2007 BMW 3 Series

I GOT IN MY CAR AFTER DRIVING IT TO THE PARK & GOT A FAULT THAT SAID RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. FAULT IN PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER OR BELT- FORCE LIMITER. I RESEARCHED THIS & FOUND THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT MAT. I FOUND THAT THIS IS A RECALL ON MY CAR & YEAR, BUT WHEN I CALL, THEY SAY IT DOESN'T APPLY TO MY VIN. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE PROBLEM WITH A TON OF OWNERS. I'VE ALSO READ THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE CALL & COMPLAIN & THEY'LL END UP FIXING IT UNDER THE RECALL. BUT, I'M HAVING NO LUCK. I'D UNDERSTAND IF IT WAS JUST ME, BUT THEY'VE RECALLED IT ON THE SANE EXACT CAR & YEAR AS MINE & I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MINE WOULDN'T FALL UNDER THIS RECALL! *TR

HAVE HAD ISSUE WITH MY ONE OF MY 2 --- 2007 330I'S DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON WITH A MESSAGE "PASS RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION". A DETAILED MESSAGE SAYS "FAULT IN PASSENGER-RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER OR BELT-FORCE LIMITER TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR WITH A REPLACEMENT COST OF OVER $1000,00. I RECENTLY LEARNED BMW HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART AND HAS RECALLED 2006-2007 CARS BUT ANY VEHICLE MADE AFTER SEPTEMBER 2006 IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. MINE WERE MANUFACTURED JAN 2007. I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PART AS THE RECALLED ONES AND BELIEVE THAT BMW SHOULD RECALL ALL THEIR VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR PROBLEM. *TR

TPMS ALERTED US OF A LOW TIRE. WHEN TAKEN TO REPAIR WE WHERE NOTIFIED THE LEFT REAR RIM WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING AIR. CAR WAS ONLY DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY, NO ROUGH ROADS...WHAT WOULD CAUSE THE RIM TO CRACK? I UNDERSTAND THE UK'S NTSB HAS ISSUED A RECALL AS BMW ADMITTED THAT THEIR WHEELS HAD DEFECTIVE ALLOY METAL CAUSING THE RIMS TO BREAKDOWN. HOWEVER, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA HAS NOT ADMITTED TO ANY DEFECTIVE METAL AND HAS NOT ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY. HOPE THIS GETS REVIEWED FOR SAFETY BEFORE SOME GETS PHYSICALLY INJURED OR DIES AS A RESULT OF THESE DEFECTIVE WHEELS. HAVING REVIEWED THE FORUM, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THESE DISCUSSIONS REGARDING CRACKED RIMS ON BMWS. THIS IS NOT A ONE CASE INCIDENT, THEREBY WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION. *TR

I OWN A BMW 3 SERIES 2007 THAT I PURCHASED 3 YEARS AGO WITH A DEALER. SIX WEEKS AGO A DASH BOARD LIGHT CAME ON WITH A MESSAGE "PASS RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION". A DETAILED MESSAGE SAYS "FAULT IN PASSENGER-RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER OR BELT-FORCE LIMITER. CONTINUE TO WEAR THE SAFETY BELT. HAVE THE SYSTEM CHECKED BY THE NEAREST BMW CENTER". I HAVE SEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND IT SEEMS BMW 3 AND 5 SERIES CARDS MANUFACTURED IN 2003 - 2008 HAVE THIS ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE THAT BMW SHOULD RECALL AND FIX IMMEDIATELY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON LOCAL. ALL OF SUDDEN, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS. I HAD TO PULL OVER THE SHOULDER AND STOP THE VEHICLE. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR. IT DIDN'T SUCCEED. I HAD TO ASK FOR TOWING TO THE MECHANIC. AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE A FUEL PUMP FUSE PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN DEC 2006. SO I HAD TO PAY IT MYSELF FOR THE REPAIR ($600) *JS

MY WIFE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT CAR WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN ANY OF CAR DOORS - ALL THE LOCKS WOULD NOT OPERATE ! ALSO, THE DOOR HANDLES WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE IS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT ASAP. I WAS ABLE TO SEE ON LINE THAT NUMBER OF LIKE AND KIND COMPLAINTS WITH THE 2007 328 XI MODELS ... *TR

REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 13V044000 MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES AS EXACTLY OUTLINED IN THIS RECALL NOTICE SUCH AS THE STARTING ROUGH, NOT STARTING, BATTERY INDICATOR LAMP LIT, AND OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER & DEGRADED PERFORMANCE WHILE DRIVING ALTHOUGH IT HAS NOT RESULTED IN A CRASH BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL MY CAR OVER. I SPOKE WITH BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND THEY SAID MY VIN WAS NOT SPECIFIED BY THIS RECALL AND TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA TO GET THIS RESOLVED. I HAVE RESEARCHED MANY OTHER 2007 3-SERIES OWNERS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES AND WOULD EXPECT THIS TO BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 BMW 335I WITH 25K MILES. AS I WAS DRIVING GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR HAS LOST POWER ENGINE WAS CUT OFF. I WAS ON A LIMB MODE ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY AN 18 WHEEL TRACTOR. THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER. DEALER REFUSE TO FIX OR REPLACE UNDER RECALL. THEY CHECK THE CAR OUT AND SAID IT WAS THE FUEL INJECTOR. *TR