2006 BMW 330I Complaints

I HAD BEEN USING THE CAR REGULARLY DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK. RANDOMLY THE YELLOW LIGHT POPS UP OF THE STEERING LOCK SIGN THEN A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE CAR SHUTS DOWN AND THE LIGHT TURNS RED. THE CAR THEN WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO THE CAR WAS PARKED AT MY WORK AND WAS FORCED TO GET IT TOWED TO BMW. *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

BROKEN CYLINDER HEAD BOLT NEAR OIL FILTER HOSING FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH (N52) ENGINES. *TR

RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 13V-564. I HAVE ONE OF THE AFFECTED CARS ON THIS RECALL NOTICE. I HAVE CONTACTED BMW OF NORTH AMERICA AND THE LOCAL DEALER TWO TIMES EACH AND HAVE BEEN TOLD "WHEN THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE I WILL BE NOTIFIED". THE RECALL LETTER IS DATED MAY 2014. IT IS NOW JAN 2015. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I BELIEVE THAT SHOULD BE HANDLED WITH MORE URGENCY. *TR

I WENT TO START MY BMW 330I AND A WARNING INDICATOR CAME UP AND SAID THERE WAS A STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTION. IT SAID TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND START THE CAR. I TRIED AND TRIED TO START THE CAR BUT IT JUST KEPT SAYING THE SAME THING. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS BELOW FREEZING. I WAITED A WHILE AND TRIED AGAIN AND IT STARTED. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

I HAD A FULL SIZED ADULT PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF AS WELL AS THE " PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT AND SEAT BELT LIGHT. THE PASSENGER WAS HEAVY ENOUGH FOR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. AFTER THE PASSENGER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE TURNING OFF RANDOMLY. BEFORE THIS INCIDENT THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON BRIEFLY BY ITSELF WITH NO ONE IN THE SEAT BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT REALLY ACTED UP. I CHECKED THE VIN TO SEE IF IT HAD ANY RECALLS AND IT SHOWED 0. I CHECKED ONLINE FOR RECALLS IN GENERAL AND DID SEE ONE FOR THIS ISSUE SAME MODEL AND YEAR BUT STANDARD SEATS NOW I HAVE THE UPGRADED SEATS BUT THE ISSUE IS STILL THE SAME. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE FOR ALL SEAT TYPES IF THE ISSUE IS PRESENT! I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS ISN'T A MORE CONCERNING MATTER, THESE OUR SUPPOSE TO BE LIFE SAFETY DEVICES! I DON'T FEEL SAFE! *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS ARE DEACTIVATED. I AM RECEIVING THROUGH THE IDRIVE COMPUTER THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE "SYSTEM RESTRAINT MALFUNCTION", ALSO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON THE INSTRUMENTS CLUSTER. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS, AND AN EXISTING RECALL ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE BUT I WAS TOLD AT MY BMW DEALER THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. I AM HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE THAT OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT AND IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT BMW SHOULD ADDRESS ACCORDINGLY. ONCE AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR FOLLOW THE CRITERIA OF THE EXISTING RECALL, MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *TR

HAD A WARNING LIGHT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. I TOOK IT TO MOMENTUM BMW IN WEST HOUSTON AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG MAT FOR A COST OF $1,199. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED A NHTSA 13V564000 CAMPAIGN. I CALLED BMW CUSTOMER SERVICE (800-525-7417) AND GAVE THEM MY VIN #. THEY SAID DUE TO PROBLEMS THAT HAD OCCURRED WITH PASSENGER AIRBAGS ON THIS MODEL, THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS UNDER THIS 13V564000 CAMPAIGN WHICH STARTED IN JANUARY 2014. MOMENTUM BMW SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM IN OCTOBER 2009 AND THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I THINK THE CURRENT PROBLEM DOESN'T RELATE TO WHAT MOMENTUM FIXED IN OCTOBER 2009, OR THAT THE PARTS THAT WERE USED WERE ALSO FAULTY OR DEFECTIVE. I WOULD LIKE BMW TO PAY FOR MY COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

ERROR MESSAGE "FAULT IN PASSENGER-RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER OR BELT-FORCE LIMITER. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS FOR MODELS UP TO 2005, AND SELECTIVELY FOR 2006, PER BMW. *TR