-232-098-VEHICLES-IN-CHINA-FOR-BOLT-DEFECT.HTML) SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME BOLT DEFECT AS THE N52 ENGINES. I EXPECT THERE SHALL BE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

IN AUGUST 2013, THE STATION WAGON APPEARED TO LOWER ITSELF IN THE REAR LITTLE BY LITTLE. AS OF THIS FILING, THE REAR END HAS LOWERED ITSELF TO THE POINT IT CAUSES UNSAFE DRIVING AND THERE IS NO SHOCK ABSORPTION OR SUSPENSION ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT APPEARS TO BE FINE. IN JUNE 2006, THERE WAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS UNDER 06V-277 FOR 2006 BMW 5. 6 & 7 SERIES FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 5, 2006-APRIL 26, 2006. MY VEHICLE, PER BMW, WAS MANUFACTURED IN MAY 2005. I AM ALLEGING MY VEHICLE HANDLING AND CONTROL IS IMPAIRED DUE TO THE DEFECT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHOCK ABSORBERS AND THE INCLUSIVE MANUFACTURING DATES SHOULD INCLUDE ALL 2006 BMWS. THE DEALER AND BMW IS NEGLECTING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE BASED ON A TECHNICALITY ON THE INCLUSIVE MANUFACTURED DATES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AN EXPANSION TO THE INCLUSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH NO PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V564000(AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,600. ..UPDATED 05/15/14 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE AIR BAG LIGHT SENSOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES BUT DID NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL AND LATER STATED THAT THE PRODUCTION DATE OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS) BUT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10000. UPDATED 04-23-14 *BF