2008 Bmw 1-Series and 3-Series recalled in the U.S. due to possible side airbag problem

AGAIN?? BMW always has side air bag porblems.

— t_sotello (View Profile)

Posted on 7/13/2009 7:55:30 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

Is not so often...focus.

— Yonder7 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/13/2009 8:49:24 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

lulz. the passionate pursuit of a rebadged, overpriced toyota is more like it.

— sstainba (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2009 9:38:59 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

lure
(lures, luring, lured) 1.
To lure someone means to trick them into a particular place or to trick them into doing something that they should not do.

Lexus, passionately luring customers

— MSP6 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2009 10:43:32 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Funny BMW never seems to resolve these recurring problems (air bags, fuels pumps, spun bearings, subframe tears, window regulators failure, noisy wastegates, turbo lag, AC blowing hot air etc...) they continue on and on and on....

— sector (View Profile)

Posted on 7/13/2009 10:20:33 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

YAWN, why is this even news? Everyone should know by now this would happen you buy poorly engineered vehicles from brands that don't give a damn.

— Badgewhore (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2009 12:22:31 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Potential Number of Units Affected: 214570
Summary:
TOYOTA IS RECALLING 214,570 MY 2006-2008 LEXUS IS, MY 2006-2007 GS AND MY 2007-2008 LS PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ALUMINUM FUEL DELIVERY PIPES (FUEL RAILS). ETHANOL FUELS WITH A LOW MOISTURE CONTENT WILL CORRODE THE INTERNAL SURFACE OF THE FUEL RAILS. AS THIS CONDITION PROGRESSES, THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT MAY ILLUMINATE.
Consequence:
OVER TIME, THE CORROSION MAY CREATE A PINHOLE RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.


WHAT! Toyota,I mean Lexus has a recall?! Say it ain't so :/

— rxh8me9000 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2009 2:28:32 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

All cars have recalls the problem with BMW is they don't test as much as the Japs, and the western philosophy of manufacturing is not as sharp as Toyota's Kaizen with Just in Time delivery where the workers are empowered to stop the assembly line. The German's wouldn't like that, they are not individuals working on the cars but soldiers taking orders from their "invincible German engineering team"...JaWohl!!

— pennfootball (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2009 11:53:03 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Exactly 43LE, those same Europhiles should insist on a Nazi designed cellphone, television, mp3 player, PC,etc,etc... Hear they have pretty good deals on Blaupunkts and Telefunkens lol.

— dhkss2002 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2009 1:24:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

The front airbags don't always work, so no surprise the side ones have the same issue.

rxh8,
Old news, every German manfuacturer (actually, everyone period) has had recalls for corroding fuel lines. Little kids just don't make them like they used to.

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/16/2009 6:54:34 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0