2006 BMW 330XI Complaints

FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FAILED PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAT AS THE CAUSE. FAILURE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FAILURES HIGHLIGHTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN 08V384000. BMW NORTH AMERICA POSITION IS THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE (VIN) IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS IS VERY TROUBLING. THERE IS A KNOWN FAILURE SERIOUS ENOUGH TO WARRANT A SAFETY RECALL, HOWEVER THE RECALL IS LIMITED TO A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE ACTUAL VEHICLES THAT WILL EXPERIENCE THIS FAILURE. RESEARCH ON THIS SITE (AND OTHERS) CONFIRMS THIS IS A KNOWN COMMON PROBLEM AFFECTING SEVERAL MODELS AND MODEL YEARS OF BMW VEHICLES. LEFT UNFIXED, A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT WILL NOT HAVE THE SAFETY BENEFITS OF AN OPERABLE AIRBAG AND THIS COULD RESULT IN UNECESSARY SERIOUS INJURY. MY REQUEST IS FOR THE NHTSA AND BMW TO EXPAND THE SAFETY RECALL TO INCLUDE ALL VEHICLES EXHIBITING THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT AND RECTIFY THE POSSIBLE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS THIS FAILURE PRESENTS.

STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT AND LOCKED THE DOOR AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. THE DOOR LOCKS DIDN'T OPEN WHEN TRYING TO OPEN WITH THE REMOTE. THE DOOR FUSE AND ACTUATOR BLEW UP. OPENED THE DOOR WITH THE KEY AND SAT INSIDE THE CAR. THE DOORS LOCKED AND THEN COULDN'T UNLOCK THE DOORS TO GET OUT. I WAS TRAPPED IN THE CAR. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ERROR CONSISTENT WITH FRONT PASSENGER SEAT PRESSURE MAT RECALL NOTICE. BMW ONLINE RECALL CHECK REVEALED THAT THIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

2006 BMW 330XI. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ERROR CONSISTENT WITH FRONT PASSENGER SEAT PRESSURE MAT RECALL NOTICE. *SMD BMW INFORMED THE CONSUMER, HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

I HAVE A 2006 BMW 330XI SPORT AND WHEN A PASSENGER SITS IN THE CAR, I RECEIVE A PASSENGER AIRBAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT. I WAS TOLD BY PARK AVE BMW IN NJ THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY UNDER THE RECALL. RECALL ID # 57362 - AIR BAGS:FRONTAL RECALL DATE AUG 05, 2008 RECALL DATE: AUG 05, 2008 MODEL AFFECTED: 2006 BMW 3-SERIES SUMMARY: BMW IS RECALLING 200,000 MY 2006 3 SERIES SPORT SEAT, MY 2004-2006 5 SERIES STANDARD AND SPORT SEAT, AND MY 2004-2006 X3 PASSENGER VEHICLES. DEPENDING ON THE MANNER AND FREQUENCY OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S ENTRY AND EXIT, SMALL CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE MAT. IF THIS OCCURS, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HEAD PROTECTION SYSTEM, WILL BE DEACTIVATED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG "ON-OFF" LAMP WILL BE ILLUMINATED. CONSEQUENCES: IN THIS SITUATION THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY EVEN IF A SUFFICIENTLY SEVERE ACCIDENT WOULD OCCUR AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION PROVIDED BY THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REWORK THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAT SO THAT EXTERNAL FORCE APPLICATION TO THE SEAT DOES NOT CAUSE A CRACK TO THE MAT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 6, 2008. BMW WILL ALSO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THESE VEHICLES TO 10 YEARS FROM FIRST REGISTRATION WITHOUT ANY MILEAGE LIMIT. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-525-7417. POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED: 200000 NOTES: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC. *TR

I WENT TO ADJUST THE VERTICAL POSITION OF THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE LEVER GEARS BROKE WITH IN THE STEERING COLUMN . NOW THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES UP AND DOWN FREELY WHILE DRIVING. I CALLED BMW AND THEY SAID IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A VERY REPUTABLE FOREIGN CAR REPAIR SHOP AND HE SAID IN HIS 50 YEARS OF FIXING FOREIGN CARS, HE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY BAD SAFETY ISSUE ! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING AND OFTEN TIMES THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD REQUIRE A JUMP START FOR TIMES WHEN IT WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY RESTART. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY AND CHARGED THE REPLACEMENT BATTERY NIGHTLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO STALL WHEN THE BATTERY WAS NOT CHARGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED THE CONTACT HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED UNTIL THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURE ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S AIR BAG RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING AND MESSAGE DISPLAYING AIRBAG SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WHEN PASSENGER SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL AS PER BMW USA THAT INCLUDES 200,000 VEHICLES WITH "SPORT SEATS" BUT OUR VEHICLE WITH "PREMIUM SEATS" IS NOT INCLUDED. THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR WHICH IS DEFECTIVE UNDER THE RECALL MAY BE COMMON AND THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO MORE VEHICLES. BMW USA HAS CONFIRMED THAT OUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

WARNING LIGHT APPEARED INDICATING A STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAULT. A FAULT CODE SCAN REVEALED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM WAS IN FAILURE AND WOULD RESULT IN THE STEERING WHEEL TO COMPLETELY LOCK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE. *TR THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS DEFECT YET BMWNA ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR IT. THE NATURE AND EXPENSE OF THE REPAIR IS SIGNIFICANT AS THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WAS REPLACED TO CORRECT THE DEFECT.