Takata Air Bag Recall Info: 2003-2004 X5s

[Dking078]

Haha, I can't wait to take my E39 in then. If they manage to find anything it will be amazing! But with this info I will enforce a "Do the recall, and get me outa here, ASAP". I don't like mechs messing under my body panels


-Still no letter though.

[OptimusPriM5]

Did no one get a rental while waiting for the parts? I found that expedited things VERY quickly to get me the parts to stop the burn of a rental

[Joshdub]

That would probably just encourage them to replace the bag with another faulty bag.

Not to mention probably any rental car has the same issue.

[OptimusPriM5]

^Huh? Yeah Im sure thats what they did, replace my old bag with a faulty new component thats tagged with my VIN.

All my rentals were 2016 or 2017 model vehicles

[Joshdub]

Lol. Brand new vehicles are recalled as well. This is an industry wide problem stemming from a specific airbag manufacturer.

Cars have been "repaired" with new airbags of the same faulty design. This is why many e46s (and countless other makes/models) need to have the airbags replaced a second time. A temporary solution is/was to replace old defective airbags with new defective airbags because age is a primary factor. An older Takata airbag is more dangerous than a newer one (while both being of the same defective design). So yes, they could very well install a new Takata airbag to calm a bitching customer.

[jsoto]

Recall service scheduled for this Thursday. Another checkmark off the bucket list

[Plattus1000]

Thoughts? Reminds me of a London subway "Mind the gap"

It had a little gap before but now from the driver seat, I can read a magazine without holding it.

I should add, they found a tiny oil leak at a guide cover and suggested it would only be around $2,400 to fix... I asked which tech I would be receiving the week-long oral stimulation from along with the repair.

I double posted kind of, sorry.

[jcp240z]

I hope that's not typical.

[Plattus1000]

One other thing I'd like to mention: As they did the inspection on our X with 181k on the clock, they noted the tiniest things that weren't important. The CV boots had cracks, oil dampness on the edge of the guide cover you can hardly see... Etc, etc.

You would think that they might have asked if the timing chain guides had been replaced seeing as how at this milage/age you're driving a rolling time bomb if you haven't. I'll assume that they hoped the guides would fail and boom, new car or money for a new car for them to repair.
Never, never trust the salesperson unless you fully understand their motivation.

[Plattus1000]

Originally Posted by jcp240z

I hope that's not typical.

It is, I always expect fellatio when being raped.