Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 03/07/2013 | 89102 | ||
| I started my car that morning and the airbag/seatbelt sensor light came on even though my seatbelt was fastened. i fastened the passenger seat belt to see if that was it but it stayed on. i took the car to the bmw dealership in augusta, ga and they charged me $120 to check it. they stated it would cost $530 to repair it. i decided to check if there was a recall and i see that this is a common complaint about these vehicles. other vehicles within the year model have been included in a recall but 325xi have been excluded. since the same malfuntion of the same item is happening, it should be recalled on 325xi as well. | |||
| 02/01/2013 | 1 | ||
| No accident ever occurred, but the vehicle developed a passenger airbag problem. i eventually had it fixed for about $1100 -- the sensor in the passenger seat had to be replaced, or else the passenger airbag would not deploy in an accident. other 3-series in that year received free replacements of the defect, but when they ran my vin, they said my car didn't qualify. seeing as it apparently has the same problem as these other cars, i'm not sure what the distinction is, as it is a serious safety issue. | |||
| 01/12/2011 | 45000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325xi. the contact stated that the passenger air bag seat mat sensor was defective. the vehicle was taken to a independent mechanic. the technician diagnosed that the occupant air sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered to pay for the defective part. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 70,000. | |||
| 01/12/2011 | 45000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325xi. the contact stated that the passenger air bag seat mat sensor was defective. the vehicle was taken to a independent mechanic. the technician diagnosed that the occupant air sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered to pay for the defective part. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 70,000. mah | |||
| 01/12/2011 | 45000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325xi. the contact stated that the passenger air bag seat mat sensor was defective. the vehicle was taken to a independent mechanic. the technician diagnosed that the occupant air sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered to pay for the defective part. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 70,000. pm | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 70000 | 1 | |
| Airbag light stays on, there are many that have the same issue and bmw has an active safety campaign 08v-384 but owners are being told that the vin is not effective, thus it is not covered. yet, when you ask the dealership what vin is covered, they do not know. contacted bmw corporate office and was told they are not able to search any other bmw except the vin that i can provide. would it be possible to obtain all the vin that are effected under recall 08v-384? i just hope no one gets seriously injured in an accident just because the air bags did not deploy. i bought this car for it's safety standards and now will have compromise or spend $1400 to have it repaired. *tr | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 70000 | ||
| Airbag light stays on, there are many that have the same issue and bmw has an active safety campign 08v-384 but owners are being told that the vin is not effective, thus it is not covered. yet, when you ask the dealership what vin is covered, they do not know. contacted bmw corporate office and was told they are not able to search any other bmw except the vin that i can provide. would it be possible to obtain all the vin that are effected under recall 08v-384? i just hope no one gets seriously injured in an accident just because the air bags did not deploy. i bought this car for it's safety standards and now will have compromise or spend $1400 to have it repaired. | |||
| 10/08/2012 | 104000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325xi. the contact stated that while parked the contact noticed the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic for diagnostic testing. the mechanic stated the seat sensor mat would have to be replaced. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 08v384000 (air bags:frontal) that may be related to the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 104,000. pmb | |||
| 10/08/2012 | 104000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325xi. while parked the contact noticed the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic for diagnostic testing. the mechanic stated the seat sensor mat would have to be replaced. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 08v384000 (air bags:frontal) that may be related to the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 104,000. da | |||
| 05/21/2012 | 63000 | 1 | |
| Passenger airbags sensors come on and off, seat belt light on with passenger in car. *tr | |||
| 05/21/2012 | 63000 | ||
| Passenger airbags sensors come on and off, seat belt light on with passenger in car | |||
| 12/14/2011 | 60000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325xi. the contact started the ignition and noticed that both the air bag and seat belt warning indicators were illuminated. the failure would also occur when driving at various speeds. the warning lights remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and they detected the malfunction was contributed to the front passenger seat sensor mat. there was a recall related to the defect under nhtsa campaign id number 08v384000 (air bags: frontal). the manufacturer was notified and they informed the contact that the vin was not included in the recall defect. the vehicle had not been repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000. | |||
| 12/14/2011 | 60000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325xi. the contact started the ignition and noticed that both the air bag and seat belt warning indicators were illuminated. the failure would also occur when driving at various speeds. the warning lights remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and they detected the malfunction was contributed to the front passenger seat sensor mat. there was a recall related to the defect under nhtsa campaign id number 08v384000 (air bags: frontal). the manufacturer was notified and they informed the contact that the vin was not included in the recall defect. the vehicle had not been repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000. kmj | |||
| 09/28/2011 | 32400 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325xi. the contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for an unrelated repair when it was discovered that the front passenger sensor mat was defective and could result to the air bag failing to deploy. there was a recall pertaining to only the 3 series sport model under nhtsa campaign id number 08v384000 (air bags: frontal). the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and stated that the owner was responsible for the repair expenses. the approximate failure mileage was 32,400. | |||
| 09/28/2011 | 32400 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325xi. the contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for an unrelated repair when it was discovered that the front passenger sensor mat was defective and could result to the air bag failing to deploy. there was a recall pertaining to only the 3 series sport model under nhtsa campaign id number 08v384000 (air bags: frontal). the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and stated that the owner was responsible for the repair expenses. the approximate failure mileage was 32,400. kmj | |||
| 09/28/2011 | 32400 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325xi. the contact stated the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for an unrelated repair and discovered the front passenger sensor mat was defective which could result to the air bag failing to deploy. there was a recall pertaining to only the 3 series sport under nhtsa campaign id number 08v384000 (air bags: frontal). the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was notified and stated the owner was responsible for the repair expense. the approximate failure mileage was 32,400. js | |||
| 06/23/2011 | 74000 | ||
| My car was having the passenger restraint malfunction displayed on the screen and it was intermittently on and off for a long time but recently the fault is constantly on doesn't matter what i do even when i have the passenger or not. this is a safety issue so searched to understand it better and found the nhtsa campaign id number: 08v384000 for the recall of the passenger seat mat defect which covers my car but for some reason i've contacted the bmw dealer where i bought my car from to see if i can get it fixed based on the recall for free of charge but the dealer told me that i car is not covered even though my car is one of defected car based on manufacturing date. the cost of the mat replacement is over $1000, i think bmw should fix my car for free since this is a safety recall issue. please have bmw to include my car in the recall list. | |||
| 10/08/2011 | 33000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325xi. the contact started the ignition and the front passenger air bag off warning indicator was illuminated. the passenger seat was not occupied. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number 08v384000 (air bags: frontal). the manufacturer was notified and they informed the contact that the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle had not been repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 33,000. | |||
| 10/08/2011 | 33000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325xi. the contact started the ignition and the front passenger air bag off warning indicator was illuminated. the passenger seat was not occupied. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number 08v384000 (air bags: frontal). the manufacturer was notified and they informed the contact that the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle had not been repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 33,000. kmj | |||
| 10/08/2011 | 33000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325xi. the contact started the ignition and suddenly the front passenger off indicator illuminated without an occupant positioned in the front passenger seat. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number 08v384000 (air bags: frontal). the manufacturer was notified and they informed the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle had not been repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 33,000. js | |||
| 03/23/2011 | 50000 | ||
| I am very frustrated as i own a 2006 bmw 325xi with approx 55k miles and have a passenger seat airbag malfunction. at this time the passenger airbag is deactivated all the time. this is something that has a recall but it is vin specific and my vehicle isn | |||
| 04/29/2009 | 65786 | ||
| Front passenger air bag warning light illuminates and warning signals sound every time a passenger sits in the front passenger seat, regardless of occupant size. this results in the passenger air bag being deactivated. this has been reported to bmw of fort myers (two occasions in person in 2009 and 2010) and bmw (via their online customer email system two times in 2010 and 2011). neither party is willing to check the system or repair it even though the nhtsa website indicates (1) bmw recalled 200,000 vehicles with this issue and (2) bmw has extended the warranty to 10 years without any mileage limit. i need nhtsa's assistance in getting bmw to review and fix this issue similarly to the hundreds of thousand of other cars they have recalled. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 09/01/2010 | 50000 | ||
| Damaged airbag sensor mat on front passenger seat that disables the airbag from deploying on the passenger side when the front passenger seat is occupied. this is a common problem, that bmw only recalled 200,000 in 2008. very costly and dangerous. | |||
| 05/13/2010 | 18400 | 1 | |
| In my 2006 bmw 325xi, the air bag warning light, the seatbelt restraint warning light, and the overhead passenger airbag off light are sometimes all on even if an adult is sitting in the passenger seat. this is the same problem that's described in the passenger mat occupancy sensor recall/extended warranty but bmw says the recall/extended warranty is vin specific and my car is not covered. my car is out of warranty. i took it to the bmw dealer and paid a $130 diagnosis fee. they told me that the passenger mat occupancy sensor is faulty and needs to be replaced for an additional $1350. i declined and my service advisor offered me a $130 discount. i declined that too. bmw should fix for this for no charge because a) it's the same problem as in the recall/extended, and b) it's a safety issue. if i have an accident with an adult in the passenger seat, the air bag may not deploy and it could result in serious injuries. why is bmw not held accountable for this defect? *tr | |||