2006 BMW 3 SERIES Complaints

I HAVE A 2006 325I SEDAN WITH 55,856 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT IN FOR A ROUTINE SERVICE ON 4-18-2013. IT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY ONLY BMW DEALERSHIPS IN ITS LIFETIME WITH ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE DONE ON SCHEDULE. THEY CALLED TO NOTIFY ME THAT UPON INSPECTION THEY HAD FOUND THE HEAD BOLT BROKEN BEHIND THE OIL FILTER HOUSING, THE OIL FILTER HOUSING GASKET LEAKING AND THE DRIVE BELT TENSIONER LEAKING. I HAD NOT BEEN EXPERIENCING ANY OUTWARD S+S OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY QUOTED ME $3400 TO REPAIR THIS. I WAS SHOCKED THAT A CAR IN SUCH GREAT CONDITION WOULD HAVE SUCH A PROBLEM AT THIS MILEAGE. I ASKED WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN AND ESSENTIALLY WAS TOLD IT IS UNUSUAL BUT DOES HAPPEN. THEY ADVISED A REPAIR IN THE FUTURE. I WENT HOME AND RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND IT HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL AND THAT SUBSEQUENTLY BMW HAS CHANGED THE TYPE OF BOLT THEY USE. SO I THOUGHT I WOULD CALL THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE TO FOLLOW UP ON ANY ASSISTANCE FROM BMW. LONG STORY SHORT THEY TOOK THE COMPLAINT BUT BECAUSE I HAVE A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY FOR 3+ YEARS THEY WOULD OFFER NO HELP. YOU KNOW SHAME ON BMW THIS IS MY 4TH BMW AND VERY LIKELY MY LAST DUE TO THIS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TOOK TO GET TO THE 50,000 MILE + RANGE WHERE THIS PROBLEM SHOWS ITSELF. *TR

FOR NO REASON THE PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND STAYED ON FOREVER. MY 2006 BMW 325I HAS STANDARD SEAT. *TR

YESTERDAY, THE DOORS ON MY 2006 325I WOULDN'T UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB. I USED THE ACTUAL KEY TO ENTER THE CAR AND THE CENTRAL LOCKING/UNLOCKING BUTTON DOES NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE DOOR TO THE GAS TANK IS ALSO LOCKED. THERE IS NO WAY TO UNLOCK ANY OF THE PASSENGER DOORS WHICH POSES A SAFETY HAZARD. IN READING THROUGH ONLINE FORUMS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY BMW. THANK YOU. *TR

I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO BMW AND STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK LIGHTS COME ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT START UNTIL A FEW TRIES. BMW COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, SINCE THEN IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORST AND READING FORUMS, THERE SEEN TO BE A LEGITIMATE PROBLEM WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

I AM GETTING A NEW MESSAGE ON MY CAR INDICATING THE WHEEL BEING LOCKED. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND IT SEEMS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. PLEASE CHECK OUT ALL THE COMMENTS ON THIS WEBSITE. HTTP://WWW.BIMMERFEST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=410153. MY HOPE IS THAT A RECALL HAPPENS. THIS 2006 BMW HAS BEEN A MAINTENANCE NIGHTMARE. HAVE HAD WAY TOO MANY PROBLEMS. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

STEERING COLUMN. BMW PROBLEM, FACTORY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. STEERING LOCK LIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 3 SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT MAT SENSOR PLUG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V384000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,700.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT BEEPING AT ME EVERY FEW MINUTES. IT DID NOT MATTER WHETHER I HAD A PASSENGER OR NOT. I LOOKED THE ISSUE UP ONLINE AND CAME ACROSS A RECALL THAT MY CAR WAS KNOWN FOR. THE MAT UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND KEPT THROWING OFF MY AIRBAG LIGHT. THIS WOULD NOT ALLOW MY AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT.I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE FIX WAS GOING TO BE $$$. I HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED SINCE ITS MY ONLY CAR AND NEEDED IT IN WORKING ORDER. BMW WAS CONTACTED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES ABOUT MY PROBLEM AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT INFACT WAS A RECALL BUT ALL 3 TIMES THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT QUALIFY. WHEN WILL MY CAR QUALIFY? I JUST SPENT 900 DOLLARS TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED. *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, MY PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. AFTER DOING A BIT OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A SIMILAR ISSUE OTHERS WERE HAVING WITH THE SAME MODEL CAR 2006 BMW 325I SEDAN E90 SERIES AND THERE IS AN ONGOING RECALL 08V384000. SO I DECIDED TO CONTACT MY LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF MY CAR WAS COVERED IN THE RECALL THEY SAID NO AND QUOTED ME A PRICE OF WELL OVER 1400 DOLLARS TO FIX. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION THAT MY PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. AFTER, FURTHER RESEARCH I FEEL THAT MY MODEL IS ALSO AN AFFECTED IN THIS RECALL (08V384000). I HOPE THAT THIS SUBMISSION WILL NOT FALL ON DEAF EARS. I AM DOING THIS FOR ALL THE OTHERS LIKE ME AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE AND DEMAND SERVICE TO FIX A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE FOR US AND FOR OUR PASSENGERS. REGARDS *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LAMP AND PASSENGER AIR BAG "ON-OFF" LIGHT REMAINS ON. ACCORDING TO AN NBC NEWS STORY ON 8/13/2008, THE NHTSA OPENED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS AND BMW LATER ANNOUNCED RECALL OF THE 2006 3-SERIES BMW FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I CONTACTED BMW REGARDING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN MY 2006 BMW 330I, THEY SAY IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE BMW DEALER, AND THEY VERIFIED THE PROBLEM (FAULTY SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTOR) BUT SAID THEY WOULD CHARGE ME $1,090 TO FIX IT. *TR