Side/window Air Bag problems of the 2001 BMW X5

The contact owns a 2001 BMW X5. While the vehicle was parked, the front passenger side air bag inflated on its own without warning. The driver and passenger were injured, but did not receive medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was driven to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the air bags malfunctioned. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

The contact owns a 2001 BMW X5. The contact stated that while in park, the front passenger's side air bag deployed inadvertently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and sent technicians to inspect the vehicle. The failure mileage was 149,000.

The consumer parked and turn the vehicle off. After exiting the vehicle the consumer turned around and noticed smoking coming from the steering wheel. The consumer then re-enter the vehicle and the driver's side air bag deployed. This resulted in the consumer having a contusion, eye abrasion and 2 disc in their neck.

Vehicle was "totaled" due to a collision, by another vehicle on passenger's side of consumer's car. Consumer's vehicle was traveling approximately 40-50mph at time of impact. Passenger "side air bag" did not deploy. However, the driver's front, side and passenger front air bags did deploy.