Table 1 shows two common air bag related problems of the 2007 BMW M6.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Air Bag problems | |
| Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems |
I have decided to contact you after reading the article on BMW recalling vehicles with defects. The reason is that its been 3 years that we are trying to get any reply ( in vain) from BMW group and BMW representative office here in georgia/tbilisi the BMW car that we have purchased back in 2007 model 650 ci. It was advertised as one of the most safest cars worldwide. In February 2007 we had an accident where the driver was severely injured and the passenger passed away immediately. As later the police report as well as independent experts report stated, the fatal accident could have been prevented if airbags opened (please see attached photos of the accident and of the person that passed away). As shown by the expertise, the vehicle had a factory defect, due to which the airbags did not function when the accident happened. We have learned later that this was not the single case, when the airbags of this particular cars did not open during the accidents. Our lawyers have addressed BMW representative office here in georgia as well as BMW group for further investigations, but BMW has simply ignored us. They do not reply to our queries and ignore our calls. We have been desperate in the past few years searching for justice, the company silently denies its fault, which cased the death of a person - a father of 2 little girls of 2 and 4 years old. . . . I do hope that you will transfer this information to the relevant authorities or inform the larger public, so that people are aware of the "luxury dangerous for life BMW M650 ci model cars".
Car has 50k miles, and suffered premature airbag seat mat sensor failure (same design & manufacturer as other BMW's which were subject to recall of 200k units over this sensor). Airbag and srs fault lights are on, and airbag is inoperative. BMW declined to cover replacement, stating the recall doesn't cover this vehicle. However, the vehicle uses the same defective sensor as the recalled models, which prematurely failed in the same manner, and large numbers of complaints at car meets and on internet forums indicate the 6 series should have been included in the recall, and suffer the same sensor failures, resulting in nonfunctional passenger airbags.