2006 BMW 330I Complaints

AIR BAGS: PASSENGER OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM MALFUCTIONS ANYTIME THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE AIR BAG PASSENGER RESTRAINT, SEAT BELT, AND AIR BAG MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (PACIFIC BMW LOCATED AT 800 S BRAND BLVD, GLENDALE, CA 91204) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCCUPANT SEAT SENSOR MALFUNCTION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,235.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. TWO MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ODOR AND SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. ALSO, THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY WARM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V676000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2017. BMW OF WEST HOUSTON (20822 CHANEY FREEWAY, CHANEY, TX 77449) STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL - I'VE CALLED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND STOPPED BY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO GET MY NAME ON THE LIST ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I CAN NOT GET AN APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE MY AIR BAG.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); 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 DEALER (BMW OF SPRINGFIELD, 391 US-22, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, NJ 07081) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *JS

BMW 3 SERIES MODELS 330I AND 325I YEAR 2006/2007 HAVE A PROBLEM WITH VALVE COVER AND HEAD BOLTS BREAKING OFF (BOLTS ARE MADE OF ALUMINUM), IN MY PERSONAL CASE, I WAS INSPECT MY CAR WHEN I WAS PARKED AND I FOUND A HEAD BOLT CLOSE TO THE OIL FILTER HOUSING BROKE OFF AND ALSO FOUND THE HEAD OF THE BOLT ON THE ENGINE BAY, CLOSE TO THE HOLE WHERE THE OIL IS BEING LEAKING. THE LEAK IS BAD AND I HAVE TO FILL IT UP EVERY WEEK. SOME OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD VALVE COVER BOLTS BROKEN OFF AND OIL LEAKING ON THE EXHAUST WICH COULD CAUSE FIRE AND ACCIDENTS. SEEMS LIKE THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT OVER TORQUING THE BOLTS OR LOW QUALITY ALUMINUM BOLTS. BMW SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL THIS MODELS AND YEARS. I HAVE READ ONLINE OF SEVERAL PEOPLE DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM AN EVEN PAYING BMW DEALERS LOTS OF MONEY WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGUN AT THE MANUFACTURING PLANT. SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGED CAN OCCUR TOO IF OTHER BOLTS INSIDE THE VALVE COVER BREAK AND MESS OTHERS COMPONENTS UP INSIDE THE ENGINE. OTHER NEWER MODELS DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM AFTER THE BOLTS BEING UPGRADE TO A BETTER QUALITY ALUMINUM OR CHANGE THE TORQUE VALUE ON THEM. THANKS SO MUCH FOR RESEARCHING AND YOUR TIME.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HOLMAN BMW (LOCATED AT 1812 S ANDREWS AVE, FT LAUDERDALE, FL 33316) DETERMINED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WHILE DOING A VALVE COVER REPLACEMENT FOR BROKEN ALUMINIUM BOLTS, WHICH CAUSED A LEAK, DISCOVERED THAT THE THREE ALUMINIUM HEAD BOLTS ARE ALSO BROKEN. THE FOURTH OF THESE WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN AND REPLACED. THIS KNOWN PROBLEM ON THIS MOTOR, THE N52 SIX CYLINDER 3.0 LITER MOTOR, CAUSED BY INADEQUATE BOLTS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. BMW UPDATED THE BOLTS AND TORQUE SPECS FOR THE MOTOR, BUT HAS NEVER FORMALLY (AT LEAST PUBLICLY) RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE. LOOKING ON MESSAGE BOARDS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM OCCURRING WITH THESE CARS THAT IS CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT RATHER THAN SIMPLY TIME AND AGE. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THESE BOLTS BEING FOUND BROKEN AT 35 - 50K MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR. 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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. TWO MONTHS AGO, THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (A CRITZ BMW BUICK GMC MERCEDES OF SAVANNAH, 7000 ABERCORN ST, SAVANNAH, GA 31406) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.