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Whoops: BMW Recalls 200,000 Vehicles For Faulty Airbags

Agent009 submitted on 8/13/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:26:19 PM

117 user comments | Category: Misc News | Source: | SOURCE: money.cnn.com

BMW AG is recalling 200,000 vehicles over concerns that the front passenger air bag may not deploy in a crash.

The German automaker says the recall involves the 2006 3 Series, the 2004-2006 5 Series, and the 2004-2006 X3 compact sport utility vehicle.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a posting on its Web site Wednesday that small cracks could develop in a seat detection mat and lead to the front passenger air bags to be deactivated.

Thanks to TauronLB for the tip

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Whoops: BMW Recalls 200,000 Vehicles For Faulty Airbags

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That picture's going to go over well on this site...
— budfrogS4 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 2:29:40 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 12

lol
— silver1 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:25:04 PM | | Votes: -5

Now look here!

Airbags like most systems are a 3rd party supplied part. BMW just got a bad run from the supplier, thats all.

BMW's are well made and well engineered and there is not a question about their quality.

They just have no style and are designed to appeal to the mind of amazinbimmer. Ugly & horrible, but good if you don't mind looking like a WWF fan.
— MadibaP (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 8:45:55 AM | | Votes: -2

This story + that picture = a postfest of epic scale.

Kthor will be posting something in 3...2....
— answer (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 2:42:29 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

Ahh, but funny how the silence persists so far...

had this been a Lexus or Cadillac or Audi recall...what would the post count per minute be?

lol
— 09CTSVforMe (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:16:57 PM | | Votes: 3

Shouldn't the title reflect that its not just "SUV's" that are affected?
— CTS24 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 2:49:12 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 7

i'm surprised 009 posted this at all.
— lexusrox123 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:08:24 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

and that pic is gonna be censored soon. LOL
— lexusrox123 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:08:58 PM | | Votes: 2

I'm surprise to knowing he's a hardcore Bimmer fan...
— silver1 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:26:00 PM | | Votes: -2

Just goes to show NO ONE is safe with me!
— Agent009 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:34:56 PM | | Votes: 3

Yeah, especially since so many of us have pointed out agents' biases of late.
— _43LE (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:44:38 PM | | Votes: 7

3 words for the fanboys on this site:

"Superior"

German

Engineering

Flame away, bois!
— 09CTSVforMe (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:15:08 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -13

And the deboosting begins...

thanks for perpetuating my exact point!

Bwahhahhaaahaahhaaaa...
— 09CTSVforMe (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:35:56 PM | | Votes: -9

All manufacturers have recalls of some sort. But, imagine what all the German fanboys would say if this was Lexus? Can you guess how many negative responses there would be?
— _43LE (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:20:12 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 7

80+
— silver1 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:26:37 PM | | Votes: 2

80+ 100 led by Star and EL34, MT and Staar of course taking up for their brand
— 0to60 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:35:37 PM | | Votes: 6

Gee, I wonder how many Lexus aka Toyota recalls there have been over the last year?
— FactsRule (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:32:02 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3

See what I mean? Of course a German car fan has to counter with a comment about Toyota, how typical and petty.

What is more important is the recall rate, not number of recalls. I wonder who has the latest stats on that. I seem to recall 009 doing some calculations quite a while ago.
— _43LE (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:51:21 PM | | Votes: 6

_43LE- If I told you how many Toyota's were recalled over the last 2 years it would scare you. The better figure might be a percentage of cars recalled compared to produced.
— Agent009 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 4:05:53 PM | | Votes: 4

Yeah, that's what I meant when I said recall rate, the % recalled versus the amount produced (sorry I wasn't clear). Wasn't it you that did those calculations a while ago?
— _43LE (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 5:20:26 PM | | Votes: 5

*the amount recalled versus the amount produced.
— _43LE (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 5:21:52 PM | | Votes: 6

Lexus + Toyota recalls are far less than BMW recalls:

http://www.mycarstats.com/auto_recalls/auto_recalls.asp
— F1_Driver (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 7:14:46 PM | | Votes: 0

I have two BMWs and used to have Audis, and not for a second would I ever expect them to be more reliable or fault-free than anything else, especially Lexus.

I'm just glad I don't have one of the recalled models. I had plenty of them with the Audis, but I still loved them.

— Hachee2001 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:32:36 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3

What's the big deal? BMW has 1 recall and the Japanese fanatics go wild. I wonder what would happen if BMW would have the multitude of recalls the Japanese manufacturers got us used to.
Still the ultimate driving machine...no doubt.
— Star (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:34:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -7

This from the ultimate idiot. thanks!
— 0to60 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:36:53 PM | | Votes: 6

Stick around a few years, and you'll probably find out.
— 09CTSVforMe (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:37:14 PM | | Votes: 2

"BMW has 1 recall and the Japanese fanatics go wild."

Go wild over what? That's funny, of the 21 comments here as I type this, there are no Japanese car fans saying anything negative about BMW. Why don't you back up your comments with something we can believe. Maybe you can use facts next time?
— _43LE (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:48:26 PM | | Votes: 3

0to60,

I never thought I'm going to see the day when you will call yourself and idiot but here it is. You said it. Congrats!
— Star (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 6:46:50 PM | | Votes: 3

That statement would have been to hard for the ultimate idiot to understand. Star, thanks for proving the point.
— 0to60 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 10:16:25 PM | | Votes: -2

Wow...changed the pic already? I like 'em both, post both!
— 09CTSVforMe (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:37:54 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

009 your artistic abilities are simply astonishing
— vladyxa (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:46:35 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

I went to art skool for 5 long hard years!
— Agent009 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 4:07:12 PM | | Votes: -2

I have nothing against BMW, they are just cars like ever other brand out there. I have always thought it kind of ridiculous that there motto is "Ultimate Driving Machine", as in my opinion it does not warrant that. I have test driven all of their models and had 2 company BMW's and never felt anything special about them. Luckily, my company has decided to drop them as a fleet provider and now we can choose.
— PerformanceGuy (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:53:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3

"I have nothing against BMW, they are just cars like ever other brand out there"

Can you name those brands?
— Star (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 4:24:48 PM | | Votes: 1

Staar....?

Who is mentally retarded now?
— dwatson (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 6:45:00 PM | | Votes: 6

I bet you aren't even old enough to obtain a drivers license. I would actually make a wager.

However, It would be a win-win situation for me because if you were, in fact, 16+ years of age then that would be even more humorous.
— dwatson (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 6:47:43 PM | | Votes: 6

Seriously, I don't believe a word you've written.
— gooch (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 6:37:29 AM | | Votes: 1

Let me tell you one thing I do know for sure: BMW is the "Ulitmate Driving Machine".

I have owned 4 different models of the BMW brand and their worldly counterparts could not even come close, especially Lexus, Acura and Infiniti..
— FactsRule (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 3:58:39 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

Here's one from the later part of last year for all of you that secretly envy BMW:

TORRANCE, Calif./TOKYO — Toyota Motor Sales USA said it is recalling approximately 34,400 2006 Lexus GS 300, IS 250 and IS 350 models to fix faulty fuel pipes in the engine compartment. The recall involves both two-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive models.

It is part of a larger global recall by Toyota Motor of some 215,020 units of the Lexus GS, Crown and three other high-end car models in Japan.

— bmwman1963 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 4:07:48 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

Lexus alone has far less recalls than BMW recalls:

http://www.mycarstats.com/auto_recalls/auto_recalls.asp
— F1_Driver (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 7:16:28 PM | | Votes: 2

Faulty fuel lines mean the car might die...

faulty airbags? you might die.
— sector (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 11:30:56 PM | | Votes: 0

what happened buddies? where are your posts defending the the superiority of bmw?
— 1dott8 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 4:17:32 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3

what happened buddies? where are your posts defending the the superiority of bmw?
— 1dott8 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 4:17:33 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

The superiority is obviously still there. Why would you even think that BMW needs defending? Is just a recall.. you know like the tenths, hundreds of recalls Japanese cars have every year.
— Star (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 4:21:49 PM | | Votes: -2

bottom line all vehicles are made with part that may or may not work properly. if you like a brand, like the brand and shut up. just because you like it doesn't mean that everyone else has to. this comment is for the brand loyal, you know who you are.
— 1dott8 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 4:23:20 PM | | Votes: 1

"bottom line all vehicles are made with part that may or may not work properly"

We can certainly agree on that.
— Star (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 4:26:01 PM | | Votes: 4

amazinBimmer is checking to see if this recall applies to his 1/18 scale model..... in due time instead of saying that recalls are low for bmw - he will say audi sucks and that fwd cars have more recalls then rwd cars..... The one BMW I owned never had any recalls that I was notified of. I give them credit for taking a PR hit and ACTUALLY recalling the cars.
— CRS2112 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 4:26:42 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3

Hahaha, where can I custom order that picture up there as a wall poster, or maybe a T-shirt? what about a coffee mug :)

— sector (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 4:39:43 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

I'll make you one for free that says: Auto001 "The Ultimate Loser"
— FactsRule (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 5:18:42 PM | | Votes: -1

that is what I base my car purchases on - hot chics. what are you borat?? btw the genius - 'an' is used before a vowel

you never told us - is your 1/18th scale model recalled as well??
— CRS2112 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 5:11:51 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

CRS2112, 'capial letters' are used at the beginning of sentences as well as for names. Sentences have punctuation at the end, such as a 'period'. When referring to a person use 'who' instead of 'what', jack@ss.
— AdHominem (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 5:35:34 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

Good one on the what/who! I had to boost you for that.
— CRS2112 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 5:58:13 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

amazin, nobody's talking about VW right now, and please don't try to convince us of you sexuality. You clearly made reference to the attractiveness of VW/Audi male drivers in a previous post. It's OK, your surgardaddy moved on & left you for an Audi owner. Accept it & move on. We want to see the real amazinbimmer without all the hatred, please let him live.
— aarononymous (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 7:21:50 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 7

this is a BMW recall post not vw/audi. thanks genius!
— 1dott8 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 10:03:17 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

amazinBimmer seems to have some sort of affinity for negative attention.
— vwowner1 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 2:14:55 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

Lol Michael Taylor time!
— Carboy (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 4:54:42 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

Ok I have a question for those of you guys who actually read the article.

So, since I have a 2006 E90 330i, would I automatically receive a 10 year/unlimited mileage warranty regardless of whether or not my car had the malfunctioning airbag sensor (mine does not).
— dwatson (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 6:41:13 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

"To respond to the problem, BMW said it would extend the warranty to 10 years without any mileage limit for the following vehicles: 2006 6 Series, 2006 3 Series with standard seat, 2004-2005 Z4, 2004-2006 7 Series, 2006 X5 and 2004-2006 5 Series with comfort seats."

I would think this would be for all cars regardless if the vehicle is effected this time or not. The best bet is to ask the service rep next time you bring it in for your scheduled maintenance. Also - I am assuming you mean the warranty for the airbag and not the whole car.

— CRS2112 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 7:20:47 PM | | Votes: 0

yeah I read that but it seemed too awesome to be true. That's a nice thing to do. I'm excited!
— dwatson (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 8:47:25 PM | | Votes: 2

well, i guess we'll all have to trade in our BMWs for lexi now. it was so much fun driving it while it lasted. guess my mom and i will now have the same car. oh well.
— enthusiastx11 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 8:16:57 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5

I guess your mom's the smart one in the family :)
— sector (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 11:43:37 PM | | Votes: -3

my mom's a very smart lady. but she's 65 and views her car as simply an appliance to get her from A to B. she'll tell you herself she couldn't care less about her car as long as it starts.
— enthusiastx11 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 11:42:43 AM | | Votes: 3

lol
— BmwVoyager (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 8:39:46 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

F1_driver,
You link shows Toyota 401 recalls, BMW with 639. Toyota sells about 9x as many cars per year.

I also looked at some of the Toyota recalls on their high volume cars. Interior lights, misc is better than brakes, airbags and wheels that plague BMW.
Granted, I took a quick look, I do recall the first few ES' with a bad transmission tooth and the Tundra knuckle.

10year warranties are good, reminds me of Toyota extending their Tacoma warranties for up to 15 years.
— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 9:09:24 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

but you've forgotten that a BMW is about 50 times more fun to drive than a toylex.
— enthusiastx11 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 9:57:52 PM | | Votes: 1

One question that I have is when there is a negative article about BMW, why does Toyota have to get dragged into this? Are their fans so petty that they have to divert attention to other makes to somehow make up for it? Take the news like an adult please!
— _43LE (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 11:21:30 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

They still make great cars. You gotta be stupid to say they don't.
— bigTYME (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 12:06:22 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

Homer, you have set a new standard for abuse of the language.

Lose -- loose
boistrus -- boisterous
hugmongus -- ???
til -- until
find'em for'em -- ???
over-rides -- overrides

You and huu should get together and create a new dictionary. You two could call it "The Big Kahuna take on language and stuff for Big Kahunas that hate BMWs"

Please, "a bunch of crooks trying to hide their deficiency?" It is a safety recall. That's what the NHTSA does. They've gotten everybody. They're going to get everybody again. No volume automaker is immune.
— gooch (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 6:45:37 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

You dumbass!!! This was a voluntary recall by BMW..

BMW makes some of the safest, best engineered and most fun to drive cars on the market..

That is what makes their name so prestigious and all of the "wannabes" aka Lexus, Infiniti, Acura can't compete because BMW sets the standard for them.
— QuantumMatrix (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 9:42:10 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3

This is funny, BMW's are well built then, yet more evidence that they are not what they used to be!!!
— ubercool (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 7:48:20 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2

I was gonna say here comes the bashers and the defenders, but it seems they've already started.

Granted the 3rd party supplier is responsible for the product being faulty. But BMW does have the blame to keep because they should be testing these units out regularly. Not to mention that 200k is a fairly large production run of parts for a 3rd party to have issue with. Something that probably could have been caught much earlier in the run.

Seems like BMW may want to update their quality control and testing a bit.

Not to take away from them being great cars, but things like this do put little dents in your prestige.
— Whelan (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 9:17:16 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

3-5m a year and you drive a bmw? come on dude, if i made that much i would drive something the average person couldn't even pronounce. genius.
— 1dott8 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 9:18:18 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

Hatred at it's best right there.
— aarononymous (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 7:53:11 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

FI and other ... Lexs has had more recalls in the last 5 years than BMW. In 2006 Lexus recalled 360k + RX350, 400h due to "

JUL 13, 2006 | Recall ID# 51914 Hide Details

Recall Reason VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Recall Date JUL 13, 2006
Model Affected RX400H
Potential Units Affected 367594

Recall Summary
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY AND HYBRID VEHICLES, THE TWO RETAINING CLIPS FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE FORWARD CENTER CONSOLE CAN BECOME LOOSE. IF BOTH CLIPS SEPARATE FROM THE FLOOR CARPET COVER, THE COVER MAY LEAN TOWARD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING INTERFERENCE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ROD.

Consequence
THIS CONDITION MAY INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RETURNING TO THE IDLE POSITION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TWO FLOOR CARPET COVER RETAINING CLIPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 24, 2006, AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY SEPTEMBER 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331 OR LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.

Notes
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. 6LD 60F

Back when this happened, all the " Lexus " fanboys said it is great that they are proactive, but when it has to do with BMW then shame on them. Although, now that I think of it most of the Lexus fanboys on here could never afford their beloved Lexus and are just talking out of their ass
— BMW4me4ever (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 11:08:38 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

Homer007,

You are joking... right? Lexus sells about half of what BMW sells and the things started to get even worse for Lexus.
— Star (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 1:07:08 PM | | Votes: 2

homer . Toyota sells about that many cars. Lexus sell about a 1/3 world wide what BMW sells. who are you crappin?
— BMW4me4ever (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 2:24:06 PM | | Votes: 2

i work for bmw. if you do own one of these vehicle and your air bag light does come on while driving or remains on you should bring it in even before you receive a letter from BMW NA.
— bmwemployee (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 1:21:54 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

Thats a good idea for any car brand
— 0to60 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 3:22:16 PM | | Votes: 0

lol
— aarononymous (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 5:50:15 PM | | Votes: 0

that coment deserves a big DAH!!!!
— 350zdon17 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 6:27:30 PM | | Votes: 1

Have faith my friend, don't let this piece of equipment keep you awake at night :)
— sector (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 11:53:41 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2

enthusiast,
But you forget BMW drivers haven't the foggiest idea how to drive. They probably look around for a clutch for their automatics while their cellphone rings and they spill their Mocha Latte with strawberry bits and sprinkles.
— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 7:40:38 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

you're right. those blue-haired lexus drivers are THE BEST. have you ever watched one of them try to parallel park their ES. it's a hoot!
— enthusiastx11 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 11:44:41 AM | | Votes: 4

bmw4ever,
Holy crap, Toyota had to replace floormats. I can see why someone would choose brakes and airbags that may not work over that.

I remember, the floormats was apparently the worst recall in the history of recalls according to some loser I can't bother remembering.
— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 7:42:56 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3

it was not the floor mats .. what are you talking about .. it had to do with the center console and the clips that hold it down. What would happen is the console becomes loose and begins to press against the rod of the accelerator pedal thus acclerating the car unexpectedly ...

I wouldnt expect you to understand any of that, but whatever. The floor mats was for the 2008 ES350 .. Lexus fanboys are only interested in the truth when it makes you look good. Otherwise, it is blasphemy.
— BMW4me4ever (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 8:43:05 PM | | Votes: 3

All cars will have recalls. There is still human error in and computer function or design. As long as the manufacturers stand behind their product and protect the customers as best as possible, that is all that really matters. Alot was learned from the mistakes Ford made with Firestone tires and that whole disaster ...
— BMW4me4ever (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 8:45:25 PM | | Votes: 3

What if that silly cup holder(cdrom tray) in the 3-series fails to hold and spills hot coffee on your passenger, who then screams and startles the driver who then yanks on the steering wheel 1/4 turn making the Bimmer careening into a road hazard pylon which then catapults into the air striking a windshield of a transit bus coming the other way and the driver does a panic stop resulting in the good people on the bus drinking coffee to spill the hot liquid all over each other causing 3 degree burns left right and center... shouldn't BMW also recall the faulty cut holders too?
— sector (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 12:09:13 AM | | Votes: -2

From the previous link, Lexus had 91 recalls. Considering they sell about 25% the volume of BMW and only 15% worth of recalls.

On the other hand, Toyota sold 690% of BMW's volume yet only had 67% of BMW's volume.
— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/14/2008 7:45:56 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3

what are you talking about?

about 40% of what you say is complete lies, 75% has absolutely no substantiation and about 98% of your comments are rooted in insecurity.

oh, and you own 0% of the cars you talk about.
— enthusiastx11 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 11:47:45 AM | | Votes: 3

staar = go kart i mean benz lover

didnt merc have a similar prob with the 2004 2005 c models? ''snap''
— Germancar_fan01 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 12:50:53 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

I recall a Toyota V6 with "sludge" oil deposits that was being denied by Toyota. But once the Lexus owners with the same problem started screaming "lemon", a voluntary recall was given. Made local news in LA when reporter went to Toyota HQ in Torrance.
— Dr550 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 2:14:30 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3

enthusiast,
Learn to speak English.
— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 2:48:44 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2

Definitely a smudge on the record of BMW...if it wasn't for all the great new product they've been bringing out lately I might care.
— BMW740Z4 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/16/2008 6:55:01 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

BMW cars are far superior to any Asian or American brand. The only competition they have might be Mercedes Benz or Audi and guess what they happen to be German, the ultimate perfectionist.
— QuantumMatrix (View Profile)

Posted on 8/16/2008 9:01:51 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3

QuantumMatrix you can not be serious. BMW make piss poor interiors and there cars are plane jane. Perfection from BMW, that why they put blood stupid cup holders in the middle of the dash, not only looks silly but will kill you in an accident if there is any thing in them. Wake up.
— lovecars11 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/17/2008 8:44:16 AM | | Votes: -2

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