Broken Seat Belt "Arm" ?

DevJ · 05-24-2009, 09:05 PM

So I was getting some gas and my driver's side arm that give you the seat belt stood in the position where you can reach it..I thought it was no biggie

Then I turned on my car and it was there after 2 minutes of driving?? I turned my car off/on but the arm seems to be stuck in the outward position..?

Any luck with fixing this? Or should I just take it to the dealer? I don't want to try and push it because I'm afraid I'll break it lol

lugnut · 05-24-2009, 09:22 PM

The same thing happened to me about 3 weeks ago. I left it parked over night, and when I started it back up in the morning the arm retracted like normal. Hasn't happened since then, and hopefully it will fix itself for you too.

DevJ · 05-24-2009, 11:47 PM

Yup, just dropped my girlfriend off and it automatically fixed itself?? That was weird and I'm unsure why it 'froze' in that position!

sard · 05-24-2009, 11:53 PM

DevJ, I just had the dealer order another arm head..it's a defective arm..it's backordered though so it might take awhile for them to receive it.

DevJ · 05-25-2009, 12:08 AM

Damn, I'll have to look into it. Was your problem intermittent ?

JCtx · 05-25-2009, 12:57 AM

Does anyody know how it works? Is it a motor-driven pinion wheel against 'teeth' behind the arm? Might be a good idea to throw some silicone spray or something in there to lubricatea things, no? Those are the 'features' that sooner or later crap out on you, and this one seems pretty flimsy and jerky.

sard · 05-25-2009, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by DevJ

Damn, I'll have to look into it. Was your problem intermittent ?

Yah, it HARDLy ever happened...but both drivers and passenger side had it happen at least once.

HighQ · 05-25-2009, 08:11 AM

Very common problem, mayor FAIL on BMW's part.

Big Windy · 05-25-2009, 10:30 AM

Just push it back in...usually resets itself.

ersin · 05-25-2009, 12:11 PM

Go see a Catholic priest about an exorcism. I think the car is possessed.

DevJ · 05-25-2009, 12:23 PM

Hahaha the problem fixed itself, but it's something BMW needs to address in future cars.

TommyBwell · 05-25-2009, 02:53 PM

My passenger side quit working and they had to replace the motor.

Juano11 · 05-25-2009, 04:37 PM

Did you have anything in the passenger seat of the car at the time?

My backpack, or even a case of beer makes my car think that someone is in the passenger seat....

sirploppy · 05-25-2009, 05:21 PM

I remember when I saw pictures of that "arm" when the e92 body first came out. I thought to myself... "Oh... now THAT'S gonna break..."

Backordered eh?

TommyBwell · 05-27-2009, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Juano11

Did you have anything in the passenger seat of the car at the time?

My backpack, or even a case of beer makes my car think that someone is in the passenger seat....

My wife was in it. We were out for an afternoon in the mountains and it quit.

05-24-2009, 09:05 PM	#1
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DevJ Colonel 154 Rep 2,736 Posts Drives: R8 V10+/YMB M4 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: North Texas iTrader: (1)	Yup, just dropped my girlfriend off and it automatically fixed itself?? That was weird and I'm unsure why it 'froze' in that position! __________________ ‘23 RRS First Edition '22 X7 M50i '18 R8 V10+ http://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=133578&d=1204654487[/IMG]
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sard Major 236 Rep 1,334 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southern California iTrader: (1)	DevJ, I just had the dealer order another arm head..it's a defective arm..it's backordered though so it might take awhile for them to receive it.
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JCtx Major General 258 Rep 5,012 Posts Drives: No BMW yet Join Date: May 2008 Location: El Paso TX iTrader: (0)	Does anyody know how it works? Is it a motor-driven pinion wheel against 'teeth' behind the arm? Might be a good idea to throw some silicone spray or something in there to lubricatea things, no? Those are the 'features' that sooner or later crap out on you, and this one seems pretty flimsy and jerky.
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DevJ Colonel 154 Rep 2,736 Posts Drives: R8 V10+/YMB M4 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: North Texas iTrader: (1)	Hahaha the problem fixed itself, but it's something BMW needs to address in future cars. __________________ ‘23 RRS First Edition '22 X7 M50i '18 R8 V10+ http://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=133578&d=1204654487[/IMG]
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sirploppy 5 Star General 50 Rep 281 Posts Drives: 11 E90 M3 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The Korova Milk Bar iTrader: (0)	I remember when I saw pictures of that "arm" when the e92 body first came out. I thought to myself... "Oh... now THAT'S gonna break..." Backordered eh?
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