general problems of the 2001 BMW 740

Vehicle had been stationary for several minutes and was parked with emergency break engaged. Key was not inserted. Driver side door open, all doors unlocked. No recent occupants other than the driver seat. Parked at home,in driveway, in gainesville, GA, us. I unloaded some groceries then came back to close driver door. As I approached the vehicle to close drver side door the passenger side airbage suddenly deployed for no apparent reason shattering the windshield. There had been no impact prior to this. It was a hot day.

Common defect: air bag warning light is on. Suspected passenger seat sensor failure. I've had 2 BMW's from this series - both with the same issue - yet no recall from BMW - why? isn't this a safety system? I see airbag recalls on cars dating back to this era. Why none for BMW? also - odometer ribbon cable failure causing pixels to fail. No recall - problem exists across the series from 1996-2001 and beyond. No fix - no recall - no repairs offered. Why?.

Lcd pixel failure dashboard instrument cluster warning indicators unable to see safety and engine warnings.

Burned harness connector to thermostat. Fortunately the burned wires were only about 3 inches past the connector.

While driving, the consumer heard a sound which was coming from the air conditioner. Also, radiator had a crack. Check coolant light illuminated on the dash board. The vehicle was BMW certified. The windows fell off of track, the cd player and the nau system was inoperative.