Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
| 09/15/2010 | |||
| Bmw 325i e46 model has door locking issues. the doors will lock and not unlock trapping passengers inside the car. the only way to get out of the car is to crawl out the window and disconnect the battery which fixes the issue but only temporarily. this is a known problem and bmw should fix the issue through a recall. it is a hgue safetly issue that people cannot get out of the car, what if they were in an accident and could not escape the vehicle? | |||
| 08/17/2009 | 101800 | 1 | |
| The automatic power door locks on a bmw 3-series (e46) are known to randomly fail, resulting in it becoming impossible for any occupants to get out of a vehicle. this is apparently due to a faulty gm5 relay (general module #5) supplied as an oem component in the vehicle by bmw (see http://http://www.bmwgm5.com/). failure occurs about 1 out of 3 attempts to unlock the automatic door locks. it is known that replacement of the gm5 relay solves the problem. someone eventually will be burned alive due to this faulty component. *tr | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| In cold weather when closing driver's side door it would not close. consumer would have to drive holding door. please provide further information. *ak | |||