BMW 325i Complaints (2006)

515 consumer complaints on file.

#10607444July 1, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DECIDED TO RESET THE SYSTEM HOWEVER, THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V564000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,946.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606450June 27, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597173June 7, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS
ON MAY 12, 2014, AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, SO THAT I CAN OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR, TO GET INSIDE OF MY GARAGE. AS I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PROCEEDED TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY, AT A HIGH RATE OF ACCELERATION. I INSTINCTIVELY APPLIED THE BRAKES, HOWEVER, THIS SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, SAFETY DEFECT, CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO THE BACKSIDE WALL OF MY GARAGE, THUS CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, WHICH MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO THE NOVEMBER 2013, BMW RECALL RELATING TO AIR BAGS. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 14,240, AT THE TIME THAT THIS SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION DEFECT, MANIFESTED ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER, BECAUSE THIS SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION DEFECT, IS MORE THAN LIKELY, EMBEDDED OPERATING SYSTEM RELATED, THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO FIND A HARDWARE RELATED, MECHANICAL CAUSE, TO THIS STATED DEFECT. ON MAY 30, 2014, I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP, WITH MY HUSBAND ACCOMPANYING ME. AS I ARRIVED ON MY STREET AND ABOUT TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY, ONCE AGAIN, ALMOST STRIKING MY POSTAL CARRIER. MY HUSBAND, AS WELL AS MY POSTAL CARRIER, WERE WITNESSES TO THIS SECOND INCIDENCE OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE, AT THE TIME OF THIS SECOND OCCURRENCE, OF THE STATED DEFECT IS 14,247. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAS PLAGUED BMW VEHICLES, SINCE AT LEAST THE 1990'S. BMW 325 1990, BMW 750IL 1991, BMW 525 1992, BMW 318IS 1993, BMW 528I 1997, BMW 328I 1998, BMW 318 1998, BMW 528I 1998, BMW 328I 1999, BMW 528I 1999, BMW R1100 1999, BMW 750LI 2006, BMW 530I 2007, BMW 1 SERIES, ETC., HAVE ALL BEEN REPORTED BY BMW OWNERS AS HAVING THIS SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, SAFETY DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595817June 3, 2014
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE AIR BAG PASSENGER SIDE SEAT MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595940June 3, 2014
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER SEAT WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON STATING TO PUT SEAT BELT ON WHEN NO ONE IS SEATED THERE. THE PASSENGER SEATS ARE ALMOST NEVER USED. WARNING MESSAGE READS MALFUNCTION IS OCCURRING AND AIR BAG IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594940May 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED WITH AND WITHOUT A PERSON OCCUPYING THE SEAT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,100. UPDATED 8/14/14*CN UPDATED 8/26/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594357May 27, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEATS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON NOTIFYING THAT THE AIRBAG IS DISABLED. THERE ARE RECALLS ON THE SAME MODEL/YEAR BMW AS MINE BUT MY PARTICULAR VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. I SPOKE TO A BMW REP WHO SAID THE RECALL COULD BE BASED ON THE PARTICULAR SEATS AND NOT NECESSARILY THE VIN. BUT SHE TOLD ME IT ONLY APPLIES TO THE SPORT SEATS AND NOT THE STANDARD SEATS WHICH I HAVE. ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH ONLINE, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH A SEAT MAT SENSOR WHICH WAS FAULTY. ALSO, THE NHTSA HAS A COMPLAINT ALREADY LISTED UNDER 08V384000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594045May 26, 2014
SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS COMES ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY. THIS WILL CAUSE AIR BAGS NOT TO INFLATE IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. BMW ISSUED RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE SEAT MATS/SENSOR BUT THEY SAY MY VEHICLE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL AND REPLACEMENT IS $1000. IT IS SAME DEFECTIVE SEAT MAT AS ON OTHER 2006 325I CARS AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593124May 21, 2014
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING AND THE SEATBELT WARNING LIGHT IS COMING UP WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592158May 17, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING, COULDN'T GET IN OR OUT OF CAR OR OPEN THE GAS DOOR. REPLACED FUSE #57 AND NOW 3 OF 4 LOCKS ARE WORKING. AFTER DOING ONLINE RESEARCH I'VE FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE CARS AND IT IS UNSAFE AS I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY. IT SEEMS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS SO COMMON THAT IT WOULD WARRANT A RECALL. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587054May 7, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325 I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT, NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM , AND THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586842May 6, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY EVEN WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP MORE THAN ONCE BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATED OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585462April 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN AN OCCUPANT WAS PRESENT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V564000 (AIR BAGS), HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584312April 22, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
KEY FOB FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582793April 15, 2014
ENGINE
THERE IS A CLEAR MANUFACTURER DEFECT CONCERNING THE ALUMINUM BOLTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VALVE COVER GASKET ON THE BMW 2006 325I'S. WITH RESEARCH THAT I HAVE BEEN DOING FROM OTHERS, I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND BMW DOES KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THIS CAN BE A SAFETY CONCERN IF NOT CORRECTED QUICK DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF OIL FALLING ON TOP OF THE EXHAUST PIPE AND MAY CAUSE A FIRE.THE DEFECTIVE BOLTS POSE A SERIOUS POTENTIAL RISK TO THE SAFETY OF THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES, AS WELL AS TO OTHER DRIVERS WHO SHARE THE ROADWAY WITH THEM. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT BMW NORTH AMERICA ISSUE A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE BMW 2006 325I'S AFFECTED BY THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I AM NOT PRIVY TO WHAT CONSTITUTES A VEHICLE'S DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS TO REACH A "RECALL STATUS". *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582835April 15, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE DOORS ON MY CAR ARE LOCKED AND WILL NOT OPEN. I CALLED BMW AND WAS ADVISED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE BUT NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. ONCE THE DOORS ARE LOCKED THEY CANNOT BE UNLOCKED REGARDLESS IF YOU ARE IN OR OUT OF THE CAR - THERE IS NO MANUAL WAY TO OPEN THEM. SO ESSENTIALLY BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE IF YOU WERE IN THE CAR YOU WOULD BE STUCK. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO 1000S OF BMW'S AND ITS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT BMW WONT RECALL. HOW CAN BEING STUCK IN A VEHICLE WITH NO WAY TO EXIT NOT BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY CONCERN? *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583004April 15, 2014
AIR BAGS
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THAT BY AIRBAG DISABLED LIGHT FLICKERING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. AT THIS SAME TIME THE OVERHEAD LIGHT PASSENGER AIRBAG DISABLED WOULD FLICKER OFF AND ON. SINCE THEN IT IS CURRENTLY ON THE WHOLE TIME, EVEN IF SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THUS MY PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY EVEN IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT. I READ THIS RECALL AND ASSUMED THAT MY CAR WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL SINCE THE RECALL LISTS MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR AS BEING COVERED. HOWEVER, THE WHEN I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT MY VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. SO I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE RECALL LISTS MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR AS BEING COVERED (PLUS I HAVE THE EXACT FAULTS LISTED AS TO WHY THIS RECALL IS OCCURRING) BUT THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT THEIR RECORDS SHOW I AM NOT COVERED. I DO NOT BELIEVE BMW IS BEING HONEST ABOUT ALL THE CARS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579137April 11, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEATBELT AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY WHILE DRIVING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO RESET THE SEATBELT SENSOR BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579261April 11, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SEAT PAD IS DEFECTIVE IN MY 2006 BMW 325I. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AS DEFECTIVE. IN DECEMBER OF 2013 BMW RECALLED 76K OF THESE PADS FOR MY MAKE/MODEL/YEAR, BUT EXCLUDED MY VIN AS A RESULT OF A NHTSA INVESTIGATION. I AM REQUESTING AN EXPLANATION OF HOW BMW WAS ALLOWED TO EXCLUDE MY VIN WHEN THE RECALL IS OBVIOUSLY MORE WIDESPREAD. PLEASE CHECK YOUR RECORDS FOR A COPY OF THE DECEMBER 2013 RECALL OR REFERENCE THE BELOW LINK: RECALL SUBJECT : FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT PROTECTION MAT REPORT RECEIPT DATE: NOV 12, 2013 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 COMPONENT(S): AIR BAGS POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 76,565 MANUFACTURER: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC SUMMARY: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC (BMW) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 325I, 325XI, 330I, 330XI SEDANS AND 325XI SPORTS WAGONS, MODEL YEAR 2007 328I, 328XI, 335I, 335XI SEDANS AND 328I AND 328XI SPORTS WAGONS, MODEL YEAR 2006-2007 525I, 525XI, 530I, 530XI, 550I SEDANS AND 530XI SPORTS WAGONS, MODEL YEAR 2006 760I SEDANS, MODEL YEAR 2006-2007 750I, 750LI, AND 760LI SEDANS, AND MODEL YEAR 2006 X5 SPORTS ACTIVITY VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN SEAT TYPES. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT THAT DETERMINES IF AND HOW THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG SHOULD DEPLOY IN A CRASH MAY FATIGUE AND DEVELOP CRACKS WHICH COULD LEAD TO A SYSTEM FAILURE. CONSEQUENCE: SHOULD THE SYSTEM FAIL, IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD BE DEACTIVATED, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY. REMEDY: BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS WITH AN INTERIM NOTIFICATION LETTER IN JANUARY 2014 SINCE PARTS ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, ANTICIPATED TO BE IN MARCH 2014, BMW WILL SEND A SECOND LETTER AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT MAY CRACK, FREE OF CHARGE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578730April 8, 2014
SEAT BELTS
COPSE:I1440005A. 2006 BMW 325I. CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH. *LN THE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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