New BMW's getting stolen using blank BMW keys

[imuir]

Watch dog doing a feature now

[King Eric]

Makes a brew. Wonder what the official BMW response will be on Watchdog....

[tmrobinson]

Think a fix might be publicised quite quickly after that opening line!

[93Jay]

Pistonheads was open on the tabs, on the watchdog computer, seems they've been researching on here.

[EddyP]

Anyone else notice when they showed the clip of the Watchdog website there was several PH tabs open too :lol:

Edit - Obviously Jay did!

[smack]

RZ1 said:

EddieFelson said:

RZ1 said:

Channel 4 news just aired a feature on this too.
They said If anyone is worried get in contact with BMW now.
They have been working on a solution for a year now.

Just seen that. What exactly is the fix?

They didn't go into detail just said to get in touch with bmw

If there was a fix, then the dealers would know about it and telling everyone already....

[RZ1]

smack said:

RZ1 said:

EddieFelson said:

RZ1 said:

Channel 4 news just aired a feature on this too.
They said If anyone is worried get in contact with BMW now.
They have been working on a solution for a year now.

Just seen that. What exactly is the fix?

They didn't go into detail just said to get in touch with bmw

If there was a fix, then the dealers would know about it and telling everyone already....

No idea why the dealers are not mentioning it but they just mentioned on watch dog to contact BMW

[imuir]

Good news they have a fix

[BEEMER69]

BMW saying that a fix is now available and is being extended to models in addition to the X5/X6 and that owners will be contacted.

[zeduffman]

smack said:

RZ1 said:

EddieFelson said:

RZ1 said:

Channel 4 news just aired a feature on this too.
They said If anyone is worried get in contact with BMW now.
They have been working on a solution for a year now.

Just seen that. What exactly is the fix?

They didn't go into detail just said to get in touch with bmw

If there was a fix, then the dealers would know about it and telling everyone already....

That costs money, though.

[King Eric]

Was told at the weekend about the X5 fix being done and a full recall.

<laughs at the thieves who bought the kit>

Oh wait. They'll just start breaking back into the houses to get the keys.

You cannot win!

[Zyp]

They didn't report about the alarm having a blind spot by the drivers door - I've just emailed them about it .


And, wtf is going on with Anne's glasses?!

[EvilCat]

No mention of the alarm vulnerability unless I missed it on Watchdog. I have to confess that I did talk a couple of times to their researcher -- the second warning notice they showed was sent in by me.

I suggest that we all camp on BMW's freephone number tomorrow asking for the fix...

EC

[Gaygle]

EvilCat said:

I suggest that we all camp on BMW's freephone number tomorrow asking for the fix...

I will join you on that one!

[Cheib]

BEEMER69 said:

BMW saying that a fix is now available and is being extended to models in addition to the X5/X6 and that owners will be contacted.

My dealer today said they knew nothing of the X5 recall.....and I as someone that has owned an X5 from new have heard bugger all from BMW.........

Covering themselves in glory.

Still hopefully we'll all be getting lets in the post soon.

[Zyp]

What was the free phone number again?


(post it enough times to get it on Google search...).

[LukeSi]

0800 083 4397

[King Eric]

BMW alarm recall number 0800 083 4397

[Contigo]

BMW Customer Services (as show on Watchdog)

0800 083 4397

[King Eric]

Open from 8am