Recently, BMW is facing a class-action lawsuit in California, WHERE IT is reported that BMW has been accused of sealing the cup holder under the center console, resulting in damage to electronic equipment and failure of the airbag control module.
The cause of the matter is that a BMW X7 user posted on the BMW forum that he put a soft drink in the cup holder of the 2020 BMW X7, and because the lid was not changed, the drink splashed inside the cup holder. However, when driving, I found that the airbag fault light was lit up and showed the words "repair as soon as possible". At the same time, the user also found that the shift mechanism of his car was locked after entering the P gear parking gear, and could not switch to the D gear forward gear or the R gear reversing gear. After the repair, BMW's official technical staff fixed the cost of 2900 US dollars (about 18,000 yuan), and it is not covered by the warranty, and it needs to be repaired at its own expense.
The post resonated and attracted the attention of many BMW owners, with the plaintiff's lawyer claiming that thousands of other BMW models in addition to the plaintiff's X7 model may have the same problem. At present, BMW has not commented on the lawsuit. In the future, BMW may carry out recalls and repairs to the vehicle to check for and avoid the problem in other users' vehicles.