2006 BMW 325I Complaints

WHILE IN DRIVE AT AN IDLE, VEHICLE WILL TRY TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. RPMS GOT HIGH AND WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE IT WAS STILL PUSHING THE VEHICLE FORWARD. PUT THE CAR IN TO NEUTRAL AND TAPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL. RPMS DROPPED BACK DOWN AND CAR IDLED NORMALLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE OTHER VEHICLE FLED THE SCENE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (SOUTH MOTORS BMW, 16215 S DIXIE HWY, MIAMI, FL 33157) DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

THE VEHICLE WON'T START, AND STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR INITIALLY, BUT 20 MINUTES LATER, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I TESTED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY, BUT STILL NOT ABLE TO START OR TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. UPON RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, IT SEEMS TO BE THE AN ISSUE WITH THE ELV LOCKING SYSTEM.

TAKATA RECALL: I JUST RECEIVED A NOTICE TODAY 28 DEC 17 THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR THE FOLLOWING ISSUES THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG AND THE BLOWER MOTOR WIRING SYSTEM.

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK MALFUNCTION. WILL NOT UNLOCK AND UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK MALFUNCTION WILL NOT UNLOCK AND UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN UNDER 7 YEARS OLD AND THIS IS VERY CONCERNING. OUR CHILDREN WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY THROUGH THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE MALFUNCTION WAS NOT A RESULT OF ANY DAMAGE DONE TO THE CAR AND IT HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V676000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TOM BUSH BMW JACKSONVILLE IN JACKSONVILLE, FL WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVER'S AIRBAG MODULE RECALL REPLACEMENT KEEPS GETTING POSTPONED FOR A FUTURE DATE FROM BMW OF HENDERSON DEAL

ELECTRICAL RECALL: ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WE HAVE PURCHASED, AND FIXED THE BMW REGULATOR ON OUR 2006 BMW 325I . AS OF LATE THE PASSENGER WINDOW ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAS BECOME JAMMED AND STUCK AND STARTED ROLLING DOWN ON ITS OWN. IN ADDITION , THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE VIEW MIRRORS HAVE ALSO INCURRED THE SAME ISSUE. ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER DOOR THAT WILL NO LONGER OPEN , WITHOUT HAVE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK, AND LOCK ONCE EXITING THE VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID SOMETHING ELSE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL OCCUR. SAFETY IS EVERYTHING, ESPECIALLY WITH A SECOND BABY ON THE WAY. SO HERE WE HAVE A WINDOW THAT IS NOT ROLLING UP AT ALL. I'M UNSURE IF I SHOWED ALLOW MORE WORK TO BE DONE , DUE TO THE FEAR OF HAVING THE SAME ISSUE OCCUR REPEATEDLY. THANKS IN ADVANCE ! I LOOK FORWARD TO A RESPONSE .

THE VALVE COVER GASKET KEEPS LEAKING OIL. I HAVE FIXED THIS TWICE IN THE LAST 30K MILES. NOW IT IS LEAKING AGAIN. VALVE COVER GASKET SHOULD NOT GO BAD EVERY 10K TO 15K MILES. IF NEGLECTED IT WILL CAUSE ENGINE FIRE DUE TO OIL.

DOORS GET LOCKED AND CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE. ONCE THE DOORS ARE LOCKED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE WITH REMOTE KEY BUTTONS. IF YOU ARE INSIDE THE CAR ONLY WAY TO GET OUT IS BREAK THE WINDOW OR LOWER THE WINDOW AND THEN GET OUT. EXACTLY SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY FRIEND IN HIS FORD LINCOLN WHEN THEY WERE TRAPPED INSIDE AFTER AN ACCIDENT ,CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND HE, HIS WIFE AND 12 YEAR OLD SON WERE ALL BURNT ALIVE. WE RAISED THE OTHER SON WHO WAS NOT IN THAT DEADLY CAR. THIS BMW 315I CAR IS TOTALLY UNSAFE AND THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO THEM BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL TO FIX THIS FAULTY, UNSAFE CAR. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. I HAD TO TAKE OUT THE HARD KEY FROM THE REMOTE UNIT AND OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BUT COULD NOT OPEN OTHER THREE DOORS FROM INSIDE OR FROM REMOTE UNIT. NOW THE CAR IS WITH BMW OF FREMONT DEALERSHIP IN 44175 AUTO MALL CIR ,FREMONT, CALIFORNIA 510-659-7902