2008 BMW 528I airbags complaints

Filed Apr 23, 2015 · Airbags · 100,200 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 528i. While driving at approximately 35 MPH, the air bag and the restraint system warning lights illuminated while a passenger was occupying the front passenger side seat. The interior warning lights started to flicker and the chime sounded. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the padded sensor in the passenger side seat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v564000 (air bags). The approximate failure mileage was 100,200.

Filed Jun 24, 2014 · Airbags · 60,000 miles · LA · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 528i. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH, the contact crashed into a parking barrier on the left side of the vehicle and the driver side air bag deployed. As a result of the impact from the air bag, the contact sustained a broken left arm. The contact was not aware if a police report was filed. The vehicle was not destroyed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of his defect. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

Filed Apr 13, 2014 · Airbags, Seat belts · 65,000 miles · MO

During an automated car wash, the following warning displays: "fault in passenger restrain system affecting airbag, belt tensioner, or belt force limiter". The airbag and seat belt light become activated when this happens as well. The warning message will stay on for hours after the car gets moderately wet, either in a rain storm or a car wash. Even if the car is turned off and then turned back on the message and errors will persist. It takes about 8-10 hours for the error to go away. This happens consistently and is easily repeatable. The most recent occurrence was april 13, 2014, while driving through a rain storm.

Filed Jul 31, 2013 · Airbags, Seat belts · 79,700 miles · NJ

Restraint system malfunction warning periodically comes on while driving under normal driving conditions. This default deactivates airbags. Have taken to dealer to fix 4 times, and today they decided to charge a fee. This is an ongoing issue with my car and many others with recalls of the exact same model but 2 years older.