2016 BMW X5 SUV RWD

BMW notified me that the connected drive services would not function on my 2016 BMW X5 after Feb 2022. BMW’s failure to assure the functionality of its safety options beyond 5 years of use is inexcusable and unbelievable as is the claim that there is no technical fix. I am almost 80 years old and the features that I will lose are even more important to me now than they were when I purchased the car .BMW chose to put obsolete 3 g technology in the 2016 X5, on the cheap, instead of the 4g technology that had been available since 2010. BMW must have known that 3g had a limited life span since BMW should had a similar problem with older models BMW cars with 2 g that they upgraded for customers

The electric drivetrain, electric engine and the gasoline malfunctioned while the car was driving at speed from 40-50 miles. The car was build with two engine, the electric motor and a twin turbo gasoline engine. The Electronic drivetrain system was designed for first off start the electric engine will drive car until the battery is depleted then the gasoline engine will take over or some time inter exchange the drive. The problem was in cold weather regarding event with the electric battery is fully charged while driving at speed from 30 miles up to 50 miles per hours the electric engine stall for 5-10 second and the gasoline engine does not run either. As result the car was moving at speed 30-50 mile per hours with no power pushing the car at all, when the driver push on the accelerator pedal the car electric engine or the gasoline engine is not respond in 5-10 second. When driving under certain condition that needed the driver to change lane or accelerate the car out of traffic the car simply stall and not respond in 5-10 second on the road or freeway during traffic hours is serious dangerous. BMW does acknowledge of the problem and called " Electrical Machine Electronics' EME wiring harness connector warranty but not recall or admit the dangerous nor the serious of the issue. BMW simply sending out letter to car owner saying due to customer satisfaction regard EME common issue they extend the EME (Electrical Machine Electronics) to 10 years/120,0000 miles warranty. And this is not recall just an extend warranty. BMW even explained by their own word in the letter "if the issue occur your vehicle will store the corresponding fault codes that will be generated, and additionally, the malfunction Powertrain Malfunctions warning light will be on with an illuminated." I took the car to dealer, they keep the car 3 days concluded it was faulty batter cable, charging me $680, one month later same issue, they claim the car batter was the issue, replaced, same issue again

Due to a phasing out of the 3G network by cellular carriers, BMW ConnectedDrive/BMW Assist services, such as BMW Assist eCall, Advanced Real-Time Traffic information, Remote Services, and BMW Online will no longer be supported starting February 2022 for select vehicles. The decision to phase out 3G network technology was made at the discretion of the respective cellular carriers and lies beyond the control of BMW. While we understand your disappointment with the discontinuation of the ConnectedDrive services, due to the hardware included in your vehicle at the time of manufacture, there is not a technology upgrade available that would allow you to continue to use these services after the expiration of your contract or February 2022, whichever comes first.

WHENEVER I GET TO A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN, THE VEHICLE GOES INTO PARK ON ITS OWN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO COGGIN BMW 05/05/2021 AND THEY SAID MAYBE IT NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH THEY DID BUT THE VEHICLE STILL GOES INTO PARK ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY 05/13/2021. THESE INCIDENTS HAVE ALL HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET IN PORT SAINT LUCIE, FLORIDA. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. I DO NOT HAVE ANY RECEIPT TO SHOW BECAUSE COGGIN BMW STATED THAT SINCE THEY ONLY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE THEY DID NOT ISSUE A JOB TICKET. THE TECHNICIAN DID INDICATE THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE BEFORE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS BACK IN THE SHOP, IT GOES INTO PARK WHEN YOU STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN.

FRONT DRIVESHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESS WEAR, PERHAPS TRANSFER CASE AS WELL. VERY SIMILAR TO SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN 17V-138:FROM APRIL/2017 (SAME ISSUE, MY MODEL IS ONE YEAR OLDER THAN RECALL NOTICE), BUT BMW NA WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST FOR THIS DEFECT.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 70 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY AND THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION SOUND FROM THE ROOF. I THEN HEARD AIR AND GLASS. AT THAT TIME I FIGURED OUT THE SUNROOF BROKE. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO STOP I FOUND A HUGE HOLE IN THE SUNROOF.

MY 2016 BMW X5 E40 STALLED AND LOST ALL PROPULSION POWER MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, THE FIRST TIME AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND THE SUBSEQUENT TIMES AT AROUND 25 MPH, FORCING ME TO DRIVE THE CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER AND TRY TO RESTART IT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY KIND AND NO WARNING LIGHT GIVEN PRIOR TO THE STALLS, IT SIMPLY JUST LOST ALL PROPULSION POWER. WE WERE TRAVELING UPHILL ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND WERE FORTUNATE TO NOT BE IN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER THE STALL A WARNING INDICATOR MESSAGE INDICATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC START/STOP MALFUNCTIONED. THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY RESTART AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES WITHOUT ANY WARNING INDICATOR AT ALL, AND THE PROBLEM WILL RANDOMLY REPEAT ITSELF WITHOUT WARNING. PROPULSION DOESN'T SLOWLY STOP, IT CUTS OUT COMPLETELY WITH NO WARNING. THE BMW SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE INTERNAL TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS 89,000 MILES ON IT.

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. NOTHING HIT THE CAR TO CAUSE IT TO BUST.

AIR COMPRESSOR ABSORBS MOISTURE AND PREVENTS VALVES FROM OPENING AND INFLATING AIRBAGS AROUND 4 YEARS OR 60-70K MILES. THIS BREAKS DOWN TO ABOUT A $3200 REPAIR FROM THE DEALERSHIP OR AROUND $2400 FROM AN AUTHORIZED BMW MECHANIC. BOTH PLACES HAVE INFORMED THAT THEY ARE SEEING A TON OF THESE REPAIRS THIS YEAR. FOR AN AIR COMPRESSOR TO BE BLOCKED, AND THE SILICA GEL COMPLETELY ABSORBED WITH MOISTURE ON A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE, IT'S UNACCEPTABLE. THE SIGNS OF THIS MALFUNCTION ARE THAT THE REAR END WILL SAG AND NOT PROPERLY INFLATE (IF AT ALL). SOMETIMES IT WOULD DEFLATE WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE THE WHEELS TO SLAM AGAINST THE CHASSIS, RISKING MUCH MORE SEVERE AND PERMANENT DAMAGE. IN SHORT, THE VEHICLA CANNOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL THE ISSUE IS REPAIRED, AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY OURS WENT OUT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE WAY TO THE STORE AND WE WEREN'T DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GETTING THROWN ALL OVER THE PLACE. THE FEELING IS LIKE EXTREME AIR TURBULENCE BOUNCING YOU UP AND DOWN. MY CHILD ALMOST VOMITED FROM THE BOUNCING. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING HAPPENING WITH THE F15 X5'S AND BMW NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS.

REAR AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED ON A DRIVEWAY, AND WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT ANY IMPACT (COLLISION, BUMP, POTHOLE, ETC). THERE WAS A LOUD BAG AND BOTH COMPRESSION SPRING COMPLETELY DEFLATED, THE CAR ESSENTIALLY DROPPED TO THE AXIL, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE AND UNCONTROLLABLE BOUNCING. UPON MECHANICAL INSPECTION A FUSE HAD BLOWN BUT ALL COMPONENTS OF THE REAR AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM WERE INTACT EXCEPT FOR A VERY SMALL PINHOLE LEAK IN THE RIGHT REAR AIR SHOCK. THERE WAS NO WARNING! NO WARNING LIGHTS, INDICATORS OR SENSOR ACTIVATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE OR FOLLOWING THE FAILURE. I'M CONCERNED THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY, DESIGN FLAW IN THE VEHICLE'S REAR SUSPENSION AND SINCE THERE IS NO WARNING, WHATSOEVER, IT COULD HAPPEN ANY TIME, EVEN A HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHICH I FEAR COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH THE CAR WAS 4 YEAR AND 3 MONTHS AND 54K MILES IN SERVICE.

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON AFTER A LOUD POP NOISE WAS HEARD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. WE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BMW FOR A SAFETY INSPECTION. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED INITIAL REPORT WHERE THEY CLAIM THE AIRBAG HAS FAILED AND WANT US TO PAY $3000 TO REPLACE IT.

I WAS DRIVING MY BMW X5 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30PM ON INTERSTATE 93 GOING NORTH IN MASSACHUSETTS, WHEN I HEARD A EXPLOSION ABOVE MY HEAD. I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE HIGHWAY TO EXAMINE WHAT HAD CAUSE THE EXPLOSION. WHEN I EXAMINED THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED A HUGE CRATER IN THE CENTER OF THE SUNROOF WITH SHARDS OF GLASS COVERING MOST OF THE CRATER WHERE THE INTACT SUNROOF WAS LOCATED. I DID NOT NOTICE AND OBJECT THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSE THE EXPLOSION, NO ICE- IT IS WINTER IN MASSACHUSETTS, NO ROCKS THAT MIGHT HAVE IMPACTED THE SUNROOF TO CAUSE THE EXPLOSION, THE ONLY THING THAT WAS VISIBLE TO ME WERE BROKEN GLASS. PRIOR TO THIS EVENT, I HAD NO REASON TO BE CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SUNROOF, I HAD NEVER HEARD ANY SOUNDS COMING FROM THE SUNROOF AND I NEVER HEARD OR SAW A ROCK, PIECE IF METAL OR ANY OTHER OBJECT IMPACTING THE ROOF OR SUNROOF.

DRIVER WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THEY HEARD A LOUD NOISE AT THE REAR OF THE CAR AND FELT THE STEERING BECOME UNSTEADY. DRIVER LOOKED AT REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW A BLACK OBJECT FLY FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR ONTO THE HIGHWAY. DRIVER PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND FOUND THAT A LARGE PIECE OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS GONE. THE TREAD ON ONE OF THE REAR PIRELLI SCORPION VERDE TIRES HAD PEELED OFF THE TIRE. THE IMPACT FROM THE LOOSE TREAD CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE CAR. AT NO TIME DID THE TIRE LOSE AIR PRESSURE NOR DID ANY WARNING LIGHTS TURN ON TO INDICATE ANY TIRE TROUBLE. LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY WERE HIT BY THE LARGE TIRE TREAD WHICH FLEW FROM THE CAR AND INTO ONCOMING HIGHWAY TRAFFIC.

THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF SHATTERED AFTER CLOSING THE DRIVER DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF A PARKING LOT.

IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR WITH NO REPAIRS ON THE CAR. WE'VE TRIED TO TRADE IT OFF AT A DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO EVEN TAKEN IT IN ON A TRADE BECAUSE THERE IS NO FIX. WE ARE BEING HELD HOSTAGE IN A VEHICLE THAT IS NOW WORTH NOTHING BECAUSE THEY WONT' FIX IT. EVERY TIME WE HAVE IT SERVICED THE COOLANT IS LOW BUT CONTINUE TO SAY ENGINE TESTS FINE.

WHEN DRIVE THE CAR,SUDDENLY DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR CHANGE THE ANGEL.I TRIED THE ADJUST MY MIRROR WITH THE SWITH WHILE I DRIVE THE CAR.IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND BLOOMFIELD BMW DONT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT EVEN I EXPLAIN TO THEM PROBLEM IS A ELECTRIC CONNECTORS PI AND NEEDS CONTACT CLEANER.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY AT AROUND 70 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE SUNROOF "EXPLODED" WITH A LOUD NOISE AND THE GLASS CAME DOWN. THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AT THAT TIME. THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS CAUSE OR IMPACT AND I WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY PRIOR DAMAGE TO THE GLASS.

I PARKED MY X5 ON AN INCLINE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SET THE PARKING BREAK AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. LOCKED IT AND WENT INSIDE. THERE WERE WORKERS OUTSIDE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE COMING IN TO THE HOUSE THAT WITNESSED IT SITTING THERE FOR THAT AMOUNT OF TIME. AFTER BEING INSIDE FOR ABOUT 5 MORE MINUTES OR BETTER, I WENT TO LEAVE AND FOUND THAT MY CAR HAD ROLLED AND HIT A TREE. THE PARKING BREAK WORKED SEEING THAT THERE WAS SNOW BUILT UP ON THE BACK TIRES, HOWEVER, YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURES THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES ROLLED. BMW LOOKED INTO IT AND SAID THE CAR DIAGNOSTICALLY CHECKED OUT FINE AND THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR BOTH FRONT TIRES TO ROLL WHILE IN PARK???

WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF SUDDEN, DASHBOARD BECOMES BLANK. I BROUGHT THIS POINT TO BMW BELLEVUE DEALER. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE IDENTIFIED. HOWEVER, IT OCCURRED A COUPLE OF TIMES IN A YEAR. SINCE I WAS DRIVING 35-SPEED LIMIT ROAD, I PULLED THE VEHICLE AND STOPPED THE ENGINER AND THEN RESTART. THE ISSUE DISAPPREAD. I'M NOT SURE WHAT WOULD BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF IT WHEN I'M DRIVING AT HIGHWAYS OR AT HIGH SPEED.

ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER STICKER BMW X5 5.0 GETS 15/21MPG. I WISH I GET ANYWHERE NEAR THAT. I GET ABOUT 11 AVERAGE MPG. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TWICE AND I CALLED BMW NORTH AMERICA AND THEY SAID THAT IS THE WAY IT IS. YOU WILL NEVER GET WHAT YOU SEE ON THE STICKER. SO WHEN YOU BUY A CAR NEVER TRUST WHAT THEY SAY ON THE STICKER PRICE.

BMW HAS IN MY OPINION DELIVERED CARS WITH A SAFETY RISK DUE TO DISTRACTED DRIVING RISK DUE TO THEIR POOR SOFTWARE. THE METHOD FOR CONNECTING TO AND OPERATING AN IPHONE (AND PERHAPS OTHER PHONES) VIA THE RADIO AND SPEAKERS IS CLUMSY AND DISTRACTING. FOR EXAMPLE, THE SOFTWARE DEMANDS SIX OR SEVEN INTERACTIONS WITH THE PHONE SCREEN AND CAR CONTROL ROTARY SELECTOR AND CAR SCREEN TO ACHIEVE TUNING AN AM STATION. (THERE IS NO AM BAND IN THE RADIO BECAUSE THE BRAKES ON THIS HYBRID WOULD AFFECT THE AM SIGNAL.) IN MY OPINION, BMW HAS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS DISTRACTING AND ANNOYING SOFTWARE AND IT SHOWS A CARELESS DISREGARD FOR ENSURING THE SAFEST DRIVING EXPERIENCE FOR ITS CUSTOMERS AND CLACK OF CONCERN FOR OTHER ROAD USERS. THE DANGERS OF DISTRACTED DRIVING ARE WELL KNOWN. I DROVE A RENTAL FORD ON THE WEEKEND - IT WORKED INTUITIVELY AND FLAWLESSLY VIA APPLE PLAY AND DID NOT CREATE ANY DISTRACTIONS. IN MY OPINION BMW SHOULD BE MADE TO RETRO-FIT THAT SOFTWARE TO THEIR AFFECTED PRODUCTS.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WITHOUT OVERPASSES OR CLIFFS NEAR, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED OUTWARD, AND RAINING GLASS DOWN ON TO THE PASSENGERS. THE TEMPERATURE WAS MODERATE. VEHICLE HAS APPROX 6000 MILES.

SUNROOF IMPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY

UPON FIRST SERVICE, BASED UPON WHIRRING NOISE IN FRONT OF CAR, SERVICE ADVISOR ADVISED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE BADLY CUPPED ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE EDGES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A SECOND SERVICE ADVISOR ADVISED THAT THE BMW X5 WITH THE SPORTS PACKAGE NATURALLY CUPPED THE FRONT TIRES AND MOST PEOPLE CHOOSE TO REPLACE THE TIRES BEFORE 18000 MILES DUE TO NOISE. THIS IS AN 80,000+ DOLLAR CAR. DOES THAT SEEM NORMAL, OR ACCEPTABLE. BMW'S ONLY RESPONSE AFTER SEVERAL CONTACTS WAS TO HAVE A LADY FROM PUBLIC RELATIONS CALL ME AND TELL ME BMW WASN'T GOING TO PAY ANYTHING. I NEVER ASKED THEM TO PAY ANYTHING. IF THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. KNOWING THEY HAVE PRODUCED A CAR THAT WITH THE SPORTS PACKAGE EXCESSIVELY WEARS TIRES, EXPENSIVE TIRES, MEANS THEY SHOULD NOT PUT THE SPORTS PACKAGES ON THE X5, 50I. SINCE BMW REFUSES TO EVEN RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEMS, WHERE SHOULD I TURN? ONE DEALERSHIP HAS OFFERED TO SELL BE TWO FRONT TIRES FOR $700, BUT SHOULD I HAVE TO BUY THEM. WE'RE TALKING NEW TIRES EVERY 15-18000 MILES.

I STOPPED AT THE ENTRANCE OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX AND WAS WAITING FOR THE SECURITY GATE TO OPEN. ONCE I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE AUTO START STOP FUNCTION TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHILE STOPPED, WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE, SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF STRIKING THE SECURITY GATE AS IT WAS OPENING. THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED EITHER.

MY CAR BMW X5 WAS DAMAGES BY ACCIDENT, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE MALFUNCTIONING OF THE TAILGATE, WHICH OPEN SPONTANEOUSLY TWICE WITHOUT WARNING NEITHER BY SOUND NOR BY COMMAND. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN I TURNED ON THE ENGINE WITH ATTEMPT TO MOVE FROM THE BUILDING GARAGE. ALLEGEDLY WARNING SYSTEM MUST BE DESIGNED IN THE BMW X 5. THE WARNING SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH FOOTAGE, IN WHICH YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE EVENT OF ACCIDENT. ALSO, I CAN DEMONSTRATE, AS YOU CAN SEE ON FOOTAGE, THAT I MADE A FAIR ATTEMPT TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENT BY TRYING TO CLOSE SPONTANEOUSLY OPEN TAILGATE, WHICH RE-OPEN AGAIN SPONTANEOUSLY WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE REAR TAILGATE GLASS EXPLODED IN A PIECES OF NEEDLE AND HALF A DIME SIZE AFTER POSSIBLE MINOR TOUCH OF THE REAR WIPER. IF THE MINOR IMPACT OF THE REAR WIPER TOOK PLACE, IT MUST NOT CAUSE SUCH DISPROPORTIONAL DAMAGES TO THE CAR SUCH AS EXPLOSION OF THE REAR TAILGATE WINDOW. THE PICTURE OF THE DEBRIS ALSO IS AVAILABLE. THE ARBELLA INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED THIS EVENT AS A SIMPLE CAR ACCIDENT, SINCE THE ARBELLA INSURANCE COMPANY DOES NOT AN EQUIPMENT TO DETERMINE IF LOCKS OR COMPUTER OF THE BMW X5 WERE MALFUNCTIONING. BMW USA WERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE FOR THE SAME REASON, LACK OF EQUIPMENT, THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. NEITHER ONE ORGANIZATION THE ARBELLA INSURANCE NOR BMW USA HAD BEEN ADDRESSED THE SAFETY ISSUES DUE TO MALFUNCTIONED CAR COMPUTER NOR EXPLOSION OF THE TAILGATE REAR WINDOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,140.

THE ATTORN. GEN OF FL SUGGESTED I REACH OUT TO YOU TO EXPRESS A CONCERN I HAVE FOR OUR X5 EDRIVE. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AT REEVES BMW IN TAMPA. SINCE WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE AND NOW THAT WE HAVE A NEWBORN, IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN OF OURS THAT THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF WHEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPENS. NOT ONLY CAN WE NOT PRE-CONDITION THE CAR WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO PUT HIM IN THE CAR SEAT, BUT ANYTIME WE GET OUT TO GRAB SOMETHING, IT LEAVES HIM WITH NO A/C AND IN WINTER THE HEAT WILL SHUT DOWN. I ALSO CANNOT SIT IN THE CAR WITH MY CHILD AND WAIT FOR MY HUSBAND TO COME OUTSIDE OR IF WE ARE AWAY FROM HOME AND HE HAS TO RUN IN SOMEWHERE, THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND WE ARE LEFT IN THE HEAT. WE LIVE IN FLORIDA AND IT IS DANGEROUSLY HOT WHEN A CAR IS NOT AIR-CONDITIONED. I LITERALLY HAVE TO CRAWL FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND EXIT ANOTHER DOOR, IF I WANT TO KEEP THE AIR ON, OR I HAVE TO CRAWL INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, IF I AM A PASSENGER. WE CAN'T EVEN TURN ON THE CAR TO COOL IT OFF BEFORE WE LEAVE THE HOUSE OR ANOTHER DESTINATION, BECAUSE THE CAR SHUTS OFF IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE MOST DANGEROUS THING, IS THAT IF YOU GET OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THE CAR REMAINS ON IN ALL OTHER ASPECTS (RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC.) AND APPEARS TO BE RUNNING. THIS MAY CONFUSE SOMEONE TO THINK THE CAR IS SAFE AND THE AC OR HEAT IS RUNNING. I BELIEVE THIS MAY CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH THIS OR EVEN A DEATH, IF ALL CUSTOMERS ARE NOT EDUCATED. THERE IS A PRE-CONDITION FEATURE THE CAR HAS, BUT IT ONLY WORKS IF IT IS CHARGED ENOUGH. ANYTIME WE ARE NOT AT HOME OR WITH ENOUGH BATTERY (WHICH IS OFTEN), WE DO NOT HAVE THIS OPTION AND IT IS VERY INCONVENIENT AND DANGEROUS. IN MY OPINION IT SHOULD BE A 'SAFETY RECALL', SO NO ONE IS HURT FROM EITHER EXTREME HEAT OR COLD CONDITIONS, WHEN THE CAR FAILS.