2006 BMW 325I Complaints

MY VEHICLE IS A 2006 325 I BMW. AIR BAG LIGHT IN PASSENGER SEAT WOULD GO ON AND OFF. EVEN IF THERE IS AN ADULT SEATING ON THE SEAT. NOW BOTH THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND SEAT BELT LIGHT ARE ON AT ALL TIMES. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON SOME 2006 3 SERIES BMW FOR THE SAME REASON, BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE. THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. ONLY THE DRIVERS DOOR CAN BE UNLOCKED USING A THE SPARE KEY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF THERE WERE TO BE AN ACCIDENT, I WOULD BE STUCK IN MY CAR. THERE WOULD BE NO WAY FOR THE DOORS TO BE OPENED IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE. ITS ATTRIBUTED TO A FAULTY DESIGN. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE VEHICLE'S REMOTE. THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE DRIVER DOOR CAN BE UNLOCKED USING A MANUAL KEY BUT ALL 3 OTHER DOORS REMAINED LOCKED DUE TO THE FACT THEY ARE CONTROLLED BY THE REMOTE. THE DOORS CANNOT BE UNLOCKED BY DEPRESSING THE BUTTON TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. *TR

EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE - NONE. FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE, EXPECTED TO HAPPEN AGAIN, EXTREMELY LIKELY TO RESULT IN FIRE. TWO ALUMINUM BOLTS SECURING THE VALVE COVER BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY RESULTING IN ENGINE OIL DRIPPING ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FILLING CAR WITH SMOKE, ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ALSO FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE CAR IS RECEIVING A NEW VALVE COVER GASKET AND NEW ALUMINUM BOLTS. HAD THIS EVENT HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY RESULTED IN A FIRE. *TR

AIRBAGS AND SEAT BELT RELEASE WERE SUDDENLY DISABLED. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE REAR LOWER BELT RELEASE MODULE (PART # 72116975363) HAD BEEN MADE NON-OPERATIONAL DUE TO A LIQUID SPILL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE REAR SEAT. THIS CAUSED THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM AND SEAT BELT SYSTEM TO FAIL. THIS ALSO SHORT CIRCUITED THE CABLE (PART #61129130173) BMW STATES THAT THESE PARTS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO " OUTSIDE INFLUENCES". SPILLS INSIDE THE CAR SHOULD NOT DISABLE AND CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT TO THE AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT SECURITY SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE HEARS A SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,000. UPDATED 08/28/09. *LJ THE VEHICLE HAS RUN-FLAT TIRES. UPDATED 08/31/09.*JB

THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE VEHICLE'S REMOTE. THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE DRIVER DOOR CAN BE UNLOCKED USING A MANUAL KEY BUT ALL 3 OTHER DOORS REMAINED LOCKED DUE TO THE FACT THEY ARE CONTROLLED BY THE REMOTE. THE DOORS CANNOT BE UNLOCKED BY DEPRESSING THE BUTTON TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. IF MY SON AND I WERE IN A WRECK AND THE DRIVER SIDE DAMAGED WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. *TR

I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR SCHEDULED INSPECTION APPOINTMENT. WHILE AT THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THE TIRES ON MY BMW 325I NEEDED ROTATING. I AGREED AND I WAS CHARGED $165 FOR THE SERVICE. WHILE DRIVING HOME, I NOTICED A LOUD HUMMING COMING FROM THE TIRES. IT WAS LOUD ENOUGH THAT I MADE A SECOND APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE SPECIALIST, ELY, AT HASSEL BMW OF FREEPORT N.Y., THAT EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. I ASKED HER WHAT WAS THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE AND SHE STATED THE TIRES WERE "FEATHERING." I INFORMED HER THAT I WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE NOISE WAS SO LOUD THAT I COULD NOT HAVE A NORMAL CONVERSATION INSIDE THE CAR. SHE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND IF I WISHED TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR BRAND AND MODEL OF TIRE, WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THE FACT THAT HASSEL BMW OF FREEPORT NY DID NOT BOTHER TO INFORM ME OF THE PROBLEM. THEY KNEW, I FOUND OUT, AND THEY STILL PUT THIS BRAND OF TIRES ON THEIR VEHICLES. I SPOKE WITH THE MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT,JOHN, AND INFORMED HIM OF MY FINDINGS. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN SI BULLETINS, WHICH I HAD ALREADY OBTAINED FROM A TIRE SPECIALIST, ABOUT THE IRREGULAR TIRE WEAR OF THIS TYPE OF TIRE. JOHN INFORMED ME THAT I HAD NO RECOURSE WITH HASSEL BMW BECAUSE MY CAR HAD MORE THAN 20000 MILES ON IT. I TOLD JOHN THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 14775 MILES AND THE CAR HAD FOUR NEW TIRES INSTALLED, AND SINCE THE CAR HAS 28375 MILES ON IT, THE TIRES HAVE ABOUT 15000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND HASSEL BMW SEEMS TO THINK THAT BY QUOTING THE CAR MILEAGE INSTEAD OF THE TIRE MILEAGE THEY DO NOT HAVE TO HONOR THE SI RECOMMENDATIONS. ACCORDING TO THE SI B 36 06 06 I SHOULD BE, AT A MINIMUM, ABLE TO PURCHASE TIRES AT 50% OF THE VALUE. JOHN TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD TAKE THIS UP WITH BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, SINCE THEY ARE THE ONES THAT BUILD THE CAR OR THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. HIS DEMEANOR WAS VERY UNPROFESSIONAL. *TR

THE CAR LOCKS FAIL TO LOCK OR UNLOCK, ONE TIME LOCKING ME INSIDE MY CAR. THE MANUAL LOCKS ALSO STOP WORKING SO USING A KEY OR OPENING FROM THE INSIDE WITH THE HANDLE IS IMPOSSIBLE. I HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED THE FIRST TIME IN DECEMBER AND THEY REPLACED THE LOCKING MECHANISMS FOR THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR AND GAS CAP DOOR. IN JANUARY, MY LOCKS FAILED AGAIN. THIS TIME FORCING ME TO CRAWL IN AND OUT MY FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR TO GAIN ACCESS TO MY CAR. THE DEALER THIS TIME REPLACED THE DOOR LOCK FUSE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF THERE WERE TO BE AN ACCIDENT, I WOULD BE STUCK IN MY CAR. *TR

I WAS AT THE STORE WHEN THE CAR LOCKS JAMMED. THE ONLY WAY TO GET INTO THE CAR WAS BY MANUALLY USING THE KEY. THE KEY FOB WOULD NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE REAL ISSUE WAS THAT THE ONLY DOOR THAT COULD BE OPENED WAS THE DRIVERS SIDE USING THE MANUAL KEY. ALL THE OTHERS WERE JAMMED SHUT. THERE WOULD BE NO WAY FOR THOSE DOORS TO BE OPENED IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE. ITS ATTRIBUTED TO A FAULTY DESIGN. SEE THREADS AND YOUTUBE VIDEO. HTTP://WWW.E90POST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=3080752 HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=3V04L-ISYCS THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT, THERE IS NO WAY TO GET TO PASSENGERS, ALSO, FIRE SITUATIONS WOULD BE DEADLY, SUBMERGING IN WATER COULD ALSO PROVE TO BE A DISASTROUS. THE ONLY REPAIR IS REPLACEMENT WITH THE SAME ACTUATOR, BUT THE PROBLEM IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. OVER TIME IT WILL REOCCUR. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. EMPLOYEE: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM (UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE) SAFETY, QUALITY, AND MISSION ASSURANCE ENGINEER *TR