bmw 5-series 2010 Complaints

AIR BAGS

air bag warning light illuminates with adult passenger firmly belted into passenger seat. light remains illuminated for periods which vary from 5 minutes to 30 minutes. there is no way to tell if this is a defective light only or if the air bag is inoperative. an additional safety concern is that bmw diagnostic techniques are not able to detect this failure. bmw refuses to correct the defect.

Reported in: NEW YORK NY || Crash: N || VIN #: WBANW5C55AC

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

air bag warning light illuminates with adult passenger firmly belted into passenger seat. light remains illuminated for periods which vary from 5 minutes to 30 minutes. there is no way to tell if this is a defective light only or if the air bag is inoperative. an additional safety concern is that bmw diagnostic techniques are not able to detect this failure. bmw refuses to correct the defect.

Reported in: NEW YORK NY || Crash: N || VIN #: WBANW5C55AC

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

this is the second time this particular problem happened. the first time the car lost power when revs went up above 3.5k rpm and recovered as soon as revs fell below this range. this almost resulted in an accident since the driver behind me was taken by surprise with the abrupt reduction in speed. i took the car to bmw for service and they reported it had been fixed. the second incident occurred while driving at 60mph on the leftmost lane of a three lane highway. the car completely lost power and a warning was displayed indicating: "engine malfunction, you may be able to continue at reduced power". there was no power at all. the engine was completely off, car switched to neutral. i turned the hazard lights on since there was a lot of commuting traffic and the quick reduction in speed could have again resulted in a serious accident. i managed to coast to the shoulder on the right and called roadside assistance. car was towed and is being serviced by bmw. searching the web i found numerous references to this exact problem reported as early as 2008. some of the reports indicate that this issue happened a few times to the same car even after the issue was declared resolved. i am dumbfounded by the fact that a recall hasn't been issued. does it take someone dying for anyone to pay attention and do the right thing?

Reported in: BLOOMFIELD NJ || Crash: N || VIN #: WBANV9C50AC

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

when the temperature hits 100 degrees as it does in the desert 5 months or so per year, the interior cabin fills up with very harmful gas fumes. we owned a 2008 and the same situation. as a result of this and problems with the fuel pump on the 2008, the dealership bought the car back. my husband really wanted another bmw and when he was looking at buying the 2010 he was told all the problems including the gas fumes had been resolved. not so. the car has been back to service twice for the gas fumes and no one can shed any light on the situation. when this happens you cannot drive the car as the fumes will knock you out. the car has to sit on the driveway and air out for a few days. you can't park in the garage as the gas fumes enter the house. for a car of this caliber it is not acceptable. plus it is very dangerous to your health.

Reported in: LAS VEGAS NV || Crash: N || VIN #: WBANW1C5XAC

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

when the temperature hits 100 degrees as it does in the desert 5 months or so per year, the interior cabin fills up with very harmful gas fumes. we owned a 2008 and the same situation. as a result of this and problems with the fuel pump on the 2008, the dealership bought the car back. my husband really wanted another bmw and when he was looking at buying the 2010 he was told all the problems including the gas fumes had been resolved. not so. the car has been back to service twice for the gas fumes and no one can shed any light on the situation. when this happens you cannot drive the car as the fumes will knock you out. the car has to sit on the driveway and air out for a few days. you can't park in the garage as the gas fumes enter the house. for a car of this caliber it is not acceptable. plus it is very dangerous to your health.

Reported in: LAS VEGAS NV || Crash: N || VIN #: WBANW1C5XAC

STRUCTURE:BODY

i was traveling on freeway to the airport when my wife and i heard a loud boom and suddenly heard loud airflow. i pulled off to side of road and inspected car. the sunroof had exploded and shattered. the car traveling behind me also stopped to inspect his vehicle because of flying glass. the cabin door to the sunroof had luckily had been closed so as my wife and i avoided the flying glass. when we returned from our trip i took vehicle to dealer, the vehicle was under warranty. the dealer said this part was not covered and would cost $3600 to repair. we goggled bmw5 series exploding sunroofs and discovered we were not the only ones to experience exploding sunroofs. surely bmw knows about this potentially grievous problem. we called bmw north america and filed a complaint with the resolution department. the next day bmw to my chagrin was willing to pay 50 percent of the repair cost. i expected full coverage. i needed the car back and excepted offer vowing never to buy a bmw again. i expected to become whole and not expecting bmw ignoring the problem thus endangering their drivers for economic reasons. once again goggle bmw 5 series expolding sunroofs. i took vehicle to lexes dealer and traded it. i wanted nothing to do with that car. unfortunately i own another bmw5. what i want from nhtsa is to inspect the problem and i still want to be compensated for the entire cost of the problem not just 50 percent.

Reported in: SAN CLEMENTE CA || Crash: N || VIN #: WBANU5C59AC

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

i was traveling on freeway to the airport when my wife and i heard a loud boom and suddenly heard loud airflow. i pulled off to side of road and inspected car. the sunroof had exploded and shattered. the car traveling behind me also stopped to inspect his vehicle because of flying glass. the cabin door to the sunroof had luckily had been closed so as my wife and i avoided the flying glass. when we returned from our trip i took vehicle to dealer, the vehicle was under warranty. the dealer said this part was not covered and would cost $3600 to repair. we goggled bmw5 series exploding sunroofs and discovered we were not the only ones to experience exploding sunroofs. surely bmw knows about this potentially grievous problem. we called bmw north america and filed a complaint with the resolution department. the next day bmw to my chagrin was willing to pay 50 percent of the repair cost. i expected full coverage. i needed the car back and excepted offer vowing never to buy a bmw again. i expected to become whole and not expecting bmw ignoring the problem thus endangering their drivers for economic reasons. once again goggle bmw 5 series expolding sunroofs. i took vehicle to lexes dealer and traded it. i wanted nothing to do with that car. unfortunately i own another bmw5. what i want from nhtsa is to inspect the problem and i still want to be compensated for the entire cost of the problem not just 50 percent.

Reported in: SAN CLEMENTE CA || Crash: N || VIN #: WBANU5C59AC