2001 BMW 325I Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 325I SPORT WAGON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS), HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 2/4/16 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO HENDERSON BMW IN NEVADA REGARDING THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. THEY PUT AN AIRBAG IN MY VEHICLE THAT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH MY SENSORS. KNOWINGLY AND DECEITFULLY, THEY PLACED THIS AIRBAG IN MY VEHICLE. THEN, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I CALLED, THEY SAID IF ITS A SENSOR PROBLEM, WE ARE NOT LIABLE BUT IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG WE INSTALLED, THEN WE WILL REPLACE. THERE WAS NO AIRBAG LIGHT ON WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO HENDERSON BMW IN NEVADA SO THAT THEY COULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND THE LIGHT ISSUE. THEY CHARGED ME $170 (I DISPUTED THIS CHARGE) TO TELL ME IT IS A SENSOR PROBLEM, WHICH THEY KNEW BEFORE THEY EVEN INSTALLED THIS AIRBAG. THEY NOW WANT ME TO PAY 1200 TO CORRECT THIS SENSOR PROBLEM THAT THEY CREATED IN MY VEHICLE, KNOWINGLY. THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGE THEY KNOWINGLY CAUSED MY VEHICLE. FURTHER, BEFORE THIS RECALL, AT LEAST I HAD A DECENT CHANCE IN AN ACCIDENT. NOW, THEY R RISKING MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF MY PASSENGERS BECAUSE WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON IN THE VEHICLE, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. SO, ALL THE TIME I SPENT :(20 HOURS); THE MILES I SPENT (600 MILES) THE MONEY I SPENT ON GAS (80); FURTHER, I AM DISABLED AND HAD TO HAVE SOMEONE TAKE ME TO HENDERSON, TWICE AND NOW THEY HAVE CHOSEN THEIR SIDE, AGAINST THE CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASE THEIR PRODUCTS AND I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR; HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT STEP UP TO THE PLATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 325I. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND BACKWARDS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,866.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 325I. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT BECAME INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

OIL LEAK AT THE VALVE COVER POTENTIALLY CAUSED BY BOLTS BEING OVER-TORQUED AS ASSEMBLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

BMW CONTACTED ME IN SEPTEMBER ANNOUNCING A SAFETY RECALL OF THE AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE, INDICATING THEY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AND BMW WOULD CONTACT ME TO SCHEDULE THE SERVICE FOR THE RECALL. OVER SIX MONTHS HAVE PASSED WITH NO ACTION BY BMW TO CORRECT THIS URGENT SAFETY DEFECT. THIS IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE. BMW NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT. *TR

2001 BMW 325I. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL AT GETTING THE AIR BAG RECALL RECTIFIED. RECALL # 14V428000. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.