Tl* the contact owns a 2004 bmw z4. The contact stated that the air bag light illuminated on the passenger side. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000. Updated 09/02/14*lj updated 09/17/2014
2004 BMW Z4 airbags complaints
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Passenger's airbag indication light is malfunctioned. The indication light of passenger's airbag shows always off. Therefore it can't tell the airbag is on or off.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 bmw z4. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked the engine was in operation and the front driver's side air bag inadvertently deployed with an illumination of the passenger's side warning indicator. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who stated that the malfunction was contributed to water leaking into the air bag sensor. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The vehicle currently remained at the dealer for further investigation. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Airbag deployment while vehicle in motion. 9/27/2012 approx. 6:20pm had one of the passenger side airbags deploy without warning while vehicle was being driven. No accident involved, no striking curb, no pothole...nothing untoward. Bmw dealer now has vehicle to determine cause of malfunction. I have requested that bmw north america have a representative inspect the vehicle to assist in determining cause of this malfunction and to pass along his findings to the appropriate individuals at bmw. Had one of the driver's side airbags malfunctioned and deployed while this vehicle was being driven, the results could have easily been catastrophic!
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 bmw z4. The contact stated that the air bag warning lamp illuminated sporadically. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 40,000 and current mileage was 50,000.
When I was driving home from work today my car experienced a power steering issue where the steering wheel would "freeze" or "stick" in one place. I had to exert a lot of force on the wheel to get the steering wheel to move but when it "broke free" it turned a lot with the help of the power steering pump because I was putting so much force on the wheel to get it to move. I had a hard time keeping the car in my lane. The power steering was doing this the entire drive home of 20 miles. The car was very unsafe to drive and this issue needs to be fixed since it is a hazard. If the power steering was just not working at all, it would be okay because then at least the steering wheel would be hard to move all of the time so I could control how much I turned the steering wheel accurately. Since the power steering works "intermittently" but only after I apply a lot of force on the wheel to get the wheel to break free, the car veers violently when the power steering actually does work. This problem is very common per the website and should be recalled. This failure is reported to the federal safety agency on cars ranging from 15,000 miles up to over 100,000 miles. The problem from what I was reading, is more evident in cold or hot temperatures. It was 102f outside today in phoenix on my drive home. The passenger air bag seat sensor was flashing on and off when there was a passenger. The air bag malfunction light turned on after this. I do not know if the airbag will inflate if there is a passenger in the car or not. Bmw states my car is not covered under the recall according to the VIN but the car fits the model, make, and year of the present recall. How can my car have the same problems as the recall describes, be the same make/model/year, but not be covered under the recall? Thanks for your time! [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 bmw z4. When the contact started the vehicle, the front passenger air bag off indicator illuminated. The failure occurred whenever the engine was in operation and remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated the constant failure was contributed to a faulty passenger occupancy seat mat sensor. The vehicle was repaired and the contact planned to notify the manufacturer regarding the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 bmw z4. The contact was driving approximately 75 MPH on normal road conditions. The "air bag" warning warning light indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The warning indicator remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated the passenger seat and air bag sensor required replacement. There was a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v384000 (air bags:frontal). However, the VIN was excluded from the recall defect. The vehicle has not been repaired for malfunction. The failure mileage was 41,400. The VIN was unavailable.
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