2006 BMW X3 Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V605000 (AIR BAGS), BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION. THE DEALER (BMW OF THE WOODLANDS, 17830 N FWY SERVICE RD, THE WOODLANDS, TX 77384, (936) 776-4610) WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE REMEDY AND PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

HEAD PROTECTION SYSTEM WAS DEACTIVATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR BAG "ON-OFF" LAMP ILLUMINATED AS WELL. AFTER PURCHASE THERE WAS NO ILLUMINATION OF THESE LIGHTS AND THEN ABOUT 2 YEARS LATER WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AT ABOUT 45 MPH, BOTH LAMPS ILLUMINATED WHEN MY SON AND I WERE HEADING TO THE STORE. I CALLED BMW AND THEY TOLD ME THEN THAT IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO A CRACKED SEAT MAT SENSOR AND A RECALL ON THOSE SENSORS WAS BEING EXTENDED FOR 2006 X3 MODELS. I CALLED OUR LOCAL BMW TODAY TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR OF THE SEAT AND HAVE THE CAR PARKED IN THE GARAGE SINCE AUGUST 2017 DUE TO A POSSIBLE VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE WITH A SYSTEM FAILURE OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. MY SON HAS BEEN UNABLE TO USE THE CAR FOR COLLEGE WHICH IS 4 HOURS AWAY. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS VEHICLE IS NOT CONSIDERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY NOTICES OF 08V384000 OR 17V605000.

PERTAINING TO BMW RECALL CAMPAIGN 17V-605. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS AND THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE PART IN QUESTION IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE FROM DEALERS. I DON'T FEEL THAT BMW IS HANDLING THIS RECALL PROPERLY, ESPECIALLY AS IT CONCERNS PASSENGER SAFETY. THE AFFECTED PART IS THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR MAT.

INTERNAL HEADLIGHT WIRING IS EXTREMELY FLAKING OFF ITS INSULATION, REVEALING BARE WIRES THROUGHOUT BOTH HEADLIGHTS. BOTH SECTIONS OF THE LIGHT ARE AFFECTED, XENON AND HALOGEN. DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE BULB REPLACEMENT. MERELY TOUCHING THE WIRES CAUSED EXTRA FLAKING. SEEMS TO BE A POTENTIAL ELECTROCUTION/FIRE HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 BMW X3. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S SHOE BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

MY DRIVERS SEAT BELT RANDOMLY UNLATCHES WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 10 TIMES , BOTH ON SIDE STREETS AND THE FREEWAY. A WEEK AGO I WAS COMING HOME AND ABOUT A BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE THE SEAT BELT LIGHT LIT UP ON MY DASH AND STARTED DINGING. MY SEAT BELT WAS LATCHED. IT CONTINUED TO DING UNTIL I GOT HOME AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE.

HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, UPON INSPECTION BY A LOCAL INDEPENDENT BMW SPECIALIST IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE RUBBER INSULATION ON ALL OF THE WIRING INSIDE MY XENON HID IS FLAKING OFF. I WAS TOLD THOSE A COMMON ISSUE ON MOST MID 2000S BMWS. I WAS QUOTED 4000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY BEGIN TO FLAKE AGAIN. WITH THE RECENT ONSET OF BMWS CATCHING ON FIRE I WOULD THINK THIS IS A POSSIBLE RECALL ISSUE.

"TAKATA RECALL" AIR BAG LIGHT ONLY COMES OFF WHEN ENGINE IS OFF. OTHERWISE IT STAYS ON WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION ON STREET OR HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME OF A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL.

AS I DROVE HOME FROM A LONG FLIGHT HOME AFTER THE HOLIDAYS, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO A FROZEN CRANK CASE VENTILATION SYSTEM WHICH CAUSED OIL TO SPRAY OUT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I PULLED OVER WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. I WAS ABLE TO BLOW OUT THE FIRE. TEMPERATURES WERE 5 DEGREES F THAT NIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A "MORE ROBUST CRANK CASE VENTILATION SYSTEM" THAT THEY WOULD INSTALL AT MY COST. AFTER THE WEEK LONG REPAIR, THE DEALER BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE FRONT AND TURNED ON THE SEAT HEATERS. I DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES BEFORE NOTING A PINCHING/PAINFUL SENSATION ON MY LEFT UPPER THIGH. I PULLED OVER TO FIND A BURN MARK ON THE LEATHER SEAT AND A BURN ON MY LEFT UPPER THIGH. IT APPEARS TO BE DUE TO A SHORT IN THE SEAT HEATER.

DRIVER SEAT HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE THIS MORNING DEALERSHIP SAID NO RECALL YET MILLION MSG BOARDS CLEARLY SHOW FAULTY ISSUE I HAVE DOCUMENTED OVER 30 SEPARATE CASES ALREADY SINCE 2009! SMOKE FILLED CAR BURN SMELL BURNED HOLE RIGHT THRU SEAT HAPPENED IN MINUTES SAFETY ISSUE 100% BMWGALLERYNORWOOD SAID NOT COVERED TO FIX?!?! HAVE ON VIDEO&PICS GLAD MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS ONLY IN DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED HIS SWEATSHIRT RUINED WITH BURN MARKS IMAGINE IF HE WAS ON MAIN RD!!