2009 BMW Z4 Complaints

Drivers side seat belt frayed at the point where it comes out of the vehicle when I am seated and buckled in. This is nearly impossible for me to see and I only saw it by chance pulling the seat belt out for some incidental reason. I am unclear how long it had been like this. Otherwise this defect is completely hidden as it disappears into the vehicle when I unbuckle.

The airbag sensor in my passenger seat has failed. I have been quoted approximately $2000 to repair this. However researching online I see BMW Service Bulletin SB-[XXX] which indicates this may be a widespread problem? [XXX] I am concerned to take passengers in the vehicle as I do not know if the airbags will deploy, or deploy at the wrong "rate" based on my understanding of how the sensors work. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE SEAT BELT IS FRAYING AT THE POINT WHERE IT MOST COMMONLY RESTS AGAINST THE CHASSIS WHILE I AM WEARING IT. IT SEEMS TO BE RUBBING AGAINST THE CAR CAUSING IT TO FRAY. I ONLY NOTICED IT BY CHANCE, AS IT IS NOT A COMMON SPOT TO LOOK AT WHILE SEATED IN THE VEHICLE.

EBRAKE FAILURE. I WENT ON THE Z4 FORUM AND MANY PEOPLE REPORT THIS SAME ISSUE OF THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE / EMERGENCY BRAKE SIMPLY FAILING TO WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V683000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V683000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED MCKENNA BMW AT (562) 219-4570 (LOCATED AT 10900 FIRESTONE BLVD, NORWALK, CA 90650) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED AND SHUTDOWN WHILE IN MOVEMENT WITH POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ACCIDENT. VEHICLE CANNOT BE TURNED ON UNTIL FULL STOP IS ACHIEVED AND TRANSMISSION PLACED IN "P." IDLE ENGINE RPM CONTINUES TO VARY DRASTICALLY UP AND DOWN WITH INDICATION A PROBLEM PERSISTS AND IS LIKELY POSE THE SAME SAFETY RISK. I BOUGHT VEHICLE USED ON 2012 AND HAD THE ISSUE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE TWICE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALERSHIP TOOK MONTHS TO APPARENTLY RESOLVE. I AM BACK AT RISK.

REAR WHEELS ON BMW Z4 CRACKED DURING NORMAL ROAD USAGE. BOTH CRACKED WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER. THESE ARE 19" WHEELS WITH RUN FLAT TIRES AND 296 WHEEL DESIGN. THESE WHEELS DON'T SEEM TO BE DESIGNED FOR PUBLIC ROAD USAGE BUT ARE ADVERTISED AS SUCH. THEY CANNOT WITHSTAND EVEN MINOR ROAD IMPERFECTIONS. BMW REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY AND DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE WHEEL DESIGN AS DEFECTIVE DESPITE NUMEROUS REPORTS WITH THIS EXACT WHEEL. THEY NO LONGER SELL THE WHEEL ON NEW VEHICLES AND IN FACT EVEN REDESIGNED THE WHEEL IN 2012. *TR

THE CAR HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIME WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IN SOME INSTANCES I DID NOT HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP SUCH AS CROSSING A DIVIDED HIGHWAY, JUST SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY. AS I WENT TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THE ENGINE HAD STALLED AND I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH NO POWER. CAR STARTS RIGHT BACK UP EACH TIME BUT YOU MUST STOP TO PLACE THE CAR IN DRIVE(AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). NEARLY HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE, SOLD ME A $400 BATTERY AS THE FIX. CAR STALLED ON THE WAY HOME FROM DEALERSHIP. RETURNED THE CAR BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE AND SINCE THE INSTANCES DID NOT PRODUCE A FAULT CODE THEY COULD DO NOTHING. CAR CONTINUES TO STALL WHICH MAKES IT A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE ARE 100'S OF POST ON BMW FORUMS WITH THE SAME ISSUE BUT BMW CLAIMS TO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP IN AND MAKE THEM ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THIS IS NOT THE KNOWN BATTERY CABLE ISSUE, THAT WAS REPLACED PER RECALL. *TR

WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR ONE MORNING THE SENSOR WENT OFF LETTING ME KNOW THAT I HAD A LOW TIRE PRESSURE. I WENT AND FILLED THE TIRE TO THE PROPER LEVEL; I THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS FINE, THEN THE NEXT FOLLOWING MORNING THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY FOUND THAT THE RIM WAS CRACKED IN 4 PLACES. I WAS WONDERING HOW THE RIM COULD HAVE GOTTEN CRACKED CAUSE I BARELY DRIVE THE CAR, SITS IN THE GARAGE MOST OF THE TIME, I DRIVE ON EVEN ROADS WHEN I DO, BUT I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 4 MONTHS, PURCHASED IT FROM CAR MAX. I WENT TO VARIOUS POSTS AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RIMS THAT BMW PUT ON THE Z4 35I BECAUSE THEY ARE RUN FLAT TIRES (WHICH MY CAR INITIALLY HAD ON THEM). WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, RUN FLATS WASN'T ON THIS CAR. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE WHEELS (RIMS) BECAUSE IF THE RIM FAILED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY...IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING. *TR