BMW 325i Complaints (2006)

515 consumer complaints on file.

#10822309January 26, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V318000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST SIX MONTHS AGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822415January 26, 2016
AIR BAGS
VEHICLES AIRBAG SENSOR GOES OFF AND ON WHILE PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE SEAT WHEN DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL AS THE AIRBAG TURNS OFF WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE AND IT IS NOT SAFE AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821159January 20, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEATS
TAKATA RECALL. THE PASSENGER SEAT'S AIRBAG/WEIGHT SENSOR ON OUR 2006 325I HAS GONE OUT REPEATEDLY (WE'RE ON THE 4TH OR 5TH REPLACEMENT.) IT HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND THEN THE SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON TO ALERT US THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG AND STAYS ON UNTIL IT'S REPLACED. HOWEVER, IT USUALLY GOES OUT AGAIN WITHIN 18 MONTHS OR SO. I AM USUALLY SITTING IN THE SEAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE OF THE FIRST MALFUNCTION, BUT WE HADN'T OWNED THE CAR VERY LONG; IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAVE THE SPORTS SEATS WHICH FROM MY READING SEEM TO BE PART OF THE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CAR WAS NOT OVERLOOKED IN THE RECALLS. IT NEVER STAYS FIXED FOR LONG AND I DON'T WANT TO FIND OUT THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED WHEN I'M LYING IN A HOSPITAL BED, OR WORSE. SEEMS LIKE MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819309January 11, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SEATED IN THE DRIVERS SEAT WITH THE SEAT BELT LATCHED, THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE THERE WAS NO OTHER OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806262November 23, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, SEATS
THE PASSENGER SEATBELT/AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON AND OFF FROM TIME TO TIME AFTER AROUND FOUR YEARS OF MY PURCHASE IN 2005. THE PROBLEM MIGHT HAVE EXISTED EARLIER; HOWEVER, AS MY VEHICLE USUALLY DID NOT CARRY ANY PASSENGERS, I DID NOT NOTICE THE PROBLEM WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. RECENTLY, THE LIGHT WOULD NOT EVEN GO AWAY. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME ABOUT THE RECALL NUMBER 13V564000, STATING THE "OWNERS OF MODEL YEAR 2006-2007 3 SERIES WITH STANDARD SEAT ... WILL RECEIVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THEIR FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT." I HAVE CONTACT BMW, BUT THEY SAID THE RECALL AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT BE APPLICABLE TO MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10795200November 21, 2015
ENGINE, STEERING
BELT TENSIONER BOLT BROKE OFF CAUSING SERPENTINE BELT TO SLIP OFF CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL. CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE NO DOCUMENTATION YET BECAUSE CAR HAS JUST BEEN DIAGNOSED AND IS IN REPAIR SHOP NOW. I FOUND ONLINE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794947November 19, 2015
STEERING
STEERING ENGINE LIGHT WARNING. STARTED WITH A SMALL RED LIGHT WHEN TURNING CAR OFF. THE FLASH OF RED WAS SO QUICK COULD NOT TELL WHAT SYMBOL IT WAS. THIS THEN TURNED INTO YELLOW WARNING WITH WRITTEN DESCRIPTION IN NAVIGATION/COMPUTER DISPLAY. STEERING ENGINE LOCK. TURN STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT. DO NOT TURN CAR OFF WILL NOT RESTART. TOOK CAR IN TWICE NOT ANYTHING SHOWING ERROR OR PROBLEM. CALLED BMW N. AMERICA HAD NO IDEA WHAT THIS ILLUMINATED SYMBOL MEANT, CONNECTED ME TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD NO IDEA. TOWED TO DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR (I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER AND DRIVER). CAR HAS 44950 MILES. DEALER CALLED TODAY AND SAID STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE YELLOW ILLUMINATION STAYED ON WHEN CAR WAS STATIONARY, IN MOTION AND TURNING WHILE ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY. RED ILLUMINATION CAR WAS STATIONARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790195November 13, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED AND THE ENTIRE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE OF AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790054November 12, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE SENSOR ERROR AND AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE DETAILS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789415November 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK DOES NOT UNLOCK FROM INSIDE THE CAR USING DOOR HANDLE OR LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON IN DASH OR FOB UNLOCK BUTTON. INABILITY TO OPEN DOORS IN THE CASE OF FIRE, ACCIDENT, OR EMERGENCY CAN CAUSE INJURIES OR DEATH TO DRIVER. BMW DISCONTINUE THE PART NUMBERS FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AND SUGGEST IN THE SERVICE MANUAL IN CASE OF FRONT DOORS LOCKS FAILURE (EITHER ONE OR BOTH DOORS) TO REPLACE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK LACHES WITH NEW PART NUMBERS. OLD PART NUMBERS 51217202143 AND 51217202146; NEW PART NUMBERS 51217229458 AND 51217229455.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787593November 2, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT SENSORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANT SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786358October 27, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING WHEN PASSENGER PRESENT AT STARTUP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786061October 26, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
MY BMW DOES NOT FALL INTO THE RECALL THAT BMW PUBLISHED. AFTER SEVERAL LIGHTS APPEARED IN MY DASH (AIRBAG, BRAKE, SEATBELT) I HAD THE DISNOSTIC TOOL LOOKED UP AND RECEIVED A FAULT CODE 93C3 SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTOR, PASSENGER . LOOKING ON THE WEB THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781405October 12, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
STEERING WHEEL LOCK PREVENTS THE STARTER FROM WORKING. THIS PREVENTS THE ENGINE FROM STARTING. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH WILL COST OVER ONE THOUSANDS DOLLARS. BMW HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781359October 11, 2015
ENGINE
NOTED VIBRATION WITH VEHICLE RUNNING IN GEAR WHEN STOPPED, DURING INSPECTION NOTED BOLTS ON RIGHT SIDE MOTOR MOUNT BROKEN OFF FLUSH WITH THE ENGINE BLOCK, FOUND BOLT HEAD WITH ABOUT 1" OF THREADS LAYING ON TOP OF LOWER ENGINE COVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780828October 8, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROGRESSING FAILURE WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IN WHICH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT RANDOMLY FLASHED AND THEN REMAINED LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN THREE TIMES AND THEY REFUSED TO REMEDY THE REPAIR WITHOUT HAVING TO DO AN EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK AND AN ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED FOR AN AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS) AND 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR MONTHS WITH THE FAILURE PROGRESSING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762478September 9, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2006 BMW 325I HAS DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS THAT CONTINUE TO COME UP AFTER MUCH TIME & EFFORT HAS BEEN SPENT TO GET THEM FIXED. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT, THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT, & THE FLAT TIRE MONITOR WARNING LIGHT HAVE CAUSED MUCH STRESS & FRUSTRATION DUE TO THE ISSUES NOT BEING ADDRESSED AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WITH THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS OTHER INDEPENDENT COMPANIES. I AM WORRIED THAT IF AN ACCIDENT DOES OCCUR THAT MY SAFETY WILL BE IN GREAT DANGER & THIS IS SOMETHING THAT EVERY CAR OWNER UNDERSTANDS. I AM AT A LOSS AT THIS POINT & DO NOT WANT TO CONTINUE TO SPEND COUNTLESS DOLLARS WHEN THE ENDS DO NOT JUSTIFY THE MEAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761737September 4, 2015
SEATS, AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2006 BMW 325I WITH THE INTENTIONS OF LETTING MY DAUGHTER DRIVE IT, DUE TO THE HIGH SAFETY RATINGS OF THESE AUTOMOBILES. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT SOME ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION, AND SOME WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE SEATBELTS AND AIRBAGS. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THE WARNING LIGHTS, THE SERVICE WRITER OF THE DEALERSHIP IN MERIDIAN MS TOLD ME THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SEAT MAT WAS FAULTY. LATER I GOOGLED INFO ABOUT THE SEAT MAT, AND I CAME ACROSS A LINK THAT SHOWS MY SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS CAR. I CALLED NHTSC AND LEFT A MESSAGE ABOUT MY INQUIRY, AND I WAS CALLED BACK PROMPTLY BY MR. NATE HAYES. AFTER I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO MR. HAYES, HE DID SOME CHECKING AND FOUND THAT ALTHOUGH SOME 2006 325I'S WEREN'T RECALLED (THE ONES WITH MANUAL SEATS) MINE HOWEVER SHOULD'VE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO HAVING THE ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTED SPORTS SEATS. MR. HAYES INSTRUCTED ME TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF MAYBE THIS WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE ON MY VEHICLE. UPON CALLING THE DEALERSHIP BACK, I WAS TOLD THAT IT HADN'T BEEN DONE, BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WASN'T IN THE RECALL. AFTER QUESTIONING HIM MORE ABOUT IT, HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS ABLE TO FIND THAT BMW HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON MY CAR TO 15 YEARS WITH NO MILEAGE LIMITATIONS, IF THAT IS WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR, BUT IF NOT, I WOULD BE CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR. WHAT CONCERNS ME ABOUT THIS, IS THE FACT THAT BMW WAS MANDATED BY THE NHTSC TO RECALL A CERTAIN LIST OF AUTOMOBILES TO PREVENT INJURY, RATHER THAN WAIT TO SEE IF PROBLEMS OCCUR LATER THAT COULD RESULT IN INJURY AND/OR DEATH. I DON'T KNOW IF OTHERS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED WERE PUT OFF BY BMW OR NOT, BUT THIS COULD HAVE SOME DEADLY CONSEQUENCES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760606September 1, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE THERMOSTAT AND THE WATER PUMP BOTH WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CAR STARTED OVERHEATING AND WARNED WITH A YELLOW LIGHT, AFTER WHICH A RED LIGHT CAME ON AFTER 10 SECONDS OF THE YELLOW LIGHT BEING ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746624August 5, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE IS EQUIPED WITH AUTOMATIC FOLDING REAR VIEW MIRRORS. WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE'S RIGHT VIEW MIRROR FOLDED ITSELF IN THE MOST FORWARD POSITION. NOW THE DRIVER (ME) IS INABLE TO USE THE RIGHT VIEW MIRROR. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. BMW IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES, BUT THEIR OWN SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MIRROR AT THE COST OF THE OWNER. THIS IS A HEFTY $750.00 CHARGE NOT INCLUDING INSTALLATION. BMW SHOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROBLEM AND FIX THE ISSUE AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIAT INTERVENTION TO PREVENT AN AVOIDABLE ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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