BMW 330Ci Complaints (2006)

34 consumer complaints on file.

#10722360May 29, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330CI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678409January 22, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330CI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672681January 15, 2015
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN SEPTEMBER 2014 FROM BMW REGARDING A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG FOR MY CAR (RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 14V-428: FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG). I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL BMW DEALERSHIPS SINCE SEPTEMBER 2014 TO REPLACE MY AIRBAG AND ALL SAY THAT AIRBAGS ARE UNAVAILABLE DUE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE RECALL. I AM WRITING THIS TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS ARE NOT BEING PERFORMED SINCE AIRBAGS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. OTHER THAN A RECALL NOTICE, IS THERE ANYTHING BEING DONE BY AUTHORITIES TO ESCALATE THIS ISSUE SO THE PROBLEM CAN BE RECTIFIED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669330December 31, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330CI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664874December 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330CI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V42000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN NOVEMBER OF 2014. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664876December 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
RECALL WAS ISSUED ON MY BMW AIR BAGS WHICH A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS IN AUGUST AND THERE ARE NO PARTS YET AVAILABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND THEN I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A 200 PERSON WAIT LIST WHEN THEY DO FINALLY BECOME AVAILABLE. IN THE MEANTIME I WILL NOT DRIVE MY FAMILY IN THIS CAR AS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS BEEN RECALLED DUE TO SAFETY. THE TIME FRAME TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS NOT "TIMELY." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661904December 3, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330CI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO STATE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520481June 18, 2013
AIR BAGS
DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED DASHBOARD 'AIRBAG' LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED DUE TO ERROR CODE FOR FAULTY PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT. THE E46 MODEL DOES NOT HAVE TWO INDICATOR LIGHTS; I.E. THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND THE PASSENGER ON/OFF LIGHT, SO THIS MODEL MAY HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM PREVIOUS RECALL DUE TO VERBIAGE DIFFERENCES. DEALERSHIP WARNS AGAINST DRIVING WITH CHILDREN IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL CORRECTED. THIS FAULTY EQUIPMENT IS VERY WELL DOCUMENTED AMONGST THE E46 CUSTOMER BASE, VERIFIABLE VIA INTERNET SEARCH ENGINE USAGE. ALSO REFERENCE: 'FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG OCCUPANT DETECTION SENSOR MAT RECALL 08V-384' AND 'NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA08001' FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND RECALLS FOR SIMILAR MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447283February 9, 2012
STEERING, SUSPENSION
A KNOCKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHENEVER GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR TIRE ROTATION. WHILE TIRES WERE BEING ROTATED, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED A LOT OF PLAY IN THE FRONT WHEELS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE BALL JOINT THAT CONNECTS THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS EXTREMELY WORN OUT CAUSING APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES OF PLAY IN THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED THE RIGHT WHEEL AND NOTICED THAT IT TOO WAS BECOMING VERY WORN. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING, I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. LEFT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY REPLACED BY TECHNICIAN AT OWNERS COST. OWNER CONTACTED BMW ABOUT A RECALL CONCERNING THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON 3 SERIES BMWS, AND THEY SAID MY VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442246January 3, 2012
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING SOUTH IN THE LEFT HAND LANE ON HIGHWAY 101 IN VENTURA CALIFORNIA. DRIVER SIDE DOOR AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 75MPH. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF CAR AND WAS ABLE TO REACH THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. POLICE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND VERIFIED THAT NO DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED TO THE CAR. AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT RESULTED IN SUPERFICIAL BURNS TO THE DRIVERS LEFT ARM AND RESIDUAL PAIN IN THE NECK REGION. DEPLOYMENT CAUSED VIOLENT MOTION TO THE CAR AND IF IT HAD OCCURRED IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATION A COLLISION WOULD HAVE BEEN UNAVOIDABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10370656December 14, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330 CI. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL CLICKING NOISE AND THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROD HAD SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359018October 4, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330 CI. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V384000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223781April 9, 2008
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330CI. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42, SIZE P235/45R17 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FELT AS IF HE WAS DRIVING A 4X4 TRUCK BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE BECOMING WORN. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON ALL FOUR TIRES. HE CALLED BRIDGESTONE AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO CALL THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203016September 14, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330CI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, SUCH AS RAIN OR SNOW, WATER ENTERS THROUGH THE DOOR SILLS AND CAUSES THE DOORS TO FREEZE SHUT. HE STATED THAT ICE ALSO ACCUMULATES IN THE DOOR SILLS, MAKING IT VERY EASY TO SLIP AND FALL. THE FAILURE WAS FIRST NOTICED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DEALERS AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. HE HAS ALSO CONTACTED BMW'S CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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