2006 BMW 3 Series

DOOR LOCKS ON 2006 BMW 330XI SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY MIDWAY THROUGH THE DAY AND WERE UNABLE TO BE UNLOCKED. I WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE EMBEDDED PHYSICAL KEY IN THE FOB BUT WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR AND TRIED OPERATING THE DOORS THEY AGAIN LOCKED BUT WERE UNABLE TO BE UNLOCKED NEITHER BY THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE CONSOLE, THE FOB OR THE DOOR HANDLE. THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR WAS TO ROLL DOWN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW, AND USE THE EMERGENCY MECHANICAL KEY TO UNLOCK IT BY EXTENDING MY HAND OUT THE WINDOW. SINCE THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS THE ONLY DOOR WITH A PHYSICAL KEYLOCK, IT WAS THE ONLY DOOR THAT WAS ABLE TO OPEN. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY, ALL 3 PASSENGERS HAD TO CLIMB OUT OF THEIR WINDOWS TO EXIT. *TR

RECENTLY MY 2006 BMW 325I'S AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE PROBLEM STARTED SHORTLY (ONE MONTH) AFTER IT CAME OFF THE FACTORY WARRANTY. IT WAS INTERMITTENT AND I WAS EXTREMELY BUSY SO I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURERS "VOLUNTARY RECALL CAMPAIGN" I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE BUT NOTICED THE RECALL NOTICED THE RECALL EA08-001 MENTIONED CARS WITH SPORT SEATS AS PART OF THE PROBLEM. I CALLED BMW NA AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN DID NOT QUALIFY. OVER TIME THE PROBLEM WORSENED AD EVENTUALLY LAST MONTH THE LIGHTS JUST STAYED ON. AGAIN CALLING BMW NA THEY SUGGESTED I VISIT MY DEALER TO HOOK UP THE CAR TO THEIR DIAGNOSTICS MACHINE. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE SEAT MAT SENSOR WAS THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED IT FOR A TOTAL OF $990. I CONTACTED BMW INFORMING THEM THAT THE SEAT SENSOR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE TERMS OF THE RECALL AND I OFFERED TO PAY FOR PARTS IF BMW WOULD PAY FOR LABOR. I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD INFORM ME OF THE CORPORATION'S DECISION IN 5 BUSINESS DAYS IF THEY WOULD COMPENSATE ME FOR THE REPAIR DUE TO MY VEHICLES LOW MILEAGE. I WAS JUST INFORMED TODAY THEY WOULD NOT COMPENSATE ME AT ALL TODAY DUE TO MY PAYMENT AFTER THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THEY ALSO ADDED THAT THEY ALMOST NEVER COMPENSATE AFTER SERVICES ARE PAYED. I BELIEVE THAT SINCE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTION MAT DISABLES THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM IT IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY SYSTEM AS ACKNOWLEDGED BY BMW NHSTA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V-384 AND CONFIRMED BY THE NHTSA ENGINEERING ANALYSIS EA08-001. I BELIEVE THAT BMW IS NOT CONFORMING TO THE INTENT OF THIS RECALL PROGRAM AND IS LIMITING THEIR LIABILITIES DUE TO DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS . *TR

MY 2006 BMW 325I FRONT PASSENGER SPORT SEAT WAS DIAGNOSED BY DEALER TO HAVE A CRACKED FRONT SEAT SENSOR MAT OF THE AIR BAG PROTECTION SYSTEM. THIS DEFECT CAUSES THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS TO BE DEACTIVATED & THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP TO ILLUMINATE. THIS SITUATION COULD CAUSE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG TO BE DEACTIVATED & NOT DEPLOY IN AN EMERGENCY. THEREFORE NOT PROTECTING THE PASSENGER. THIS DEFECT IS A KNOWN DEFECT & IS COVERED BY THE NHTSHA CAMPAIGN #: 08V384000. BMW STATED THAT MY VIN # [XXX] WAS NOT PART OF THE 200,000+ VEHICLES RECALLED. CERTIFIED MECHANICS VERIFIED THE DETAILS OF THE RECALL & THE FAULTS SHOWN ON THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK OF THE AIR BAG PROTECTION SYSTEM TO BE THE SAME. I AM ASKING THAT NHTSA ISSUE A LETTER DIRECTING THAT MY VEHICLE VIN BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SO THAT THE SYSTEM CAN BE RESTORED & THE WARRANTY BE EXTENDED AS DIRECTED IN THE BMW RECALL OF 2006 3 SERIES SPORT SEATS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 3 SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY WHETHER THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED OR NOT. HE STATED THAT THE PASSENGER MAT SENSOR FAILED AND WOULD NOT REGISTER WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT LOCATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 08V384000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

ON 2/3/2011 MY VEHICLE HAD THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WITH THE AMBER LIGHT. 2006 325I WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT TOOK RE-PROGRAMMING AND THE STEERING COLUMN BEING REPLACED TO FIX THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS 3 SERIES WITH THIS ISSUE IN US AND WORLD. THIS IS COMMON FOR THE E90S. BELOW IS A LIST OF THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO YOUR AGENCY. BMW IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEFECT YET THEY TOOK THIS FEATURE OUT IN 2008. REPORTS: 10380778, 10378186 - 330I 10322165 - 325XI 10380077, 10353644 - 325I 10173714,10369685,10341920,10341836,10238977,10181405 - 3 SERIES. *LN

I HAVE AN 06 BMW 330I WITH THE SPORT SEATS. THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTOR HAS BEEN CAUSING THE SRS LIGHT TO COME ON. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME TYPE OF SEAT MAT THAT WAS RECALLED, HOWEVER BMW SAYS THAT THE RECALL IS VIN SPECIFIC AND MY CAR IS NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF SEAT MAT THAT WAS RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 3 SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE AIR BAG ON-OFF LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED A FAULTY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC FAILURE BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER - 08V384 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL), THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE LABOR BUT WOULD PAY FOR THE PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 49,800.