2006 BMW 330I Complaints

THE CAR FAILS TO UNLOCK WHEN USING THE CENTRAL BUTTON IN THE CAR OR THE HAND HELD DEVICE. ONLY THE DRIVER DOOR CAN BE OPENED MECHANICALLY AND THE LOCKS ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE TO PULL UP ON THE OTHER 3 DOORS. MY CHILDREN HAD TO CLIMB OUT THE DRIVERS DOOR OR WINDOWS. RESEARCH ON THE WEB IS INDICATING A BAD FUSE CAN CAUSE THIS OR ACTUATORS IN THE DOORS. SEEMS LIKE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD IF EVERYONE CAN'T EXIT THE CAR IN AN EMERGENCY BECAUSE OF A BLOWN FUSE? *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 BMW 330I WITH MY WIFE IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AND THE SPEED WAS AT 45 MPH. CALLED BMW BUT THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE MY BMW TO THE DEALERSHIP AT MY EXPENSE. SAFETY RECALLS SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER. THIS WORRIES ME BECAUSE MY WIFE DRIVES A 2006 BMW Z4. I THINK THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO MORE VEHICLES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM I'M MY BMW FAILED TO WORK AND HAD NUMEROUS REPAIRS MADE. AIRBAGS STILL DISABLED, BMW WON'T FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPANT AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS NOT OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH A DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 12/9/14*CN UPDATE 06/1/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE SENSOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR AN AIR BAG MALFUNCTION ERROR AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V348000 (AIR BAGS), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

A BOLT BROKE ON THE VALVE COVER. IT'S NOT FROM COLD WEATHER OR LACK OF MAINTENANCE, IT'S CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFAULT. WHEN ADVISED BY VALLEY BMW IN MODESTO I LEARNED THIS HAPPENS IN MOST OF THESE MODELS THAT YEAR. IT'S FROM OVER TORQUING THE BOLT OR A FAULTY BOLT OR SOMETHING ELSE BUT IT'S CLEARLY NOT THE FAULT OF THE CONSUMER. MINE BROKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND IT CAUSES THE OIL TO LEAK ON THE EXHAUST. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MUST BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. THIS ALSO HAPPENS ON THE OIL PAN! HTTP://MSAUCEDA1.BLOGSPOT.COM/2013/07/BMW-330I-2006-BROKEN-BOLTS-VALVE-COVER.HTML IT COSTS OVER $1000 TO FIX AND AFTER RESEARCHING FURTHER, I FOUND THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT AND MANY CONSUMERS AS WELL AS REPAIR SERVICES ARE FRUSTRATED AND UNDERSTANDABLY ANGRY. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS AND MAKE BMW RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR REPAIR BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=5CO92U-WA94. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE OIL FILTER HOUSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL COVER GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,243.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED EVEN WHEN THE SEAT WAS NOT OCCUPIED. THE DEALER STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 10/29/14*LJ UPDATED 4/23/15 *JS

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAS A FAULTY SEAT MAT SENSOR WHICH CAUSES THE AIRBAG TO BE DISENGAGED. THE FAULT HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY A MECHANIC AND THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SAME YEAR/MODEL OF CAR BUT IT IS NOT SPECIFIC TO MY VIN NUMBER. BMW USA AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BUT WILL PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THE DEFECT WITHOUT NORMAL COMPENSATION UNLESS THE VIN NUMBERS ARE EXTENDED. CLEARLY THIS IS AN ISSUE ON OTHER VINS WITHIN THE SAME MANUFACTURING MODELS AND YEARS OF MY CAR BASED ON THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 RECALL NOTICE. *TR