2006 BMW 3 SERIES Complaints

WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A DEAD STOP THE ENGINE LURCHES BADLY 1-3 TIMES BEFORE IT BEGINS TO ACTUALLY ACCELERATE. THIS HAS OCCURRED EVER SINCE PURCHASE IN 11/06. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON HUNDREDS OF OCCASIONS AND HAS NEARLY CAUSE ME MANY ACCIDENTS BY GETTING REAR-ENDED BY CARS AND SEMI'S. I LIKE ON A SIDE STREET NEXT TO A HIGHWAY AND WHEN I TRY TO PULL OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY QUICKLY THE CAR LURCHES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ACTUALLY CATCHING AND MOVING. I'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEAL WHO SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. HOWEVER I'VE CHECKED ON A WEBSITE (TOPIX.COM) AND THEIR ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, WHICH BMW DENIES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!!!! *TR

I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO BMW FOR 20,000 MILES ABOUT NOISY TIRES. THEY KEPT TELLING ME THAT IT NEEDS ROTATION AND DID SO. THERE WAS ALOT OF ROAD NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES AND BMW DID NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. THEN MY HUSBAND GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT (JUST A FENDER BENDER) ON SEPT 8 OR 9TH OF 2007 WHEN THE TIRES WERE MAKING ALOT OF NOISE AND HIT A CEMENT POLE. INSURANCE COMPANY TOLD US THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PROBLEM IN THE CAR REGARDING THE "TOE ADJUSTMENT" AND TO WHY THE TIRES ARE WORN SOOO BADLY. IT IS A CHASIS PROBLEM AND NOT A TIRE PROBLEM. THE FRONT 2 TIRES WERE ON THE VERGE OF A BLOWOUT. I HAVE CONTACTED BMW AND HAVE FAILED TO COMPLY AND SAID I HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE WHILE I WAS RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET. BMW NEEDS TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND REPLACE MY TIRES AND FIX THE PROBLEM IN TOE ADJUSTMENT. *TR

FUSE BLOWN AND DEFECTIVE FRONT DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY LED TO DOOR LOCKS REMAINING ENGAGED. OPENED THE DRIVER DOOR WITH THE METAL KEY. DOORS WERE NOT ABLE TO BE OPENED BY USING THE INSIDE HANDLES. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN A CRASH, THE OCCUPANTS WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAPPED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 BMW M3 CONVERTIBLE WITH THE TOP DOWN AND SECURED ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE REAR BOOT COVER WHICH STORES THE CONVERTIBLE ROOF OPENS ON IT'S OWN AND SLAMS AGAINST THE ROOF, WHICH I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE THUMP AND AIR RESISTANCE ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY. THE COMPLETE CONVERTIBLE MECHANISM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AFTER THIS EVENT, AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE NEAREST BMW DEALERSHIP WHICH IS WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE TO BEGIN WITH. AFTER A DAY OR SO, I WAS TOLD I HAD TO COME TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME BECAUSE THEY HAD TO HAVE A FACTORY REP INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD TAKE UP TO A FEW WEEKS. NOT UNTIL I CALLED BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS, DID THEY SAY IT WAS A MISTAKE BY THE TECHNICIAN AND THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND GET A RENTAL CAR. ON AUG 3, 2007 A LITTLE OVER A WEEK FROM THE EVENT, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THIS REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY, AND DID NOT STATE WHY? I BEGAN TO MENTION HOW I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, AND IT WAS AN OBVIOUS MALFUNCTION, AND I INSISTED THEY SEND ME DOCUMENTATION WHICH STATED WHY THEY DID NOT BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SERVICE MANAGER CONTINUED TO WAFFLE BACK AND FORTH, AND DID NOT SEND ME THE PROPER PAPERWORK BUT SAID HE WOULD CONTACT ME BY THE END OF DAY OR THE FOLLOWING MONDAY BECAUSE HE WAS GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER FACTORY REP TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. *JB

I HAVE 2006 BMW 325XI WITH ONLY 15,000 MILES. THE CAR HAS BAD BATCH OF TIRES PUT ON AND IT MAKES LOUD ROAD NOISE. AND DEALER ASKS ME TO PAY 50% OF ITS COST TO REPLACE. I THINK BMW SHOULD PAY FOR WHOLE THING. *TR

I PURCHASED A BMW 330I IN MAY 2006. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE THE TIRES WERE MAKING NOISE. INITIALLY, THE NOISE WASN'T TERRIBLY OBJECTIONABLE, BUT IT CONTINUED TO WORSEN. I TOOK THE CAR TO HENDRICKS BMW IN CHARLOTTE, NC ,AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES WERE CUPPING OR FEATHERING. THEY OFFERED A 50% DISCOUNT ON THE PURCHASE OF 4 NEW TIRES AT 11,500 MILES. I CALLED BMW CONSUMER AFFAIRS, AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT BRIDGESTONE FOR A RESOLUTION OF THIS PROBLEM. LATER, ON THE WEB I FOUND BMW TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN SIB 36 06 06 WHICH ADDRESSED THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION IN THIS BULLETIN WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS THAT PURCHASED A VEHICLE WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 42 RFT TIRES. BMW WAS STILL RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I AM NOT OPTIMISTIC THEY WILL ADDRESS IT.*AK

TWICE IN 6 WEEKS I HAVE LOST THROTTLE RESPONSE OF THE CAR AT 70+ MPH ON HIGHWAYS. THIS IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR AND I HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BOTH TIMES AVOIDING CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENTS. THE CAR BEHAVES AS IF IT HAS RUN OUT OF GAS BUT THERE WAS AT LEAST 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS. BMW REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP THE FIRST TIME IN LATE MARCH. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE BMW SHOP NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.*AK

NOISE CAUSED BY TIRES WHILE DRIVING MAKING UNCOMFORTABLE IN 2006 3 SERIES BMW.*AK

RUN FLAT TIRES ON 2006 BMW 325I ARE HORRENDOUS. THEY WEAR VERY QUICKLY VS CONVENTIONAL TIRES--- I THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF THIS BEFORE THEY MAKE THAT PURCHASE. THERE ARE SEVERAL BLOGS OUT THERE (EDMUNDS.COM) THAT HAVE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS *JB

AUTOMOBILE WILL RANDOMLY VEER OR DRIFT IN EITHER DIRECTION. ACTION IS MORE SEVERE WHEN ROAD SURFACE IS LESS EVEN, BUT IT CAN OCCUR AT SLOW SPEED ON SMOOTH STREET. DEALER HAS CHECKED AND PERFORMED ALIGNMENT AND OTHERWISE CHECKED OUT THIS CONDITION. DEALER STATED IT IS "NORMAL" FOR SPORTS TIRES TO DO THIS. *NM