Four problems related to air bag light on have been reported for the 2005 BMW 545. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
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.
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 NHTSA. 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.
My car have an overheated cable connection and is causing increased electric resistance, which is a recall and also the passenger airbag light is on and BMW refuse to fix the issues. . They say my VIN wasn't one of the car that's in their database for the recalls. . . . . . . .
On may 12th, I was driving my 2005 545i BMW at 8pm with my wife and two children on the highway. The display indicated a windshield wiper malfunction (would not turn off or control speed of wipers). After a few more miles, I noticed there was no communication to any of the steering column controls, nor did the turn signals work (would not stay on unless held down). Almost simultaneously, the airbag malfunction warning came on, seat belt tensioners may not function, and the active steering system malfunction warning came on, indicating that the car's steering wheel may not be properly aligned with the wheels. The car became more difficult (more effort) to steer, with loss of some power steering. I was able to control the car back down to 20 mph. After stopping at a traffic light, the car entered transmission failsafe program, limiting the car to gears r, n, 1, 2, 3 for the remainder of the trip home. The next morning, the high battery drain indicator came on also. Power windows and remote key functions ceased to work, although I could still control the sunroof. I promptly brought the car into the dealership the next morning on may 13th. The BMW dealership ran a diagnostic and states the szl module in the steering column needs to be replaced. The car is at 51050 miles, and beyond warranty coverage at 5 years old. BMW na will not cover the costs of repair to the vehicle to correct this safety issue, even though there was a technical service bulletin (si b340506) issued for 2006 models describing similar failures in their products. I am submitting this report so that this would not happen to other drivers and their families with similar cars.