2006 BMW 325I Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT SMELLED A FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDER THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE DROVE OFF FROM HIS GARAGE, THERE WAS A TRAIL OF FUEL FOLLOWING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED, UNDER THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS COVERED WITH FUEL AND THE LACKING RING THAT SECURED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

REAR WINDOWS. I BOUGHT MY 2006 BMW 325I IN MAY 2015 WITH 60K MILES. IN AUGUST 2015 I REPLACED MY REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR AFTER I HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY WINDOW ROLLED DOWN AND WOULDN'T ROLL BACK UP. I WAS ROLLING DOWN MY WINDOW TO ENTER MY GATE CODE AT MY APARTMENT, AND HIT THE REAR BUTTON BY MISTAKE. I HAD TO GO A NERVE WRACKING WEEK WITH MY WINDOW STUCK DOWN, HOPING NO ONE WOULD STEAL IT. IN DECEMBER 2016 THE SAME REAR DRIVER WINDOW ROLLED DOWN AND WOULDN'T ROLL UP. THIS TIME, WHEN I TRIED TO ROLL IT BACK UP I COULDN'T HEAR THE WINDOW MOTOR TRYING SO I REPLACED THE MOTOR. IN MARCH 2017 MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ROLL IT BACK UP I HEAR A CRACKING NOISE, SO I KNEW IT WAS THE REGULATOR. HERE WE ARE TODAY, APRIL 30, 2017, MY REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS STUCK DOWN AND WILL NOT ROLL UP. SO I MUST GO ANOTHER WEEK WITH MY WINDOW STUCK DOWN. THIS TIME I'M HOPING SOMEONE WILL STEAL THIS GARBAGE VEHICLE. HOW CAN THESE FAULTY PARTS STILL BE AROUND? THE ENTIRE TIME IN HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE HAD AT LEAST ONE WINDOW SARAN WRAPPED. I HAVE A 1 YEAR OLD AND THIS IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING TO ME. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT I BELIEVE THIS DOES POSE A SAFETY RISK. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANY VEHICLE HAVING THIS RECURRING ISSUES. LET ALONE BY A MANUFACTURER WHO CLAIMS TO BE OF SUPERIOR QUALITY. WHAT A JOKE. NEVER BUY A BMW, THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS OR THEIR CUSTOMERS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT RECOGNIZED A PASSENGER EVEN WHEN NOTHING OR NO ONE WAS IN THE SEAT. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEATHER SEATS NEEDED TO BE RECONDITIONED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000. UPDATED 06/13/17*LJ *AS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 06/13/17*LJ REPAIR HAS BEEN COMPLETED MAY 2017.*AS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 05/19/17*LJ UPDATED 10/18/2017*JS

I RECEIVED A NOTICE STATING THAT A FINAL REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 16V-071. I CALLED THE BMW SAHARA LAS VEGAS DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND TO CHECK BACK IN 3 MONTHS. I THEN CALLED BMQ HQ WHO TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD CHECK BACK IN 6 MONTHS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND, HOW COULD THE "FINAL REMEDY BE AVAILABLE" IF IT'S NOT AVAILABLE FOR 6 MONTHS OR LONGER?

THE FUSES FOR THE DOOR LOCKS BLEW FOR SOME REASON WHICH MADE THE PASSENGER FRONT AND REAR DOORS INOPERATIBLE BASICALLY TRAPPING PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK USING THE MAIN DOOR LOCK OR PULLING THE DOOR HANDLE ONCE TO UNLOCK AND TWICE TOO OPEN AND EXIT THE CAR.

MY CAR IS OPTIONED WITH POWER, SPORT SEATS AND CURRENTLY HAS 126,969 MILES. FOR OVER THE LAST 2K MILES THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS INDICATES TO ME THAT MY AIRBAGS WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THERE ARE OPEN RECALLS FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF BMW YET INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, MY CAR AND MANY OTHERS THAT EXHIBIT THIS SIMILAR ISSUE REMAIN EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED BMW AND THEY SAY I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. MY CAR WAS NEVER IN A CRASH AND THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. THERE ARE MANY POINTS OF FAILURE IN ANY CAR ALONG WITH BMWS THAT I EXPECT AND HAVE NO PROBLEM PAYING FOR. SAFETY ISSUES RELATING TO FAULTY AIRBAGS, MODULES, OR THEIR WIRING IS ONE THAT BMW SHOULD ALWAYS COVER. I FIND BMW'S RESPONSE COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND I REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION BE STARTED ON BEHALF OF THE MANY BMW DRIVERS WITH A SIMILAR VEHICLE AND FAULTY AIRBAGS AS MINE WHO BRAVE THE ROADS DAILY CONFIDENT IN THEIR VEHICLE'S ABILITY TO PROTECT THEM. THANK YOU. *TR

DESPITE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NATSA) RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V-384 AND PE14-016 REGARDING A DANGEROUS AIRBAG FRONTAL ISSUE ON BMW/3 SERIES/2006, I WAS REFUSED TO HAVE THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY ITEM PARTS FIXED/REPLACED BY BMW OF SAN ANTONIO WITH A REASON 'ISSUE IS CAUSED BY A HUMID/MOISTURE CONDITION'. THIS RECALL NHTSA ENGINEERING'S ANALYSIS, EA08-001 CONCLUDED A DEFECT, AND YET, I WAS GIVEN A RESPONSE THAT A MOISTURIZE CONDITION HAD AFFECTED IT AND HENCE, BMW OF SAN ANTONIO WOULD NOT GET REIMBURSED BY BMW SO THEY WILL NOT SERVICE THIS SAFETY ISSUE.