Three problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2001 BMW 525. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 BMW 525 based on all problems reported for the 2001 525.
We arrived at church, and I remained behind finishing my makeup. My husband locked the car with the fob out of habit, and my foot was holding the passenger door open. Forgetting the door had been locked with the fob, I accidentally allowed the passenger door to close. I had no keys. Services began, not a soul in site outside. I began to panic when I could not get the door or any other to open. The alarm would not trigger, and the sunroof was cracked accidentally about an inch. It was July. I could not get anyone to hear me, and could not get any door or window ajar. Eventually I was able to get the attention of an elder, who went and retrieved the keys and got me out. I was soaked in sweat, using an inhaler about every 20 minutes, extremely scary. The other time this happened, my son was sitting in the car but the alarm went off and would not let him out until I came with the fob. He was 15, so he was not young. I had no idea he could not exit the vehicle should he choose. I know there is some emergency release in the hatch somehow but could not locate. Air bags were scheduled to be replaced, had rental scheduled with dealership, drove 45 minutes to leave car for repair, but they had no rental as was promised, so I returned home in the vehicle.
BMW is using the recall to force people back into their service center. Even when a repair isn't required. Then, they tell you that there are 100 other things that are needed on your vehicle. Attached are the samples of the documents. This behavior is fraudulent and deceptive. Even though they know my vehicle does not need this airbag, they continue to send annoying letters.
Tl takata recall. The contact owns a 2001 BMW 525i. The contact stated that the transmission was slow to change gears intermittently. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the transmission assembly needed to be replaced. Also, while driving 25 mph over a pothole, the undercarriage of the vehicle was damaged and the air bags deployed with force. The driver was not injured. The vehicle remained parked at the contact's residence due to the failure. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v015000 (air bags). The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was not available.
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