Critical safety recall
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That's good, ours was May 2019, so should be Ok then. (Bare in mind the national UK showroom launch was 9th March, so thats not many)Jim S said:I checked this out with my dealer today. The recall affects Z4 G29 cars built between 5th Nov 2018 and 26th Feb 2019. My car was built early March 2019 so it is not affected.
Number5 said:That's good, ours was May 2019, so should be Ok then. (Bare in mind the national UK showroom launch was 9th March, so thats not many)Jim S said:I checked this out with my dealer today. The recall affects Z4 G29 cars built between 5th Nov 2018 and 26th Feb 2019. My car was built early March 2019 so it is not affected.
Remember that all the cars built for the launch as well as a lot of the advance orders will have been built before 26 February.
Does anyone have an update about the recall fix yet? I understand a few M40i owners have already left their cars with BMW? Iām due to drop off my car at the dealer in the morning but donāt want it parked up in the dealers car park for weeks whilst waiting for parts. Considering cancelling the drop off as it stands to save any problems. I contacted BMW customer service for information as keen to get a suitable replacement if needed but no reply as yet. Any information appreciated.
Obs-Com said:
I got a text from my dealer yesterday to say that my car is now ready for collection. Unfortunately, I am currently away on my holidays down south and unable to collect it until next week. It would appear that the parts have arrived earlier than BMW had initially quoted, so hopefully the job should be done the same day.
unstoppable66
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Mine was done in the UK yesterday, parts definitely available. I'd like to tell you how that has changed the behaviour of the car, but the GWS failed and its awaiting a replacement :x
Good news. Car spent the day at Williams BMW in Bolton and collected at 6pm with all the essential work completed. Took a while to complete as once the parts replaced the car needs to be set up correctly and had to go out a couple of times for testing. Driving home the car felt great but then it always does TBH!
My software has also been updated to latest release (03/20 or 05/20 canāt remember which one). Everything working as it should and no settings needed to be reinstalled. The car felt a little more responsive and sounded better in sport plus (?).
There was a noticeable difference in the quality of sound from the HK Hi-Fi. Much more crisp and better bass quality. Same settings as before via Logic7 but a much better sound all round.
All in all a very positive outcome and with a bit of luck, I hope to be in Switzerland and Austria next week for a quickly rearranged trip.
My software has also been updated to latest release (03/20 or 05/20 canāt remember which one). Everything working as it should and no settings needed to be reinstalled. The car felt a little more responsive and sounded better in sport plus (?).
There was a noticeable difference in the quality of sound from the HK Hi-Fi. Much more crisp and better bass quality. Same settings as before via Logic7 but a much better sound all round.
All in all a very positive outcome and with a bit of luck, I hope to be in Switzerland and Austria next week for a quickly rearranged trip.
I thought I was on to a winner. Managed to argue late last week for a priority slot Monday but without a loaner - not an issue tho the plan was to get the car back Tuesday...
Itās still there :thumbsdown:
Parts werenāt delivered until Tuesday due to delays and then terrible customer service (and a busy work day) means I heard nothing Wednesday at all! Called this morning to be told āitās on the ramp!ā - so clearly they did nothing with it wed!
Midday comes and I call and get told that thereās some retaining bolts on the covers beneath the car that are required as the old ones break on removal but they arenāt included in the recall kit so they had to order them separately!
Long story shortened; they didnāt get them. I moaned. I now have a rubbish Mini Cooper Classic - aka the plastic dream to drive until tomorrow when they assure me the bolts will be on site, fitted, the car road tested and then returned...
Bottom line; chase up the bolts when booking yours in just in case
Itās still there :thumbsdown:
Parts werenāt delivered until Tuesday due to delays and then terrible customer service (and a busy work day) means I heard nothing Wednesday at all! Called this morning to be told āitās on the ramp!ā - so clearly they did nothing with it wed!
Midday comes and I call and get told that thereās some retaining bolts on the covers beneath the car that are required as the old ones break on removal but they arenāt included in the recall kit so they had to order them separately!
Long story shortened; they didnāt get them. I moaned. I now have a rubbish Mini Cooper Classic - aka the plastic dream to drive until tomorrow when they assure me the bolts will be on site, fitted, the car road tested and then returned...
Bottom line; chase up the bolts when booking yours in just in case
Iām not holding my breath that Iāll have mine back on the same day then...
Itās due to go in on the 17th. If the start with āwe donāt have the partsā, then Iāll be annoyed.
Iāve been told itās a one day job and I havenāt been offered a loan car.
Itās due to go in on the 17th. If the start with āwe donāt have the partsā, then Iāll be annoyed.
Iāve been told itās a one day job and I havenāt been offered a loan car.
I got my 1 yr old m30i 3 weeks ago. there was a little bit of displaced fabric on the roof, which they looked at, and said it needed an entire new fabric roof...
It's been at Derby for 4 days sorting. Now they are retaining it until the recall track rod ends are sorted..
They've lent me a black G29 m40i in the interim though, so not all bad!
John
It's been at Derby for 4 days sorting. Now they are retaining it until the recall track rod ends are sorted..
They've lent me a black G29 m40i in the interim though, so not all bad!
John
Got mine this afternoon, software updated whilst it was in too. So good to have it back!
All in was 4 and a half days!
All in was 4 and a half days!
My 3 series has been taken yesterday due to this. Had issues with the electrics so drove to the dealership as I was 5 mins away and they told me to leave and call roadside assistance, didn't even look at the car.
Roadside assistance guy was not impressed at all and told me there were two major recalls on the vehicle and one caused a stop on sales. He couldn't understand why no one has told me about this.
Anyway car has gone in now and I'll be amazed if I see it anytime soon. Dumbfounded that they failed to notify me of a major recall in the anyway and I'm inclined to think it's not that acceptable but hey.
There is a note appeared on the DVLA now stating that a recall was issued on the vehicle yesterday (13th July) so they've logged something when they've got it back. It looks to me like the recall wasn't applied to my vehicle in some way hence the lack of notification.
Roadside assistance guy was not impressed at all and told me there were two major recalls on the vehicle and one caused a stop on sales. He couldn't understand why no one has told me about this.
Anyway car has gone in now and I'll be amazed if I see it anytime soon. Dumbfounded that they failed to notify me of a major recall in the anyway and I'm inclined to think it's not that acceptable but hey.
There is a note appeared on the DVLA now stating that a recall was issued on the vehicle yesterday (13th July) so they've logged something when they've got it back. It looks to me like the recall wasn't applied to my vehicle in some way hence the lack of notification.