Free Rental while waiting for airbag recall parts?

PTinVT · 04-05-2016, 03:30 PM

I have a friend who is a SA at my local dealer which has BMW and Honda franchises. I asked him if he could get an inside scoop on when I might be able to get the driver airbag done on my E92. He said it was looking like late summer, and asked me if I would take the rental in the meantime. I asked him what the heck he was talking about.

It turns out, Honda is offering their customers free rentals while they wait for their Takata airbag recall parts.

http://owners.honda.com/Documentum/R...se_0000152.pdf

"A Message to Our Customers 5/22/15
...

If your vehicle is affected by this recall, we encourage you to take immediate action to have it repaired. There is no cost for the repair. Should there be any wait for a replacement airbag inflator, our dealers are prepared to provide alternative transportation in the form of a loaner or rental vehicle, free of charge, until your own vehicle is repaired."

Did I miss a similar memo from BMW?

PTinVT · 04-05-2016, 03:34 PM

[My friend works on the Honda side. He wrote back to me "I tried to look you up in our system, but when I put "Douche" in the computer, hundreds of BMW and Mercedes owners came up."

]

mxchris727 · 04-05-2016, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by PTinVT

[My friend works on the Honda side. He wrote back to me "I tried to look you up in our system, but when I put "Douche" in the computer, hundreds of BMW and Mercedes owners came up."

]

+1 There has never been a death resulting from a faulty airbag in a BMW.

Krynos · 04-05-2016, 04:00 PM

I feel 100x safer in my BMW, that I would in some bottom of the range rental car from Hertz or Enterprise etc. Mmmmm Chevy HHR - joyous!

I submit myself much, much to more danger everyday walking to and from my car than I do from the airbag which may or may not* be dangerous in the event of a crash**.

*not, the answer is not.

**crashes are dangerous mmmkay, don't do that.

El Cheapo Loco · 04-05-2016, 04:32 PM

OK anyone with an answer please chime in. I'd like to have a free rental while taking my time replacing the OFHG and VCG. TIA.

PTinVT · 04-05-2016, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by mxchris727

+1 There has never been a death resulting from a faulty airbag in a BMW.

I didn't realize, of the 10 Takata deaths reported, 9 of them have been in Hondas. (#10, the most recent one was in a Ford Ranger) So I can see why Honda is providing rentals at this point.

Honda sells a lot more cars than BMW so they are more likely to have had issues, but 9 to 0 does not bode well for only a 4x sales gap...

I don't feel so unsafe as to be demanding a rental myself, just more reason to be driving my 850 (as soon as it warms up)

Kenneykickin · 04-05-2016, 05:03 PM

Bmw isn't offering this service as there has not been a case of a Takata air bag rupture in a Bmw.

That's what I was told.

twinboost_MD · 04-05-2016, 05:05 PM

the airbag in my e46 m3 burnt the sleeves off my north face and burn my arms.. my hands were at 2 and 10. No deaths but they'll fug you up

9iron · 04-05-2016, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenneykickin

Bmw isn't offering this service as there has not been a case of a Takata air bag rupture in a Bmw.

That's what I was told.

It's true that there has not been a rupture in a BMW yet. However, the BMW's are using the exact same airbag that has been faulty (resulted in death) for Honda.

Overall, the risk is probably very low, but just because it hasnt happened yet doesnt mean it wont in the future.

Krynos · 04-05-2016, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by El Cheapo Loco

OK anyone with an answer please chime in. I'd like to have a free rental while taking my time replacing the OFHG and VCG. TIA.

I'm sure Honda is not letting you keep your deathtrapscarymobile and have the rental at the same time.

Ravenseal · 04-05-2016, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Krynos

I feel 100x safer in my BMW, that I would in some bottom of the range rental car from Hertz or Enterprise etc. Mmmmm Chevy HHR - joyous!

I submit myself much, much to more danger everyday walking to and from my car than I do from the airbag which may or may not* be dangerous in the event of a crash**.

*not, the answer is not.

**crashes are dangerous mmmkay, don't do that.

Honda I believe is providing a larger mix of their vehicles not affected by the recall, not rentals.

Efthreeoh · 04-05-2016, 08:51 PM

Buddy of mine at work has two Hondas and an E46 cabrio. All three are hit by the Takata airbag bug. BMW had his car for 3 months over the summer of 2015. They finally put a "fresh" Takata airbag in it and said come back when we have a new unit to replace it with. Then recently both his Hondas got the bug. He's now driving two Honda rentals....

8 years and two different continents are his cars built.

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PTinVT armchair enthusiast 221 Rep 1,019 Posts Drives: 18 340xi, 02 325Cic, 93 850Ci Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Burlington, VT iTrader: (3)	Free Rental while waiting for airbag recall parts? I have a friend who is a SA at my local dealer which has BMW and Honda franchises. I asked him if he could get an inside scoop on when I might be able to get the driver airbag done on my E92. He said it was looking like late summer, and asked me if I would take the rental in the meantime. I asked him what the heck he was talking about. It turns out, Honda is offering their customers free rentals while they wait for their Takata airbag recall parts. http://owners.honda.com/Documentum/R...se_0000152.pdf "A Message to Our Customers 5/22/15 ... If your vehicle is affected by this recall, we encourage you to take immediate action to have it repaired. There is no cost for the repair. Should there be any wait for a replacement airbag inflator, our dealers are prepared to provide alternative transportation in the form of a loaner or rental vehicle, free of charge, until your own vehicle is repaired." Did I miss a similar memo from BMW? __________________ '18 340i xDrive EB/Dakota, 6-speed manual, M-sport '02 325Cic vert AW/Montana leather, 5-speed manual, premium/removable hardtop '93 850Ci Oxford Green/Parchment, auto '71 Buick Riviera, 455 V8 land yacht
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PTinVT armchair enthusiast 221 Rep 1,019 Posts Drives: 18 340xi, 02 325Cic, 93 850Ci Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Burlington, VT iTrader: (3)	[My friend works on the Honda side. He wrote back to me "I tried to look you up in our system, but when I put "Douche" in the computer, hundreds of BMW and Mercedes owners came up." ] __________________ '18 340i xDrive EB/Dakota, 6-speed manual, M-sport '02 325Cic vert AW/Montana leather, 5-speed manual, premium/removable hardtop '93 850Ci Oxford Green/Parchment, auto '71 Buick Riviera, 455 V8 land yacht
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Krynos Private First Class 54 Rep 158 Posts Drives: E93 335i, F10 528i Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Southern California iTrader: (0)	I feel 100x safer in my BMW, that I would in some bottom of the range rental car from Hertz or Enterprise etc. Mmmmm Chevy HHR - joyous! I submit myself much, much to more danger everyday walking to and from my car than I do from the airbag which may or may not* be dangerous in the event of a crash*. not, the answer is not. **crashes are dangerous mmmkay, don't do that.
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El Cheapo Loco douchebaggo 186 Rep 972 Posts Drives: stick Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: CA iTrader: (1)	OK anyone with an answer please chime in. I'd like to have a free rental while taking my time replacing the OFHG and VCG. TIA.
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Kenneykickin ///Kenney 89 Rep 760 Posts Drives: 09 335i / 06 330xi Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Idaho iTrader: (0)	Bmw isn't offering this service as there has not been a case of a Takata air bag rupture in a Bmw. That's what I was told. __________________ 2009 335i / sedan / silver & black / stock / 187's / sport and premium package - wife's ( purchased 09/01/2015 ) 2006 330xi / sedan / black and saddle brown / sport, cold weather & premium / stock - mine! ( purchased 04/01/2014 )
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twinboost_MD Private First Class 19 Rep 188 Posts Drives: AW 135i Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Washington, DC iTrader: (0)	the airbag in my e46 m3 burnt the sleeves off my north face and burn my arms.. my hands were at 2 and 10. No deaths but they'll fug you up
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Efthreeoh General 17315 Rep 18,737 Posts Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster Join Date: May 2012 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Buddy of mine at work has two Hondas and an E46 cabrio. All three are hit by the Takata airbag bug. BMW had his car for 3 months over the summer of 2015. They finally put a "fresh" Takata airbag in it and said come back when we have a new unit to replace it with. Then recently both his Hondas got the bug. He's now driving two Honda rentals.... 8 years and two different continents are his cars built. __________________ A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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