2004 BMW 5 SERIES Complaints

I OWN A 2004 BMW 545I SEDAN AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR A WHILE ALREADY, AND I READ ABOUT THE RECALL ON YOUR WEBSITE AND CALLED BMW NA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. AND TOLD ME TO BRING IT TO ONE OF THE BMW DEALERS TO GET IT FIX WHICH I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR. I CHECKED AT ONE OF THE BMW DEALERSHIPS AND THEY TOLD ME IT WILL COST ME MORE THAN $1000.00 TO FIX THE PASSENGER\'S SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY CAR IS NOT UNDER THEIR RECALL LIST WHEN MY CAR MATCHES THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL THEY ARE HAVING?! PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU! *TR

THREE BMW HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR LOCKS. CONSUMER STATES THAT 2002, 2004, 2006 BMW HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. *NJ THE 2004 BMW 545I PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE DEALER STATED THE DOOR ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT HALF A YEAR AGO WHEN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG ON/OFF LAMP ILLUMINATED FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND THEN WENT OFF, ALL WITH THE PASSENGER PRESENT IN THE CAR WITH THE SEAT BELT ON. A FEW DAYS AGO THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG ON/OFF LAMP ILLUMINATED WHILE THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THE CAR. THE MESSAGE INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG MAY NOT WORK... THESE SYMPTOMS LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM IDENTIFIED IN ONE OF THE RECALLS FOR THIS CAR; HOWEVER WHEN I CALLED BMW, THEY INDICATED THAT MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THIS. *TR

PASSENGER RESTRAINT MALFUNCTION ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. IT INDICATES THAT THE SEAT BELT LOCK AND/OR AIRBAGS MAY NOT WORK IN AN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I CALLED BMW, THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL AND IT WILL DEPEND ON MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP IF I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

ENGINE TAPPING/KNOCKING ON FIRST DRIVE OF DAY. 8 SERVICE VISITS. SERVICE BY BMW CONFIRMED "NOISE IS NOT NORMAL." ESCALATED TO BMW NA 3 TIMES. FIRST SERVICED UNDER BMW ORIGINAL WARRANTY. BMW CLAIMS JUST A NOISY ENGINE BY DESIGN. EVEN THOUGH BMW CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL, BMW COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT IT WAS OR COMING FROM. BMW IS NOT COMPLIANT IN PERFORMING UNDER THE NEW CAR WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 5 SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR DISPLAYED "PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILURE." THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COST TO REPAIR THE FAILURE WOULD EXCEED $1,400. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 55,000. UPDATED 01/07/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/08/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 5 SERIES. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND FELT SOMETHING BURNING HER LEG. SHE SUSTAINED BURNS TO HER THIGH AND BUTTOCKS AREA DUE TO THE SEAT WARMER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V384000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL) FOR THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO EXPECT A RECALL ON THE AIR BAG; HOWEVER, WITHOUT A RECALL, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS BASED ON HER VIN, BUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V575000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER) WAS REFERENCED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 54,000.

FOR THREE YEARS BLUE SMOKE OCCASIONALLY COMES FROM EXHAUST IN SPITE OF MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR. ELECTRICAL PROBLEM FOR 1 AND 1/2 YEARS RESULTS IN CAR NOT STARTING HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS 4 TIMES. *TR

DT: 2004 BMW 530 I. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, SUCH AS AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMING ON/WINDOWS ROLLING DOWN AND THEN MALFUNCTIONING/TRUNK OPENING, AND HALO LIGHTS STAYING ON. THE ONSTAR OR SOS SYSTEMS WAS NOT WORKING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONSIDERED THIS VEHICLE A LEMON. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT COMPLYING WITH THE LEMON LAW. THIS PROCESS WAS TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. THEY WERE TAKING TOO LONG TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. *AK

2004 BMW 530I DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE EQUIPMENT.*MR THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT AND IT WAS ALSO WORN DOWN TO THE STEEL BELTS ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THE FRONT TIRES ALSO SHOWED SIGNS OF WEAR ON THE INSIDE.*JB