2008 BMW 328I

"SEAT-BELT LIGHT/TAKATA RECALL, IT SEEMS THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT LISTED AMONG THE VEHICLES RECALLED BUT MY AIRBAG LIGHTS HAVE BEEN COMING ON AND OFF AS WELL AS SEATBELT LIGHTS AND I BELIEVE THAT THE TWO SYSTEMS ARE LINKED AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR SECURITY REASONS, THE LIGHTS CAME ON AS THE VEHICLE WAS IN SLOW MOTION AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE PARTS REPLACED, ESPECIALLY IF THE AIRBAGS ARE MANUFACTURED BY TAKATA OR ANOTHER MANUFACTURER.

POWER LOCK SYSTEM FAILED TRAPPING WIFE INSIDE WHILE STOPPED ON A PARKING LOT. NO MANUAL OVERRIDE ON DOOR HANDLES. WIFE DROVE HOME AND TRIED TO USE VALET KEY REACHING FROM INSIDE THRU WINDOW TO UNLOCK DOOR. VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. SHE DROPPED KEY. SHE WAS THEN TRAPPED. ONLY MEANS OF EGRESS AT THAT POINT AS PER ON LINE BMW REP WAS TO CLIMB OUT WINDOW. HAS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY FOR MOST FOLKS IF DONE ALONE. FORTUNATLLEY I ARRIVED ON SCENE AND UNLOCKED DOOR. IF VERY FRAIL 93 YR OLD MOTHER HAD BEEN IN PASSENGER SEAT RESCUE/EXTRACTION WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY EXCRUTIATING AND REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE. POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE CONSEQUENCES IF MEDICAL EMERGENCY. BMW PROVIDES NO WARNING OF THIS EVENTUALITY OR INSTRUCTION ON SAFE EGRESS FROM VEHICLE IF VALET KEY IS DROPPED BY DRIVER. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE NO KEY WAS AVAIALABLE [DURING VEHICLE CLEANING FOR INSTANCE] . PERSON COULD NOT OPEN WINDOW AND BE TRAPPED AND FORCED TO BREAK WINDOW OR WAIT FOR HELP. MY WIFE HAS GONE IN CAR W OUT/ A KEY WHILE I'M ON BUSINESS AND COULD CONCEIVABLY HAVE BEEN TRAPPED FOR DAYS. BMW SAYS NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO MERIT ANY ATTENTION. BMW BLOGS HOWEVER HAVE NUMEROUS REFERENCES OF THIS ISSUE TO THIS SERIES OF VEHICLE!! WIFE WAS HIGHLY STRESSED AND AFRAID TO USE EITHER OF OUR 90/91 SERIES BMW'S.

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE CONTACTED BMW CUSTOMER SERVICE AT LEAST 3 TIMES TO GET AN ESTIMATION AS TO WHEN MY VEHICLE WILL HAVE THE AIRBAG REPLACED. BMW DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ABLE TO GIVE ME A TIME LINE. OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS ALL THEY CAN SAY IS "THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF PARTS" ''YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN PARTS ARE RECEIVED". HOW LONG IS A REASONABLE WAIT TO GET THE AIRBAG FIXED ON A CAR THAT IS DRIVEN DAILY?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 328I. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST TWELVE OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,547.

WE HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER 9 MONTHS FOR BMW TO FIX THIS ISSUE VIN: [XXX] YEAR: 2008 MAKE: BMW MODEL: 328I SEDAN NUMBER OF OPEN RECALLS: 1 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: OPENS NEW WINDOW TAKES AWAY FROM VIN LOOKUP SECTION> 16V071 RECALL DATE: FEBRUARY 5, 2016 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: NA SUMMARY: DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG: DURING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG MODULE MAY PRODUCE EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE THAT COULD CAUSE THE INFLATOR TO RUPTURE. SAFETY RISK: INFLATOR RUPTURE COULD RESULT IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE DRIVER OR OTHER PASSENGERS, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. REMEDY: DUE TO THE LARGE VOLUME OF NEW INFLATORS NEEDED TO REPAIR VEHICLES, FINAL OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTERS WILL INITIALLY BE ISSUED BY FIRST CLASS MAIL TO OWNERS OF THE HIGHEST RISK REGISTERED VEHICLES, I.E., OLDEST MODELS IN HIGHEST ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY AREAS (E.G., USA GULF STATES). AS PARTS SUPPLY INCREASES, ALL OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL BE NOTIFIED BY FIRST CLASS MAIL. WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR FINAL LETTER, YOU SHOULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH AN AUTHORIZED BMW CENTER IMMEDIATELY SO THEY CAN REPLACE THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG MODULE. TO ENSURE BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC HAS YOUR MOST RECENT CONTACT INFORMATION, PLEASE REGISTER YOUR VEHICLE AT HTTP://WWW.BMWUSA.COM/MYBMW . RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE MANUFACTURER NOTES: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CONTACT CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND SERVICES AT CUSTOMERRELATIONS@BMWUSA.COM, OR AT 1-800-525-7417. IF THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR YOUR VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER, PLEASE CONTACT THE NHTSA VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT: 1-888-327-4236 OR TTY: 1-800-424-9153 OR FILE AN ONLINE COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MARCH 14, 2014. WHILE STARTING THE CAR, I HEARD A LAUD SNAPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT PASSENGER SIDE. A MOMENT LATER WHEN TAKING A LEFT TURN I HEARD ANOTHER STRANGE NOISE FORM THE SAME AREA. AFTER THAT THE ENGINE STARTED TO SOUND DIFFERENTLY WITH A SMALL NOTICEABLE VIBRATION. TURNS OUT THAT ALL 4 ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WERE SNAPPED. IT COST MORE THAN $1000 TO FIX IT. THIS WAS VERY UNEXPECTED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR FOR OVER A YEAR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE DEALER PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE FOR MONTHS AND LATER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT, INDICATING THAT THE REMEDY WAS AN INTERIM SOLUTION UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REPAIR SOLUTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LOANER VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER BE PROVIDED AFTER THE INTERIM REPAIR WAS COMPLETED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO ADDRESS THE GUIDELINES OF THE INTERIM REPAIR AND TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PERMANENT REPAIR SOLUTION WOULD BE PROVIDED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.