2002 BMW 525I Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BMW 525I. THE DRIVER'S SEAT CONTROLS MAKE A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN MOVING THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING IN THE SEAT TRACK, WHICH CAUSED THE NOISE. WHEN THE CONTACT LOCKS THE VEHICLE, THE ALARM SOUNDS, BUT THE HORN WOULD NOT. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE BATTERY TO FAIL WHEN THIS OCCURRED OVERNIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. IN ADDITION, THE KEYS DO NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE NEEDED A NEW MODULE, WHICH HAS NOT YET ARRIVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

THE REAR FLOOR OF MY 2002 BMW(525I) HAS 2 INCHES OF WATER, CARPET SOAKED,MILDEW, THE FRONT CARPET WAS SOAKED , DRIVERS SIDE(FRONT) WETTER THAN THE PASSENGER FRONT .ALEXANDER BMW SAID THEY HAD NO REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE, THIS MUST BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT IN THE CAR.

WHILE GOING OVER A BUMP VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND SHOOK. CONSUMER HAD TO BRAKE CONSTANTLY TO GAIN CONTROL. DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE BUSHINGS WERE FOUND TO HAVE NO FLUID. HOWEVER, THE BUSHINGS WERE CHECKED ON PREVIOUS VISITS ,AND NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE SEAT HEATER FAILED AND CONSEQUENTLY THE CONSUMER WAS BURNED. *JB

WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE SPLASH SHIELD SCRAPPED THE CONCRETE DRIVEWAY WHEN ENTERING PARKING LOT, AND PARKING SPACE BLOCK. THIS WAS CAUSING THE FRONT BUMPER TO BENT, SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK *TS

WHILE DRIVING FRONT END VIBRATED. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT VEHICLE VIBRATED BECAUSE THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE CUPPING. THE TIRES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE A CERTAIN SPEED IN ORDER FOR THE AJAR INDICATOR LIGHT OR THE ALARM SOUND TO COME ON, TO LET THE CONSUMER KNOW THE DOOR OR TRUNK WAS OPEN. THERE WAS ALSO NO WARNING CHIME TO LET THE DRIVER KNOW THAT OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE RELEASED THE SEAT BELTS. *AK AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE, IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT TWO VEHICLE LENGTHS BEFORE THE GONG SOUNDS, THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS INOPERATIVE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL, AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE SHOWED A HALF A TANK, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING THAT HAD COME FROM THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE JUMPED BETWEEN GEAR(1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND WOULD JERK), THE REMOTE KEY WOULDN'T WORK, THE LEFT REAR SEAT BELT WOULD NOT EXTEND, THE VEHICLE WOULD CRANK BUT WOULDN'T START, THE VEHICLE ALARM WAS TOO SENSITIVE, AND THE RIGHT REAR DOOR'S FULL SHADE DID NOT RETRACT. *SCC THE FUSE IN THE GLOVE BOX WAS LOOSE. *JB

TOOK MY 2002 BMW 525I TO HAVE ITS DRIVER SIDE RAILS REPLACED TO BMW OF PEORIA IN ILLINOIS ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. ABOUT 1 WEEK LATER (AROUND MAY 5) AT A STOP LIGHT A LARGE ALLEN TYPE BOLT FELL AND ROLLED TO MY FEET. THIS BOLT WAS TO MY LAP SEAT BELT WHICH I WAS NOW HOLDING IN MY HAND! THE BOLT WAS NEVER TIGHTENED PROPERLY AND I HAD BEEN DRIVING LIKE THIS FOR AROUND 1 WEEK ASSUMING MY SEAT BELT WOULD WORK WHEN NEEDED. BMW OF PEORIA WAS INFORMED OF THIS THE SAME DAY, IT WAS FIXED BY THE NEXT DAY. I WROTE TO BMW-USA ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE RESPONSE WAS VERY LOW KEY. MOSTLY THAT THEY APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE AND TO TALK WITH MY SERVICE MANAGER TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED. I DON'T THINK THEY EVEN READ THE LETTER WHICH MENTIONED REMINDING BMW SERVICE OF PROPER WORK. JUST WRITING IN HOPES THAT NO ONE ELSE RUNS INTO THIS LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. *NLM

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COVER IS COMING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

GAS GAUGE DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE INDICATOR SHOWED 1/8 OF A TANK. GAS INDICATOR LIGHT NEVER CAME ON TO SHOW THAT FUEL WAS LOW. ALSO, ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING.*AK FUEL GAUGE WAS REPLACED. *TT