2005 BMW 530i complaints

BMW NORTH AMERICA DENIED MY RECALL REFERENCE TO YOUR CAMPAIGN #08V384000. THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED AT YOUR CAMPAIGN IS EXACTLY WHAT MY PROBLEM OCCURRED ON MY 05 BMW 530I. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $1200 FOR THE REPAIR AND I HAVE FOUGHT WITH BMW CUSTOMER RELATION AND I GO NO WHERE. HELP!!! *TR

NEED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF A DEFECTIVE BRIDGESTONE TIRE (RSC-RE050A-245/40R18-93W) BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRE WITH 25K MILES DAMAGE ORIGINALLY REPORTED AT 23,000 MILES. TIRE HAS BUSTED RADIAL BELT AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. COMPANY ADVISES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MAY 08 AS A USED VEHICLE FROM CARMAX THE TIRE WARRANTY IS ONLY COVERED WITH THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS IN FACT CORRECT. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WARRANTY FOR THE TIRE? IS THAT NOT TRANSFERABLE WITH THE CAR? CARMAX IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND SAYING THE TIRES ARE COVERED UNDER THE BRIDGESTONE WARRANTY. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT MY RIGHTS ARE ASAP. I AM RIDING AROUND ON THIS TIRE NOT KNOWING WHEN IT IS GOING TO BLOW OUT ON ME. THANK YOU, DORSELL WILLIAMS *TR

FIRST, THE BATTERY. SECOND, THE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE RADIO, CD, CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEELS, INFO SCREEN, ALMOST EVERYTHING STOPPED WORKING. THIRD, RIGHT AFTER I HAD THIS FIXED, AN ERROR MESSAGE CAME UP THAT THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED AND MAY EFFECT AIRBAGS. ALL THIS IN A FIVE MONTH PERIOD. *TR

ERROR FAULT WITH SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE, SINCE IS COSTS %1500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE SENSOR I CANNOT AFFORD TO DO THIS. I WAS ALSO TOLD IT DEFAULTS IN THE DO NOT FIRE MODE WHICH AGAIN IS STUPID. *TR

2005 BMW 530I BRAKE SAFETY RESERVOIR BLEEDS OFF TOO QUICKLY. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE DOESN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN TWO DAYS, THE CONSUMER MUST USE A GREAT DEAL OF PRESSURE TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL FAR ENOUGH FOR THE ENGINE START SAFETY SWITCH TO ENGAGE, THEREFORE FOR ALLOWING HIM TO START THE VEHICLE. THE INTERMITTENT MANUAL MODE OF THE WIPER OPERATION DOESN'T WORK. *JB

I BOUGHT A 2005 BMW 530I IN JANUARY OF 2005. A FEW MONTHS LATER, I NOTICED THAT THE "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN A PASSENGER OF THE CORRECT HEIGHT AND WEIGHT REQUIREMENT WOULD BE SEATED IN THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR INTO IRVINE BMW AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN IN FOUR TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE (3 TIMES ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY COMBINED INVOICES). ON ONE OCCASION (WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR) A BMW SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME, "EVEN IF THE LIGHT IS ON AND THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, THE AIRBAGS WILL MOST LIKELY GO OFF ANYWAY." (CLEARLY, THIS TYPE OF COMMENT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT BMW LACKS SERIOUS CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CLIENTS). I HAVE CONTACTED BMW OF NORTH AMERICA ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THEY FINALLY GOT INVOLVED ON THE FOURTH SERVICE ATTEMPT IN WHICH THEY CLAIM TO HAVE REPLACED THE PASSENGER SENSORY MAT WITH AN "OLD-STYLE MAT." NOW THE LIGHT DOES NOT ACTIVATE AT ALL, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE DISCONNECTED THE LIGHT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY ANOTHER BMW DEALERSHIP THAT THE COMPUTER IS CLEARLY NOT READING WHETHER OR NOT A PASSENGER IS IN THE CAR, AND THAT IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE; AND THAT IF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS MAY NOT GO OFF AS WELL (IN AN ACCIDENT). I HAVE REQUESTED THAT I BE GIVEN A NEW VEHICLE OF EQUAL VALUE, BUT MY REQUESTS HAVE BEEN DENIED. BMW SEEMS TO EXPECT ME TO CONTINUE USING AN UN-SAFE LEMON, PLACING MYSELF AS WELL A

WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AT APPROX. 3-5 MPH, MY 2005 530I SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS POSSIBLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, THEN QUICKLY SHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE KEY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE BMW DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM, SO THEY HAVE BROUGHT IN ENGINEERS FROM BMW NORTH AMERICA TO ANALYZE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB