TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY AIR BAG SENSORS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 08V384000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,400. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,200.
2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ISSUES STARTED HAPPENING IN JULY 2013. IT PROGRESSED. THE ISSUE IS WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE THE ENGINE RACES AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW HARD YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE YOU STILL GO FORWARD. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH, A TOTAL OF 13 DAYS AND THEY ARE COMING TO PICK IT UP AGAIN TODAY. YESTERDAY I SUFFERED THE MOST SCARY INCIDENT AS THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND WAS ALMOST HIT ON BOTH SIDES. *TR