Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 02/07/2013 | 93000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 bmw 525i. the contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, who stated that the censor in the passenger's side seat needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. the failure mileage was 93,000. | |||
| 02/07/2013 | 93000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 bmw 525i. the contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, who stated that the censor in the passenger's side seat needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. the failure mileage was 93,000. kmj | |||
| 02/07/2013 | 93000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 bmw 525i. the contact stated that the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the censor in the passenger side seat needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and they stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall. the failure mileage was 93,000. ap | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 60000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 bmw 525i. the contact stated that while parked the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated that the front passenger seat mat sensor would have to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000. | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 60000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 bmw 525i. the contact stated that while parked the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated that the front passenger seat mat sensor would have to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000. pmb | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 60000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 bmw 525i. while parked the contact noticed the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated the front passenger seat mat sensor would have to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000. da | |||
| 09/28/2012 | |||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 bmw 525i. the contact stated that while exiting a parking space, the passenger restraint malfunction warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the passenger seat mat sensor had failed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted about the issue. the failure and current mileages were not available. kmj | |||
| 12/16/2011 | 57300 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 bmw 525i. the contact stated that the air bag off warning light and the passenger restraint system warning light illuminated after a passenger occupied the front passenger seat. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic. the mechanic confirmed that the passenger seat occupancy mat sensor failed and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted and confirmed to the contact that the vin failed to qualify for repairs under nhtsa campaign id number:08v384000 (air bags:frontal). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 57,300 and the current mileage was 60,250. | |||
| 12/16/2011 | 57300 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 bmw 525i. the contact stated that the air bag off warning light and the passenger restraint system warning light illuminated after a passenger occupied the front passenger seat. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic. the mechanic confirmed that the passenger seat occupancy mat sensor failed and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted and confirmed to the contact that the vin failed to qualify for repairs under nhtsa campaign id number:08v384000 (air bags:frontal). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 57,300 and the current mileage was 60,250. kmj | |||
| 12/16/2011 | 57300 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 bmw 525i. the contact confirmed both the air bag off warning light and the passenger restraint system warning light illuminated after a seat was taken in the front passenger seat. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic. the mechanic confirmed the passenger seat occupancy mat sensor failed and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted and they confirmed the vin failed to qualify for recall under nhtsa campaign id number:08v384000 (air bags:frontal). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 57,300 and the current mileage was 60,250. rds | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 134000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 bmw 525i. the contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. the dealer advised the contact to replace the passenger seat mat sensor. the manufacturer informed the contact that the vin was not included in any recalls. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 134,000 and the current mileage was 137,000. | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 134000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 bmw 525i. the contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. the dealer advised the contact to replace the passenger seat mat sensor. the manufacturer informed the contact that the vin was not included in any recalls. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 134,000 and the current mileage was 137,000. sm. | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 134000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 bmw 525i. the contact noticed that the air bag warning light was illuminated. the dealer advised the contact to replace the passenger seat mat sensor. the manufacturer advised the contact that his vin had not been included in any recalls. the current mileage was 137,000 and the failure mileage was 134,000. no repairs were performed. bw | |||
| 02/13/2011 | 60000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 bmw 525i. while driving approximately 35 mph the contact was involved in a head on crash with another vehicle. the driver of the other vehicle was intoxicated and driving on the opposite side of the road. the air bags did not deploy. the contact sustained injuries to his face, left shoulder, back and head due to the impact. the contacts face collided with the windshield and he suffered from frequent headaches and numbness to the left side of his body. the passenger of the vehicle also sustained injuries to his back, right shoulder and hand. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to a towing facility. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated they were not granted access to the towing yard in order to inspect the vehicle. the vehicle was destroyed. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000. | |||
| 02/13/2011 | 60000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 bmw 525i. while driving approximately 35 mph the contact was involved in a head on crash with another vehicle. the driver of the other vehicle was intoxicated and driving on the opposite side of the road. the air bags did not deploy. the contact sustained injuries to his face, left shoulder, back and head due to the impact. the contacts face collided with the windshield and he suffered from frequent headaches and numbness to the left side of his body. the passenger of the vehicle also sustained injuries to his back, right shoulder and hand. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to a towing facility. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated they were not granted access to the towing yard in order to inspect the vehicle. the vehicle was destroyed. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000. rvk | |||
| 02/13/2011 | 60000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 bmw 525i. while driving at approximately 35 mph the vehicle was involved in a head on crash with another vehicle. the driver of that vehicle was intoxicated and driving on the opposite side of the road. the air bags did not deploy. the contact sustained injuries to his face, left shoulder, back and head due to the impact. the contacts face collided with the windshield. the contact suffers from frequent headaches and numbness to the left side of his body. the passenger of the vehicle also sustained injuries to his back, right shoulder and hand. the police reported to the scene and a report was filed. the vehicle was towed to a tow yard. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the tow yard would not provide access to inspect the vehicle. the vehicle was destroyed. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000. ds | |||
| 12/01/2010 | 62000 | ||
| Passenger side air bag warning. took vehicle to dealer here in florida - we are here for the winter. dealer bramen in west palm beach quoted us $1700 to repair. we declined as we thought the cost was exorbitant. the dealer rep said it was a safety problem and needed repair. i have looked on the internet and see prior model years have been recalled for what appears to be a similar problem. | |||
| 07/01/2009 | 61000 | 1 | |
| 2007 bmw 525i with airbag system issue (warning light on). i have seen this bmw recall on many models and years, however i am still waiting on mine. thank you for your help in getting this resolved. *tr | |||
| 09/16/2008 | 1 | ||
| On september 16,2009 i was involved in an auto collision in my 2007 bmw 525i series. i was stopped at a freeway exit off the 405 s. where suddenly a vehicle that was doing a speed of no less of 50-60 mph collided into the back drivers side passenger door which resulted me to be pushed forward at least 75-100 feet. the force and impact of the other vehicle was so severe, that is caused the other vehicle to flip over multiple times and land about 100 yards away from impact. with such an impact and the speed of the other car without hitting their breaks at all, you would think that not only the front driver, passenger, or rear passenger airbags (especially that was were the impact was) that the airbags would deploy. that is not the case. no airbags deployed and this is a major concern. i am very lucky that i only suffered injuries and not death and that goes for the passenger in the car with. i am also thankful that i did not have my 5 month old baby in the backseat. if she was is the backseat she would have not her life because no air bag deployed. i was made aware that over 200,000 bmw were recalled for models of 2005-2006. apparently bmw has not resolved the issue for 2007 and possibly 2008 or 2009. this is a serious matter and must be looked into. please take my email seriously and to the heart because no one should lose a life due to incompetence of a major auto manufacturer especially when there seems to be a recall to previous years and exact models. i do not believe bmw is making the necessary corrections or adjustments to this defect which may cause unnecessary injuries and/or deaths. i would like to hold bmw accountable for this issue and would like to be advised on what steps i must take for bmw to take this seriously and make things right. *tr | |||