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BMW of North America said is issuing another recall for the previous generation E60. This time it involves 45,500 units of E65 7 Series from model years 2005-2008 that was released in the American market due to a flaw that could cause a parked vehicle to roll away. One week ago, a recall was also issued due to Comfort Access and Soft Close Automatic options.
The 7 Series luxury sedan is designed to automatically put the car in park mode when the driver presses the Stop/Start button so that the engine will shut off. However, they discovered that if the driver pushes the two button two or three times in a quick succession, the car may shift to neutral instead.
In an official statement, NHTSA said: “If the driver presses the engine start/stop button two or three times within a short interval, the system may shift the transmission to Neutral rather than Park. If using the electronic key, there would be no protection from the ignition interlock that prevents key removal if the vehicle is not in Park. If the driver exits the vehicle with the transmission in Neutral and the parking brake is not applied, the vehicle may roll away. Unattended rollaway incidents often result in a crash or cause injury to pedestrians attempting to stop or enter the vehicle or to other bystanders in the path of the vehicle.”
No news have been released if the same problems exists in other markets outside of America.
