2006 BMW 330I Complaints

DOOR LOCK FAILURE. THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL AND IT CAN BE ONE OF TWO THINGS; A FUSE OR THE DOOR ACTUATORS. I GOT IT BACK TO FIX ENGINE ISSUES AND THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK, EXCEPT THE DRIVERS SIDE, WHICH I CAN DO WITH THE KEY LOCK. OTHER THAN THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO GET IN THE CAR THAT DOESN'T INVOLVE GOING IN DUKE STYLE THROUGH THE WINDOW OR THROUGH THE SUNROOF OR SOMETHING.

I JUST HAD MY 2006 BMW 330I REPAIRED DUE TO A STEERING WHEEL LOCK WARNING LIGHT WHICH APPEARED ON THE ODOMETER CAUSING MY CAR NOT TO START.THIS OCCURRED WHEN I WAS READY TO LEAVE THE PARKING LOT AT MY JOB. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE RED STEERING WHEEL LOCK WARNING LIGHT WAS ON THE ODOMETER. THE SHOP REPLACED THE BATTERY AND IBS SENSOR CABLE. I DROVE THE CAR FOR ONE DAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNAL AND WHEN I ADJUSTED THE STEERING COLUMN BY RELEASING THE LEVER, THE YELLOW STEERING WHEEL LOCK WARNING LIGHT LIT UP ON THE ODOMETER. THE REPAIRS COST ME $1,391.82. THIS CAR ALSO WAS IN THE SHOP DUE TO A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG ON THE STEERING COLUMN. A LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP REPLACED THIS PART TWO MONTHS BEFORE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK OCCURRED. WHAT OTHER PROBLEMS WILL I HAVE WITH THIS BMW SERIES? I BELIEVE BMW SHOULD REFUND MY MONEY FOR THESE REPAIRS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND THE DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE HOOD AND AN UNUSUAL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VENTS. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. WITHIN SECONDS, FLAMES APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT AND A POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE SPREAD AND DAMAGED THE PLASTIC TAIL LIGHT COVER AND PAINT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE NEAR THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AN UNKNOWN DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V676000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

BLOWER TO HEATER/AIRCONDITIONING AND OVERHEATING. MOTOR MAKING LOUD SOUND WHEN AIR OR HEATER IS KN

AIR BAG CONTROL MODULATOR DIAGNOSED AS DEFECTIVE BY DEALER CAUSED AIR BAG WARNING LAMP AND PASSENGER AIR BAG LAMP TO ILLUMINATE. DEALER INFORMED THAT THE MODULATOR CONTROLS DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS AND THE DEFECTIVE MODULATOR COULD CAUSE AIRBAGS TO NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, INCREASING RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES 30 SECONDS AFTER IGNITION INDICATING A DEFECT IN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM.

FIRE HAZARD: ADAPTIVE HEADLIGHT CONTROLLER CAR IN MOTION, HEAVY RAIN, 'ROAD FOLLOWING HEADLIGHT' STOPPED WORKING (I.E., HEADLIGHT STILL ILLUMINATING, BUT WOULD NOT SWIVEL TO FOLLOW DIRECTION OF TURNS ANYMORE). DASHBOARD CODE CC-ID 295. UPON LATER INSPECTION, OBD REPORTED ISTA CODES 0932C: FRM ACL FAULTY; 009CBD; FRM COMMUNICATION WITH STEP MOTOR LEFT DISRUPTED; 009CBE: FRM COMMUNICATION WITH STEP MOTOR RIGTH DISRUPTED DURING REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY MODULE (P/N 63127189312), EVIDENCE OF PAST ELECTRICAL FIRE FOUND: STRONG BURNT ELECTRICAL INSULATOR SMELL, WIRE HARNESS IN THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING MOLTEN, EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE TO BOTH THE MODULE PCB AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE MODULE AND THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING.

VERY LOUD NOISE (FAN NOISE) COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED FROM A COLD START. CAR IS DRIVE-ABLE BUT SEEMED TO LOSE SOME POWER. THE NOISE MAY OR MAY NOT COME BACK DURING THE NEXT START. A FEW SIMPLE SEARCHES ON GOOGLE AND FROM VARIOUS BMW FORUMS INDICATED THAT IT'S A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2006 BMW 330I E90 SEDANS AND PROBLEM SEEM TO BE THE FAULTY WATER PUMP AND FAULTY THERMOSTAT. AS THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHT NOR ANY TELL SIGNS, THE CAR COULD GO FROM FULL PERFORMANCE ON THE FREEWAY TO LIMP MODE (FORCEFUL SLOW-DOWN MODE) IN THE MATTER OF A FEW SECONDS DUE TO OVERHEATING OF THE WATER PUMP, AND IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. THE HIDDEN ERROR CODES MAY BE DISCOVERED WITH A VEHICLE SPECIFIC SCANNING TOOL BUT THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT OR ERROR LIGHT WHATSOEVER TO WARN THE OWNER UNLESS THE CAR IS BROUGHT IN TO THE SHOP AND BEING SCANNED WITH THE PROPER SCANNING TOOL. BUT IF THERE IS NO WARNING/ERROR LIGHT, NO ONE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR SCANNING.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MID 2016. TOWARDS THE END OF THAT YEAR, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, FLASHED ON AND OFF, AND CURRENTLY REMAINED LIT WITH A RED WARNING INDICATOR. THE DEALER (COMPETITION BMW OF SMITHTOWN, 599 MIDDLE COUNTRY RD, ST JAMES, NY 11780, (888) 861-6280) AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY AIR BAG RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V676000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (COMPETITION BMW OF SMITHTOWN, 599 MIDDLE COUNTRY RD, ST JAMES, NY 11780, (888) 861-6280) WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS AN OPTION OF A LOANER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET RECEIVED THE LOANER OPTION AND WAS TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V676000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED CALLED BMW CONCORD AT (925) 682-3577 (1967 MARKET ST, CONCORD, CA 94520) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.