Driving approximately 50 MPH an accident occurred where there was oil in road. My car lost control and veered into a guard rail on the highway. My car was subsequently totaled and none of my air bags deployed in the crash.
2005 BMW 545I airbags problems
34 complaints (44% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 99,500. 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 34
- of this car's complaints
- 44%
- typical mileage
- 99,500
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Frontal6
At what mileage
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BMW 545I airbags problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2005 BMW 545I airbags
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Bmw airbag light illumination
Bmw is conducting a safety recall campaign on approximately 200,000 my04 through my06 subject vehicles built through 11/30/05 to correct the front passenger seat air bag occupant detection mat. The specific vehicles included in the recall aremy04- 06/ 5-series with standard and sport seats, my04-06/ x3-series and my06/ 3-series with sport seats. In addition, bmw will extend the warranty coverage of the passenger seat air bag occupant detection mat to 10-year/unlimited mileage on approximately 120,000 remaining my04-06 subject vehicles built through 11/30/05. The specific vehicles included in the extended warranty are my 06/ 6 series, my 06/ 3-series with standard seats, my04-05/ z4, my04-06/ 7 series, my 06/ x5, and my04-06/ 5-series with comfort seats.the average frequency of failures among the extended warranty groups was less than 1/7th of the recall vehicle groups.please see bmw's 08v‑384 recall notification for further detailsdepending on seat configuration and vehicle geometry, the occupant detection mat can fatigue during use depending on the manner and frequency of the front passenger's entry and exit.specifically, over time, micro-cracks could develop in the side flanks of the mat causing a broken circuit.a brokencircuit can lead to the deactivation of the passenger air bag and the illumination of both the air bag warning light and the passenger air bag light.
EA08001
Bmw airbag light illumination
In certain my 2005 through my 2006 bmw vehicles, the occupant classification system (ocs) for the passenger frontal airbag may malfunction and render the passenger airbag inoperative.in june 2006, bmw issued a technical service bulletin (si b 72 02 06) regarding the illumination of the airbag warning light and the passenger airbag status lamp.illumination of these lights warn that an open electrical circuit may be present within the passenger seat mat sensor.when both of the lights are illuminated, the passenger frontal air bag will not deploy in a frontal crash.certain bmw vehicles in addition to the subject vehicles contain the same seat mat sensor.these are the my 2004 5-series, 7-series and x3, the my 2004 through 2006z-4 series and my 2006 3-series, 6-series and x5 vehicles.an improved seat mat sensor was introduced in december 2005 for the mid-my 2006 production.in response to odi's information request letter, bmw provided 1,172 owner reports and 28,238 warranty claims.initial review of the data indicate that 280 non-duplicating owner reports and 13,051 non-duplicating warranty claims may be related the subject defect issue on the subject vehiclesthis preliminary evaluation is being upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea08-001).
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What 2005 BMW 545I owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
As I understand a vehicle for passenger side airbag in passenger side free stream has been dealt with already I just received this vehicle several months ago so it is new to me and I have the same errors as which a recall has been issued for my car 2005 545 I bmw. As I have read after x amount of years a recall is finalized I just received this vehicle several months ago so I feel I am still able to succeed from this safety recall from the manufacture
I am writing to you to address a current national highway traffic administration (the federal safety agency) safety recall affecting my vehicle (and presumably many similar vehicles). I currently own a 2005 bmw 545i 4-door sedan (VIN: [xxx] with 84,474 miles and have recently experienced a front passenger seat occupant detection mat malfunction. This sensor malfunction affects the deployment of the front passenger seat airbag in the event of a collision. The error codes my vehicle is displaying are the same as those addressed in the federal safety agency safety recall (the federal safety agency campaign number 08v384000, dated 5 aug 2008) indicating a passenger airbag has malfunctioned, "off", and will not deploy in the event of an emergency. The federal safety agency recall indicated bmw is recalling 2004-06 5-series models (including the 545i) equipped with seat types that may produce similar errors due to cracking that develops with age. Frankly, I find it ridiculous that other vehicles with the same year, make, and model are experiencing the same malfunctions and errors as my vehicle, however, those vehicles are being covered under a current bmw safety recall while my vehicle is not. In the end, my passenger airbag will not deploy in the event of a collision for the same malfunctioning seat sensor, yet, bmw has turned a blind eye to myself and I presume a large number of owners with this same problem. Can the federal safety agency address this issue with bmw na? Thank you in advance for your time and consideration regarding this matter. Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have questions regarding this issue. Have a great day. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Hello sir or ma'am; I am writing to you to address a current national highway traffic administration (the federal safety agency) safety recall affecting my vehicle (and presumably many similar vehicles). I currently own a 2005 bmw 545i 4-door sedan (VIN: [xxx]) and have recently experienced a front passenger seat occupant detection mat malfunction. This sensor malfunction affects the deployment of the front passenger seat airbag in the event of a collision. The error codes my vehicle is displaying are the same as those addressed in the federal safety agency safety recall (the federal safety agency campaign number 08v384000, dated 5 aug 2008) indicating a passenger airbag has malfunctioned, "off", and will not deploy in the event of an emergency. The federal safety agency recall indicated bmw is recalling 2004-06 5-series models (including the 545i) equipped with seat types that may produce similar errors due to cracking that develops with age. Frankly, I find it ridiculous that other vehicles with the same year, make, and model are experiencing the same malfunctions and errors as my vehicle, however, those vehicles are being covered under a current bmw safety recall while my vehicle is not. In the end, my passenger airbag will not deploy in the event of a collision for the same malfunctioning seat sensor, yet, bmw has turned a blind eye to myself and I presume a large number of owners with this same problem. Can the federal safety agency address this issue with bmw na? Thank you in advance for your time and consideration regarding this matter. Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have questions regarding this issue. Have a great day. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My passenger side air bag light and seat belt light are both on at all times. The on board computer says fault in passenger side seat belt or seat belt tensioner. Also the back brakes don't work at all but the front ones do. Was wondering if this was a recall matter before I spend thousands to fix the problem
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 bmw 545i. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the passenger side air bag indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed and replaced the sensor, but the failure recurred after two weeks. The vehicle was taken back to an independent mechanic who informed the contact about an air bag recall and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure was not remedied. The recall details were not provided. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000.
Passenger airbag restrain system, stationary city street
The front airbag sensor has malfunctioned, this is a huge safety hazard that had a recall and shame on bmw for not covering this for the life of their vehicles. God forbid someone gets hurt because they could not afford to pony up the $1300 to fix this shoddy part
When the vehicle is turned on and while driving, it says passenger air bag malfunction because of seat belt tensioner or something else. And won't turn off
My car has the light on for airbag and seat belt do to malfunction of seat pad sensor in passenger seat.called bmw of america, and was told that my car is not covered under the recall.would appreciate you looking into the matter .thanks in advance.
Questions about the 2005 BMW 545I airbags
Does the 2005 BMW 545I have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 34 complaints about the airbags of the 2005 BMW 545I, 44% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 2005 BMW 545I airbags problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 99,500 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2005 BMW 545I airbags?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the BMW 545I have bad airbags?
The BMW 545I model years with the most airbags complaints are 2005 (34 complaints) and 2004 (18 complaints).
Other 2005 BMW 545I problems
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