Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 01/04/2012 | 56000 | ||
| Every time i have a passenger the airbag light remains on. when there is a passenger sitting in the front passenger seat and then gets out of the car, the sensor thinks the person is still sitting in the seat and keeps reminding me to put on the passenger seat belt, plus the air bag light remains on. after 3 to 4 days, all the warning lights go off. but lately, the lights remain on for months. is the problem related with the passenger seat occupancy sensor mat? isn't this suppose to be a delta government regulated issue? isn't it also dangerous? does this mean the air bag is deactivated? what if i get into an accident and i have a passenger? please help. | |||
| 12/14/2012 | 125000 | ||
| There was a recall for 2006 (i drive a 2007) models of this vehicle for the passenger seat occupancy sensor mat in the passenger seat. when this mat becomes defective, it disables airbag systems in the vehicles. this has been a known problem since 2008 (when the recall was issued), however these cars were produced from 2006-2008+ before the recall was issued. the recall only covers 2006 models which is absolutely ridiculous. if the same exact vehicle continues to be produced with the same defective part that have the same problem, but you only cover one year of it being produced when there were three, what good is that? why is it that i have to drive around in a car that has a known defective airbag system because of the defective detection mat and bet on my luck that i don't get in a serious accident and be caught with no air bags for safety. this is a serious lawsuit waiting to happen the minute someone gets in an accident and the airbags don't deploy due to the failed passenger seat sensor. i know you have complaints about this. refer to: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/recallresults.cfm?start=1&searchtype=quicksearch&rcl_id=08v384000&summary=true&prod_id=218996&printversion=yes | |||
| 09/22/2012 | 65000 | ||
| We were in the left lane about to take a curve to the left when a car in the right lane ran us off the road straight into a telephone pole. i was in the passenger seat and my airbag did not deploy, as the drivers side did. my head hit the dash and i broke my nose, my teeth, and suffered a major concussion. | |||
| 07/14/2008 | 7000 | 1 | |
| Driving a 2007 bmw 328i coupe (only 7,000 miles on the car), i was involved in a severe front end collision...the car is not drivable and may even be totaled. none of my airbags deployed. *tr | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 09/26/2008 | 6000 | 1 | |
| Bmw328xi got huge impact on the driver seat. the door bent inside and move the seat 2-3 inch inside,but the side airbag did not deploy !!! and bmw has not got the replacement part yet (hornest fiber optic) for 3 months. *tr | |||