2006 BMW M5

AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIME COMPLAINING ABOUT IDLING AND ENGINE KNOCKING. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE GAS, AND THE CHANGE OF WEATHER CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THEY FINALLY SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED THE PARTS IN THE ENGINE, BUT I STILL HAD THE PROBLEM LATER, AND MY NEIGHBOR NOTICE IT AS WELL. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STARTED SMOKING AND THE OIL SPILL TO THE HIGHWAY. AFTER HAVING THE CAR EXAMINED, I WAS TOLD THAT THE BEARING ON THE ROD WAS LOOSED AND HAD CAUSED THE ROD TO BREAK AND TORE THE ENGINE APART. I CONTACTED THE COSTUMER RELATION OF BMW HEADQUARTER AND THEY GAVE ME EVERY EXCUSE WHY THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. I WAS ADVISED BY THE SHOP THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND IT COULD'VE BEEN AVOIDED BY THE DEALERSHIP, ETC. I NEED ADVICE AND I AM CONSIDERING GETTING LEGAL ADVICE. I REFUSE TO PAY $25K FOR ANOTHER ENGINE ON A CAR THAT CAUSED ME $100K AND ENGINE BLOWN SO QUICKLY. BMW KNOWS THAT THIS A PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO CORRECT IT. *KB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW M5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE OR TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS, THERE WAS A SUDDEN ENGAGEMENT THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER MADE TEN ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO KEEP HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL UP TO THE POINT OF ACTUAL ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,500 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000.

THIS ERROR APPEARS ON THE CONSOLE EVERY TIME I TURN ON THE VEHICLE; EXACT ERROR MESSAGE IS : PASS. RESTRAINT SYSTEM , AFFECTING AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER OR BELT-FORCE LIMITER. CONTINUE TO WEAR THE SAFETY BELT. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG PASSENGER LIGHT IS PERMANENTLY ON BOTH THE DISPLAY CONSOLE AND DASHBOARD. TOOK IN FOR SERVICE AT BRAMAN BMW DEALERSHIP IN MIAMI ON 9/20/2010 BUT THE REPAIR WAS REJECTED UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL (AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR MAT INVOLVING OF 8/13/2008). ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE SAME PART (SEAT MAT SENSOR) WHICH THE ENTIRE BOTTOM SEAT HAS TO REPLACE. THE CAR HAD AROUND 54K WHEN THIS PROBLEM STARTED. *TR

THERE IS A MESSAGE READING PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. I FOUND OUT IT IS THE SEAT SENSOR IN THE SEAT THAT TURNS THE AIRBAG ON AND OFF WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT, SO THE AIRBAG IS ALWAYS OFF REGARDLESS IF SOMEONE IS ON THE SEAT OR NOT. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL WITH A BUNCH OF OTHER 2006 5 SERIES BUT THE DEALER IS SAYING MINE IS NOT INCLUDED. I BELIEVE THE 2006 M5 SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL IF IT IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE OTHER VEHICLES IN THE RECALL.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW M5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL IN FEBRUARY 2011. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR HAD FAILED AND IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

ON JUNE 24, 2006, A-UNITED LEASED THE M5 THROUGH BMW OF MONROVIA, FORMERLY ASSAEL BMW. DURING THE DURATION OF THE LEASE, A-UNITED INCURRED LESS THAN 1800 MILES ON THE M5 PRIMARILY BECAUSE THE M5'S SAFETY AND RELIABILITY HAD CAUSED SERIOUS CONCERNS. FROM AS EARLY AS NOVEMBER 2006, A-UNITED BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE M5 WHEN THE UNUSUAL NOISE FROM THE ENGINE BECAME LOUDER AND LOUDER. SHORTLY, THE M5 BEGAN HESITATING TO ACCELERATE. ON OCTOBER 22, 2007, THE M5 WAS TAKEN TO BMW OF MONROVIA FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AS WELL AS THE CAUTIONED SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT SOON ALERT ON THE M5. THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE M5 HAD A DEFECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER PRESSURE SENSOR AND HE DISCOVERED A FAULT MEMORY IN THE VACUUM SENSOR. HE ASSURED THAT HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE SERVICE LIGHT AS WELL AS THE UNUSUAL NOISE FROM THE ENGINE WOULD NO LONGER OCCUR. CONTRARY TO THE TECHNICIAN'S ASSURANCE, THE NOISE CONTINUED AND DID NOT GO AWAY. THE M5 EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS ON AND OFF. BY JUNE 27, 2008, IT WAS DUE FOR ANOTHER ROUTINE SERVICE AND AGAIN, A-UNITED EXPRESSED CONCERNS FOR THE UNUSUAL NOISE AND PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION. THE TECHNICIAN CONTINUED TO REPRESENT THAT THE M5 WAS OPERABLE, SAFE AND IN WORKING CONDITION SINCE HIS CONCLUSION WAS BASED ON THE FACT THAT NONE OF THE COMPLAINTS OR FAULTS WERE STORED. A-UNITED TRUSTED THE TECHNICIAN ALONG WITH BMW OF NORTH AMERICA'S ("BMW") SOUND REPUTATION AND CONTINUED TO RELY ON SUCH THAT THE M5 HAD NO PROBLEMS. BUT, SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE M5'S NOISE GREW EVEN LOUDER THAN IT EVER WAS. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT SOON ALERT CAME ON AGAIN. IN OCTOBER 2008, THE M5 WAS LIGHTLY REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THIS TIME, THE M5'S PERFORMANCE ISSUES HAD RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE M5 CONTINUES TO HAVE NOISES AND ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. NOW, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEFECT HAS OCCURRED AS WELL. *TW

FOR ABOUT A 1.5 MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN HAVING MAJOR ISSUES WITH SMG. IN THE MORNING ON STARTUP. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, IT SHOWS (R). I STEP ON THE GAS AND IT REVS AND DOESN'T DO ANYTHING. YOU THEN HEAR A LOUD CLUNK AND IT POPS BACK TO NEUTRAL. SAME THING WITH DRIVE IN WHICH THERE IS A HUGE DELAY EVEN WHEN IT SHOWS 1. EXTREMELY SCARY WHEN YOU HAVE TRAFFIC COMING UP BEHIND YOU AND YOU CAN'T GET INTO GEAR. I HAVE OPENED DIALOGUES WITH BMWNA, MY LOCAL DEALER, THE GM OF MY LOCAL DEALER DONNA TAFOYA AND AT THIS MOMENT, THE ONLY ERROR THEY GOT WAS A SZL FAILURE. (REPLACED 2X ALREADY) OTHER THAN THAT, NO FAULTS WHATSOEVER SO TO THEM, IT'S A "GHOST" ISSUE. PUMA CASE HAS ALSO BEEN CREATED AND THE FIELD REP WILL BE OUT HERE ON THE 15TH. IN THE MEANTIME, I STILL DO NOT HAVE A CAR I CAN TRUST AND THIS IS MY DAILY DRIVER. *NM