Restraint Systems Faulty! Help.
05-07-2004, 09:14 AM
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Hello,
Lately i have been having lots of problems with my car!!!
It started on the 23rd april, When there was a "Restraint systems" warning on the i-Drive screen. It read:-
"Restraint systems Faulty - Function of Airbags, Belt tensioners and belt force limiters faulty. Ensure yout seat belt is fastened despite the fault! Ensure you contact your nearest BMW service dealer."
Then a few minutes later two more faults came up on the screen: 1) Drivers airbags faulty and 2) Front passenger airbags faulty.
The car was booked in.
Before it went in, another warning came-up on the LCD screen: "Drive controls Fail, DRIVE MODERATELY!". It was then found that the windows wouldn't work, the horn failed to function and the central locking was dodgy (sometimes it locked only the rear two doors, sometimes left open the driver door only and sometimes left open only the front passenger) Then the car went in on wed 28 april for software update to V11.1 (quoted by tech guy). The next day it was rudely returned to me with the faults still present!!! The next day the car was taken in again.
On thurs 6th may, the car was returned to me, with no apparent faults. hooray!!
But this isn't the end of the story. In the morning of today (7th may), the seatbelt warning light came on to say on the I-Drive "Fasten Front Passenger Seat Belt". After restarting the car this fault disappeared. thank god.
Then when driving in the afternoon, the seatbelt warning light on the dash started to flash, and then it was on permanently. After this all the original faults mentioned above came back to haunt me.
No horn, windows, c.Locking, + the 3 other faults: Restraint systems Faulty, Drivers airbags faulty, and passenger airbags faulty.
HEELLLLPPP!! Does anyone know what in this world i should do next?
Cheers
from Kiran
Lately i have been having lots of problems with my car!!!
It started on the 23rd april, When there was a "Restraint systems" warning on the i-Drive screen. It read:-
"Restraint systems Faulty - Function of Airbags, Belt tensioners and belt force limiters faulty. Ensure yout seat belt is fastened despite the fault! Ensure you contact your nearest BMW service dealer."
Then a few minutes later two more faults came up on the screen: 1) Drivers airbags faulty and 2) Front passenger airbags faulty.
The car was booked in.
Before it went in, another warning came-up on the LCD screen: "Drive controls Fail, DRIVE MODERATELY!". It was then found that the windows wouldn't work, the horn failed to function and the central locking was dodgy (sometimes it locked only the rear two doors, sometimes left open the driver door only and sometimes left open only the front passenger) Then the car went in on wed 28 april for software update to V11.1 (quoted by tech guy). The next day it was rudely returned to me with the faults still present!!! The next day the car was taken in again.
On thurs 6th may, the car was returned to me, with no apparent faults. hooray!!
But this isn't the end of the story. In the morning of today (7th may), the seatbelt warning light came on to say on the I-Drive "Fasten Front Passenger Seat Belt". After restarting the car this fault disappeared. thank god.
Then when driving in the afternoon, the seatbelt warning light on the dash started to flash, and then it was on permanently. After this all the original faults mentioned above came back to haunt me.
No horn, windows, c.Locking, + the 3 other faults: Restraint systems Faulty, Drivers airbags faulty, and passenger airbags faulty.
HEELLLLPPP!! Does anyone know what in this world i should do next?
Cheers
from Kiran
05-07-2004, 09:29 AM
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Take the car back, inform them you will have their demonstrator 645i and won't bring it back til they fix your car!
well you could try
but seriously, ask to speak with BMW bracknell if they cannot sort it, clearly the gremlins are residing in your electronics....exorcising them can be a real pain!.....you could always switch dealers, I'd imagine there were quite a few unlike here in scotland.
good luck
well you could try
but seriously, ask to speak with BMW bracknell if they cannot sort it, clearly the gremlins are residing in your electronics....exorcising them can be a real pain!.....you could always switch dealers, I'd imagine there were quite a few unlike here in scotland.
good luck
05-07-2004, 09:42 AM
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well i guess you got the "bad" car. Tell the dealer to fix it right away. Try to use your "anger" a little bit to them so they get seriously with your car.
its mechanic you know, sometimes we got the bad thing. not only BMW, mercedes also did that to me 5 years ago. all the windows and "little" mechanic things didnt work well.
Be patient..you will get through it.
please post the development.
its mechanic you know, sometimes we got the bad thing. not only BMW, mercedes also did that to me 5 years ago. all the windows and "little" mechanic things didnt work well.
Be patient..you will get through it.
please post the development.
05-07-2004, 10:01 AM
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Agreed. Take it back right away and mention that BMW may be buying it back when your lawyer calls. I'd seriously push for a good loaner (330i or 7 series -- I doubt a 6 is available). I'd speak to the General Manager of the entire dealership and mention that you will escalate this issue with BMW if it's not fixed right away.
05-07-2004, 11:52 AM
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When you take it back, make sure that checkout the ECU that detects the seat belt buckle, and send information to the Airbag controller. It sounds like bad information is being sent to central computer, or the central computer itself is bad, or you have a faulty seat belt switch.
Good Luck, keep us posted!
Good Luck, keep us posted!
05-07-2004, 02:58 PM
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After taking it to the dealer today and having some words with the General Manager. He has "promised" to fix it by sending it to a regional BMW repairee shoppee, where "Dennis" who is a "award-winning" technical guy, will solve the problem if anyone can. Otherwise, they were talking about a bad crimp in some wires or something or other and will if "dennis" 's effort fails replace the whole wiring loom!!
05-07-2004, 05:00 PM
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What service center you using? I had a similar "gremlin" on a 330i that was down to a wiring termination issue... Regional service cracked the issue in 2 days flat... This was via Park West BMW (now Chiswick BMW)
05-08-2004, 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by NickP' date='May 8 2004, 02:00 AM
What service center you using? I had a similar "gremlin" on a 330i that was down to a wiring termination issue... Regional service cracked the issue in 2 days flat... This was via Park West BMW (now Chiswick BMW)