2006 BMW 3 Series

BMW 325XI DOES NOT PROVIDE A MANUAL DOOR LOCKING OVERRIDE FOR THEIR CARS. THIS LACK OF DESIGN MAKES THEIR CAR A TRAP FOR ALL PASSENGERS WHEN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FAILS. ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASING A CAR ( NEW ) BMW 325XI, THE DOORS AND WINDOW SYSTEM FAILED IN VERY DANGEROUS WAY. WITH MY BABY AND MY WIFE ON THE BACK SIT, WHEN I TRY TO EXIT THE CAR THE DOOR SYSTEM START SHUTTING DOWN, THE DOORS AND WINDOW SYSTEM JUST WOULD NOT OPEN. THE ONLY ONE THAT OPEN WAS THE DRIVER SIDE ONE. AFTER THIS INCIDENT IT HAPPENED THREE MORE TIME. ONCE ALL FOUR DOORS LOCKED AND I HAD TO LEAN OUT THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE MANUAL KEY. THE LATEST ONE WAS WITH MY 7 MONTH PREGNANT WIFE CLIMBING OUT OF THE CAR THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE CAR. ONCE I PULLED UP THE DOOR KNOB WITH A PLIER, BUT THE DOOR STILL LOCKED.MY COMPLAINT IS NOT THAT I NEED TO FIX THE CAR, BUT THE FACT THAT THIS CAR DOES NOT PROVIDE A MANUAL OVERRIDE TO OPEN THE DOOR IN CASE THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM FAILS. BASICALLY ALL PASSENGER CAN BE TRAPPED IN THE CAR AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO ESCAPE IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

BMW 330I 2006, PASSENGER AIRBAG INJURED 18YR OLD ON FACE - BURNED, LACERATED FACE AND FX NOSE. LEFT EYE, AFFECTED WITH EXTREME SWELLING. VICTIM TRAUMATIZED AND HAVING BLURRED VISION ON LEFT EYE. A TIRE STRUCK BUMPER WHILE DRIVING IN FWY AND DRIVER HIT THE BRAKES AND AIRBAGS CAME OUT. THE GIRL WAS LEFT AS IF A MAJOR CAR CRASH HAD OCCURRED. *TR

MY WIFE DRIVES A 2006 BMW 325XI SPORT WAGON. THE CAR CAME EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTON TOURANZA E42 RUNFLAT TIRES. DUE TO RAPID TREAD WEARING, ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT 15000 MILES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH THE SAME BRAND AND MODEL "TOURANZA E42". WITH APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES ON THESE TIRES, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME WEAR PROBLEMS. THE CAR DRIVES VERY LOUD, AND DOESN'T SEEM STABLE. BMW REFUSES TO TAKE ANY FURTHER ACTION, CLAIMING IT IS THE CONSUMER'S PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS "ACKNOWLEDGED" OTHER BMW DRIVER COMPLAINTS WITH THE BRIDGESTON TOURANZA E42. *TR

WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A DEAD STOP THE ENGINE LURCHES BADLY 1-3 TIMES BEFORE IT BEGINS TO ACTUALLY ACCELERATE. THIS HAS OCCURRED EVER SINCE PURCHASE IN 11/06. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON HUNDREDS OF OCCASIONS AND HAS NEARLY CAUSE ME MANY ACCIDENTS BY GETTING REAR-ENDED BY CARS AND SEMI'S. I LIKE ON A SIDE STREET NEXT TO A HIGHWAY AND WHEN I TRY TO PULL OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY QUICKLY THE CAR LURCHES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ACTUALLY CATCHING AND MOVING. I'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEAL WHO SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. HOWEVER I'VE CHECKED ON A WEBSITE (TOPIX.COM) AND THEIR ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, WHICH BMW DENIES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!!!! *TR

I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO BMW FOR 20,000 MILES ABOUT NOISY TIRES. THEY KEPT TELLING ME THAT IT NEEDS ROTATION AND DID SO. THERE WAS ALOT OF ROAD NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES AND BMW DID NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. THEN MY HUSBAND GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT (JUST A FENDER BENDER) ON SEPT 8 OR 9TH OF 2007 WHEN THE TIRES WERE MAKING ALOT OF NOISE AND HIT A CEMENT POLE. INSURANCE COMPANY TOLD US THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PROBLEM IN THE CAR REGARDING THE "TOE ADJUSTMENT" AND TO WHY THE TIRES ARE WORN SOOO BADLY. IT IS A CHASIS PROBLEM AND NOT A TIRE PROBLEM. THE FRONT 2 TIRES WERE ON THE VERGE OF A BLOWOUT. I HAVE CONTACTED BMW AND HAVE FAILED TO COMPLY AND SAID I HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE WHILE I WAS RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET. BMW NEEDS TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND REPLACE MY TIRES AND FIX THE PROBLEM IN TOE ADJUSTMENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 BMW M3 CONVERTIBLE WITH THE TOP DOWN AND SECURED ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE REAR BOOT COVER WHICH STORES THE CONVERTIBLE ROOF OPENS ON IT'S OWN AND SLAMS AGAINST THE ROOF, WHICH I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE THUMP AND AIR RESISTANCE ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY. THE COMPLETE CONVERTIBLE MECHANISM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AFTER THIS EVENT, AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE NEAREST BMW DEALERSHIP WHICH IS WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE TO BEGIN WITH. AFTER A DAY OR SO, I WAS TOLD I HAD TO COME TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME BECAUSE THEY HAD TO HAVE A FACTORY REP INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD TAKE UP TO A FEW WEEKS. NOT UNTIL I CALLED BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS, DID THEY SAY IT WAS A MISTAKE BY THE TECHNICIAN AND THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND GET A RENTAL CAR. ON AUG 3, 2007 A LITTLE OVER A WEEK FROM THE EVENT, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THIS REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY, AND DID NOT STATE WHY? I BEGAN TO MENTION HOW I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, AND IT WAS AN OBVIOUS MALFUNCTION, AND I INSISTED THEY SEND ME DOCUMENTATION WHICH STATED WHY THEY DID NOT BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SERVICE MANAGER CONTINUED TO WAFFLE BACK AND FORTH, AND DID NOT SEND ME THE PROPER PAPERWORK BUT SAID HE WOULD CONTACT ME BY THE END OF DAY OR THE FOLLOWING MONDAY BECAUSE HE WAS GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER FACTORY REP TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. *JB

I PURCHASED A BMW 330I IN MAY 2006. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE THE TIRES WERE MAKING NOISE. INITIALLY, THE NOISE WASN'T TERRIBLY OBJECTIONABLE, BUT IT CONTINUED TO WORSEN. I TOOK THE CAR TO HENDRICKS BMW IN CHARLOTTE, NC ,AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES WERE CUPPING OR FEATHERING. THEY OFFERED A 50% DISCOUNT ON THE PURCHASE OF 4 NEW TIRES AT 11,500 MILES. I CALLED BMW CONSUMER AFFAIRS, AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT BRIDGESTONE FOR A RESOLUTION OF THIS PROBLEM. LATER, ON THE WEB I FOUND BMW TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN SIB 36 06 06 WHICH ADDRESSED THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION IN THIS BULLETIN WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS THAT PURCHASED A VEHICLE WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 42 RFT TIRES. BMW WAS STILL RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I AM NOT OPTIMISTIC THEY WILL ADDRESS IT.*AK