2006 BMW 325I Complaints

PASSENGER AIRBAG / SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. THERE WERE MULTIPLE NHTSA RECALLS (PE07-045) AND (EA08-001) BUT MY VIN FALLS OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL BECAUSE APPARENTLY I HAVE SPORT SEATS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS SITES ABOUT THIS ISSUE. BMWNA STATED THEY WON'T OFFER TO FIX THE ISSUE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. DEALERS CHARGE $1000+ TO FIX THIS DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAG WAS FAULTY AND CAUSING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V257000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT SHE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V384000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON SHOWING PASSENGER AIRBAG IS ALWAYS OFF. NOTICED MULTIPLE ISSUES FROM OTHER OWNERS AND RECALL # 08V384000. BMW REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE. *TR

2006 BMW 325I. CONSUMER SENT CORRESPONDENCE IN REGARDS TO BMW RECALL REWORK FOR FRONTAL AIRBAGS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH GUIDELINES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS REAR ENDED AND EVER SINCE THE ACCIDENT, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO FRONT END COLLISION AND THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS EMPTY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS NOT BEING PERFORMED ETHICALLY AND THEREFORE, CONSUMERS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE BEING MISLEAD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS BEING TURNED OFF, INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY BEING WORKED ON TO TRY AND RESOLVE THE ISSUE.

BOLTS FOR ENGINE BLOCK VALVE COVER BROKE OFF. OIL STARTED LEAKING AND EXHAUST SMOKING. NORMAL DRIVING, WITH NO AUTO MODIFICATIONS AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. CONTACTED BMW NORTH AMERICA, BUT RECEIVED NO ANSWER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND LOCATED A FAILURE AT THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V384000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NOTICED ALUMINUM HEADBOLT HAD BROKEN OFF AND CAUSED AN OIL LEAK CLOSE TO THE FRONT OF THE HEAD ON THE OIL FILTER SIDE OF THE BLOCK, CAUSING A BURNING OIL SMELL AS OIL FOUND ITS WAY TO THE BURNING HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, THANKFULLY, IT DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE BUT I FEEL THAT IT EASILY COULD WHILE DRIVING AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT SHOULD I OR SOMEONE ELSE PANICKED AS IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, BMW HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ISSUE IN TSB'S AND ALREADY RECTIFIED THE ISSUE IN THE 2007 MODELS OF THE EXACT SAME CARS. IF BMW DOES NOT RECTIFY THIS ISSUE, MY 5TH BMW WILL BE MY LAST AND I WILL TAKE MY HARD EARNED MONEY TO AUDI, I FIND IT HEARTBREAKING THAT A COMPANY THAT USED TO HAVE SUCH A FOCUS ON QUALITY IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE SUCH FAILURE AND TO RIGHT THE SITUATION OVER A 3$ BOLT THAT HAS NOT ONLY THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE HARM TO MANY BUT ALSO TO ALIENATE WHAT HAVE BEEN LONG TIME CUSTOMERS AND TRUE FANS OF THE BRAND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LIGHT ON WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE EVEN WITH THE SEAT OCCUPIED AND THE SEAT BELT IN USE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS CONSISTENTLY ACTIVATED ON THE DASH AND IN THE WARNING COMPUTER DISPLAY ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG "OFF LIGHT" ON THE CEILING WHICH IS ILLUMINATED EVEN IF A PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. ACCORDING TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP, THIS PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY CENSOR DETECTION MAT. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO MATCH THE BMW RECALL LISTED AS: UPDATED 12/16/11 *BF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V384000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA08001 ACCORDING TO BMW, THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE VIN NUMBERS THAT WERE UNDER THE RECALL BUT THE PROBLEM DOES SEEM TO MATCH THE SAME ISSUES THAT WARRANTED THE INITIAL RECALL ON JULY 18, 2008. *TR