Tl* the contact owns a 2001 bmw x5. The contact stated that while in park, the front passenger's side air bag deployed inadvertently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and sent technicians to inspect the vehicle. The failure mileage was 149,000.
2001 BMW X5 airbags complaints
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Tl* the contact owned a 2001 bmw x5. While driving approximately 45 MPH, smoke entered into the vehicle and both the passenger and driver side air bags deployed. Shortly after the contact exited the vehicle, it became engulfed in flames. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000.
The airbag warning light on the instrument cluster turned on when I had a passenger in the front passenger seat of the vehicle. It would go off after a few start cycles with no passengers, but then come back on the next time a passenger was in the front passenger seat. I was able to read the codes which indirectly indicated a fault in the occupancy sensor mat in the front passenger seat. I replaced the sensor mat and related wiring interface and the warning light and errors have not returned. There are many owners groups that discuss the apparent high failure rate of these occupancy sensor mats and we have noted that more recent x5 models were recalled, but that earlier models were not. I suspect that the earlier models have the same - or a related - problem.
The consumer parked and turn the vehicle off. After exiting the vehicle the consumer turned around and noticed smoking coming from the steering wheel. The consumer then re-enter the vehicle and the driver's side air bag deployed. This resulted in the consumer having a contusion, eye abrasion and 2 disc in their neck.
Vehicle was "totaled" due to a collision, by another vehicle on passenger's side of consumer's car. Consumer's vehicle was traveling approximately 40-50mph at time of impact. Passenger "side air bag" did not deploy. However, the driver's front, side and passenger front air bags did deploy.
Driving on the exit ramp from fdr drive to the 49th street exit, when suddenly... All air bags on the driver's side began to pop. Front, rear, 5 in all. No accident. Did not hit anything. No apparent/obvious reason. Car ground to a halt; will not move - right in the middle of the road. Car was pushed aside to allow others to pass. Contacted bmw road assistance. Car was towed to bmw of manhattan. They are looking it over, and will tell me their findings. Cursory inspections suggests nothing could have caused it. No scratches, no bumps, no nicks, no nothing! Arrrrrgh! Nlm
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