2006 BMW 330I Complaints

PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT RESPOND TO FOB OR CENTRAL LOCK/UNLOCK CONTROLLER. THE DOOR WILL UNLOCK AND OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, BUT WILL NOT OPEN WITH KEY, FOB, OR CENTRAL LOCKING CONSOLE BUTTON. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2010, AND AGAIN AT THE END OF 2011. THIS IS AND CONTINUES TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE DOOR(S) LOCK AND ARE UNABLE TO BE UNLOCKED, IT WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER'S SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V384000( AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY; HOWEVER, OVER TIME THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V384000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL) THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 12/31/12 *BF UPDATED 1/4/2013 *JS

I TRIED TO GET OUT OF MY CAR BUT THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. TRIED USING THE KEY, BUT IT STILL WON'T UNLOCK. I HAD TO CLIMB OUT THE PASSENGER DOOR! DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL! *TR

MY PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT WENT OFF, AND AFTER RUNNING $125.00 WORTH OF DIAGNOSTICS, BMW DETERMINED THAT MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT, HAS FAILED AND IT WOULD COST $987.00 TO REPAIR. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART FOR 2006 3 SERIES, HOWEVER FOR SOME REASON MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PART NUMBER INSTALLED IN MY CAR AS THE RECALLED PART NUMBER, HOWEVER BY SOME GLITCH, MY CAR IS NOT COVERED SINCE IT IS VIN SPECIFIC, AND NOT YEAR/MODEL SPECIFIC. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DISHEARTENING, AND MY PASSENGER'S SAFETY ARE IN JEOPARDY DUE TO A VIN# LOOPHOLE. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE IS A FLOOD OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON THE SAME VEHICLE, NOT COVERED DUE TO A CRAFTY LOOPHOLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V384000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 27,000. ..UPDATED 11/14/12 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LIGHT REMAINED ON CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V384000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. .UPDATED 11/05/12 *BF UPDATED 11/07/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED HE ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR BUT THE DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE USING HER KEY. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE LOCK ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

REQUESTING RESEARCH FOR RECALL INTO KNOWN ISSUE WITH BMW SERVICE BULLETIN ON DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS: I WAS PARKED, AND USED MY KEY REMOTE TO OPEN THE DOORS AS I ALWAYS DO, BUT THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE ONLY ONE THAT STAYS UNLOCKED (THE LOCK DOES NOT GO DOWN WHEN I CLICK THE ALARM) IS THE RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK. I, THEREFORE, HAVE TO USE THE HARD PLASTIC EMERGENCY KEY (FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT) TO MANUALLY UNLOCK MY DRIVER DOOR EACH TIME. I FIND THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I SOMETIMES WORK UNTIL LATE AT NIGHT AND HAVE TO FUMBLE TO GET THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS, AND THERE WAS NOT, BUT WHAT I DID FIND, WERE QUITE A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON A VARIETY OF BMW MODELS, OLDER AND NEWER. SOME BMW OWNERS REPORTED THAT THEY WERE STUCK IN THEIR CARS, BECAUSE THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE, SO PASSENGERS (SUCH AS MY MOTHER HAD TO DO SEVERAL TIMES) HAVE TO CLIMB AROUND IN THE CAR TO CLIMB OUT OF THE ONLY DOOR THAT OPENS. I ALSO DISCOVERED THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN NOTICE ON THIS ISSUE. THE OWNERS WHOSE FACTORY WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT ARE STILL HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THIS ISSUE REPAIRED. MANY ARE ATTEMPTING TO LEARN FROM DO-IT-YOURSELF WEBSITES TO AVOID THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS ISSUE. PLEASE CAN YOU RESEARCH AND MAKE THIS A RECALL, IT IS HIGHLY UNCOMFORTABLE TO HAVE PASSENGERS CLIMBING IN BY ADJUSTING SEATS AND CLIMBING OUT BECAUSE OF THIS DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR KNOWN ISSUE, THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR YEARS IN BMW CARS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR