Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 07/01/2011 | |||
| The passenger seat occupancy detection module is faulty in our car. it was officially diagnosed by a bmw dealer on 20 feb 2012. we are being told that our car's production time falls 1 month out of the previous recall on these same parts (nhtsa action number ea080001). bmw is refusing to fix it. | |||
| 12/10/2010 | 43000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325xi. the contact was driving 30 mph when the front passenger side air bag warning light illuminated, indicating that the air bag was off. in addition, there was a second air bag warning light illuminated. the contact was informed of nhtsa campaign id number: 08v384000, in which the vehicle was excluded. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the air bag sensor was replaced using the same remedy as described in the recall, despite the vehicle being excluded. the failure mileage was 43,000 and the current mileage was 50,000. kmj | |||
| 12/10/2010 | 43000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325xi. the contact stated while driving 30mph both the front passenger side air bag warning sensor on off switch, and air bag warning sensor illuminated, at the same time. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for a failure diagnostic, and the contact was informed the vin did not qualify, for a voluntary recall, under (defective mat sensor). the vehicle sensor was repaired, using the same remedy, despite the vin not qualifying. the failure mileage was 43,000, and the current mileage was 50,000. rds | |||
| 06/19/2010 | 82000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325xi. the contact stated there is an electrical problem with the vehicle. the dealer has replaced the battery to try and fix the failure, but that did not fix the problem. the dealer inspected the vehicle again and found that the ibsc (independent battery system core) had failed. the vehicle was repaired, but the contact was concerned that the doors would not open when the battery failed. the contact was locked in the vehicle until roadside assistance came and charged the battery. the vin was unknown, the failure mileage was 82,000 and the current mileage was 94,000.rl | |||