2006 BMW 325I Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN AN OCCUPANT WAS PRESENT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V564000 (AIR BAGS), HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,500.

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THAT BY AIRBAG DISABLED LIGHT FLICKERING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. AT THIS SAME TIME THE OVERHEAD LIGHT PASSENGER AIRBAG DISABLED WOULD FLICKER OFF AND ON. SINCE THEN IT IS CURRENTLY ON THE WHOLE TIME, EVEN IF SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THUS MY PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY EVEN IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT. I READ THIS RECALL AND ASSUMED THAT MY CAR WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL SINCE THE RECALL LISTS MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR AS BEING COVERED. HOWEVER, THE WHEN I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT MY VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. SO I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE RECALL LISTS MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR AS BEING COVERED (PLUS I HAVE THE EXACT FAULTS LISTED AS TO WHY THIS RECALL IS OCCURRING) BUT THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT THEIR RECORDS SHOW I AM NOT COVERED. I DO NOT BELIEVE BMW IS BEING HONEST ABOUT ALL THE CARS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. *TT

THE DOORS ON MY CAR ARE LOCKED AND WILL NOT OPEN. I CALLED BMW AND WAS ADVISED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE BUT NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. ONCE THE DOORS ARE LOCKED THEY CANNOT BE UNLOCKED REGARDLESS IF YOU ARE IN OR OUT OF THE CAR - THERE IS NO MANUAL WAY TO OPEN THEM. SO ESSENTIALLY BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE IF YOU WERE IN THE CAR YOU WOULD BE STUCK. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO 1000S OF BMW'S AND ITS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT BMW WONT RECALL. HOW CAN BEING STUCK IN A VEHICLE WITH NO WAY TO EXIT NOT BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY CONCERN? *TT

THERE IS A CLEAR MANUFACTURER DEFECT CONCERNING THE ALUMINUM BOLTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VALVE COVER GASKET ON THE BMW 2006 325I'S. WITH RESEARCH THAT I HAVE BEEN DOING FROM OTHERS, I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND BMW DOES KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THIS CAN BE A SAFETY CONCERN IF NOT CORRECTED QUICK DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF OIL FALLING ON TOP OF THE EXHAUST PIPE AND MAY CAUSE A FIRE.THE DEFECTIVE BOLTS POSE A SERIOUS POTENTIAL RISK TO THE SAFETY OF THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES, AS WELL AS TO OTHER DRIVERS WHO SHARE THE ROADWAY WITH THEM. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT BMW NORTH AMERICA ISSUE A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE BMW 2006 325I'S AFFECTED BY THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I AM NOT PRIVY TO WHAT CONSTITUTES A VEHICLE'S DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS TO REACH A "RECALL STATUS". *TT

THE PASSENGER SEAT PAD IS DEFECTIVE IN MY 2006 BMW 325I. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AS DEFECTIVE. IN DECEMBER OF 2013 BMW RECALLED 76K OF THESE PADS FOR MY MAKE/MODEL/YEAR, BUT EXCLUDED MY VIN AS A RESULT OF A NHTSA INVESTIGATION. I AM REQUESTING AN EXPLANATION OF HOW BMW WAS ALLOWED TO EXCLUDE MY VIN WHEN THE RECALL IS OBVIOUSLY MORE WIDESPREAD. PLEASE CHECK YOUR RECORDS FOR A COPY OF THE DECEMBER 2013 RECALL OR REFERENCE THE BELOW LINK: RECALL SUBJECT : FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT PROTECTION MAT REPORT RECEIPT DATE: NOV 12, 2013 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 COMPONENT(S): AIR BAGS POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 76,565 MANUFACTURER: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC SUMMARY: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC (BMW) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 325I, 325XI, 330I, 330XI SEDANS AND 325XI SPORTS WAGONS, MODEL YEAR 2007 328I, 328XI, 335I, 335XI SEDANS AND 328I AND 328XI SPORTS WAGONS, MODEL YEAR 2006-2007 525I, 525XI, 530I, 530XI, 550I SEDANS AND 530XI SPORTS WAGONS, MODEL YEAR 2006 760I SEDANS, MODEL YEAR 2006-2007 750I, 750LI, AND 760LI SEDANS, AND MODEL YEAR 2006 X5 SPORTS ACTIVITY VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN SEAT TYPES. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT THAT DETERMINES IF AND HOW THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG SHOULD DEPLOY IN A CRASH MAY FATIGUE AND DEVELOP CRACKS WHICH COULD LEAD TO A SYSTEM FAILURE. CONSEQUENCE: SHOULD THE SYSTEM FAIL, IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD BE DEACTIVATED, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY. REMEDY: BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS WITH AN INTERIM NOTIFICATION LETTER IN JANUARY 2014 SINCE PARTS ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, ANTICIPATED TO BE IN MARCH 2014, BMW WILL SEND A SECOND LETTER AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT MAY CRACK, FREE OF CHARGE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEATBELT AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY WHILE DRIVING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO RESET THE SEATBELT SENSOR BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

COPSE:I1440005A. 2006 BMW 325I. CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH. *LN THE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUED TO SHORT CIRCUIT AND VARIOUS SENSORS ILLUMINATED AT RANDOM. THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED AT RANDOM. THE REAR BACK WINDOW LIGHT ALSO SHORT CIRCUIT AND WAS REPLACED MORE THAN ONE TIME. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I AM WRITING TO YOU TO ADDRESS A CURRENT NHTSA SAFETY RECALL AFFECTING MY VEHICLE (AND PRESUMABLY MANY SIMILAR VEHICLES). I CURRENTLY OWN A 06 BMW 325I 4DR AND HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DETECTION MAT MALFUNCTION. THIS SENSOR MALFUNCTION AFFECTS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. THE ERROR CODES MY VEHICLE IS DISPLAYING ARE THE SAME AS THOSE ADDRESSED IN THE NHTSA SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V564000, DATED 13 NOV 2013. THE NHTSA RECALL INDICATED BMW IS RECALLING 06-07 3-SERIES EQUIPPED WITH SEAT TYPES THAT MAY PRODUCE SIMILAR ERRORS DUE TO CRACKING THAT DEVELOPS WITH AGE. THIS CRACKING IS TRUE IN MY VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY LOCAL MECHANICS. IN DEC 2013, I CONSULTED MY LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE IF MY VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER THE NHTSA SAFETY RECALL. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT MY VEHICLE WAS *NOT COVERED* UNDER ANY CURRENT RECALLS AND INCLUDED NO EXTENDED WARRANTIES. I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT AN NHTSA SAFETY RECALL CURRENTLY ADDRESSES MY VEHICLE'S PROBLEMS; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT SEEM TO BE THEIR PROBLEM. IN JAN 2014, I CONTACTED BMW NA TO ADDRESS THE SAME ISSUE. I WAS INFORMED THAT AN NHTSA RECALL DID AFFECT CURRENT 06 325I VEHICLES, HOWEVER, THEIR RECALL ONLY AFFECTS OWNERS OF VEHICLES WITH "SPORT" SEATS. THEY INFORMED ME WHILE, MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES, BMW NA DID NOT PLAN TO RECALL NON-SPORT SEAT SENSORS. FRANKLY, I FIND IT RIDICULOUS THAT OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME MALFUNCTIONS AND ERRORS AS MY VEHICLE. IN THE END, MY FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION FOR THE SAME MALFUNCTIONING SEAT SENSOR, YET, BMW HAS TURNED A BLIND EYE TO MYSELF AND I PRESUME A LARGE NUMBER OF OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

AIRBAG AND SEATBELT SENSOR COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. APPEARS TO BE A SENSOR OR CONNECTION ERROR. *TR