2006 BMW 3 Series

THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ACTIVATED TO WHAT I HAVE READ TO BE DUE TO A CRACK IN THE DETECTION MAT. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO REPAIR SHOPS AND ALL HAVE CONFIRMED THE SAME ISSUE. IN THE CASE THAT THERE IS AN ACCIDENT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WILL BE DEPLOYED, OR AIRBAGS MAY BE DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON. I HAVE GRAVE CONCERNS. I HAVE MADE TWO PHONE CALLS TO BMW WITH MY CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS. BMW STATES THAT CURRENTLY MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER IS NOT LISTED ON THE RECALLS, BUT MAY BE IN THE FUTURE. MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AS BEING REPORTED AS THE PREVIOUS TWO RECALLS, BUT SINCE IT WAS MANUFACTURED "JUST BEFORE THE INDICATED RECALL DATES" THAT I WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED. IF BMW CARES ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS' SAFETY, I WOULD NOT THINK WAITING BY THE MAILBOX FOR A LETTER THAT MAY OR MAY NOT ARRIVE TO INFORM ME OF ANOTHER LETTER IN MARCH, IS AT ALL SUFFICIENT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I CAN DO ANYTHING ELSE TO EXPEDITE A SOLUTION FOR MY CONCERN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SINCE SEPT 2011, WHILE DRIVING WITH OR WITHOUT A PASSENGER, THE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG ON-OFF LAMP ARE ILLUMINATED. IT GOES OFF ON ITS OWN, BUT RETURNS SPONTANEOUSLY. AT FIRST OUR DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, THEN WHEN IT KEPT HAPPENING THEY SAID WE COULD GET IT REPAIRED. PER SAFER.GOV WEBSITE A RECALL WAS GIVEN IN JULY 2009 WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE BMW OF NO AMERICA, OUR CAR WAS NOT AMONG THE CARS RECALLED. YET WE HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THEY WANT TO CHARGE US OVER $1100 TO FIX THE PROBLEM, YET THERE WAS A RECALL OUT ON "SOME SERIES 3 MODELS". HOW CAN I BE SURE SOME OTHER 2006 SERIES 3 MODELS ARE NOT OVER LOOKED? THIS MAKES ME FEEL UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH PASSENGERS AND I DON'T FEEL IF SOME ARE DEFECTIVE, THAT OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE ARE CONSIDERED THE OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY. I THINK THEY SHOULD ALSO BE UNDER THE SAME RECALL GUIDELINES WHEN THE SAME EXACT ISSUE HAS BEEN SITED AND IS HAPPENING IN OTHER CARS. *TR

MY VEHICLE (BMW 330I ? 2006), HAS AN AIRBAG/SEAT BELT LIGHT ELIMINATED ON THE DASH. BMW HAS DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAILED PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR. 2006 330I SPORTS SEATS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS ITEM IN 2008. MY VEHICLE WHICH HAS SPORTS SEATS WAS NEVER CALLED FOR THE RECALL. THEY STATED MY VEHICLE'S VIN 'DOES NOT QUALIFY' FOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS ALSO EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 10 YEARS ON ALL 3 SERIES MODELS WITH OUT THE SPORTS SEAT OPTION FOR THIS SENSOR. I HAVE TALKED A DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AND BMW DIRECTLY. THEY SAID MY ONLY OPTION WOULD BE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE TO WARRANT A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND COMBINATION OF OPTIONS. BMW RECALL ID # 57362 - AIR BAGS: FRONTAL RECALL DATE AUG 05, 2008 RECALL DATE: AUG 05, 2008 MODEL AFFECTED: 2006 BMW 3-SERIES SUMMARY: BMW IS RECALLING 200,000 MY 2006 3 SERIES SPORT SEAT, MY 2004-2006 5 SERIES STANDARD AND SPORT SEAT, AND MY 2004-2006 X3 PASSENGER VEHICLES. DEPENDING ON THE MANNER AND FREQUENCY OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S ENTRY AND EXIT, SMALL CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE MAT. IF THIS OCCURS, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HEAD PROTECTION SYSTEM, WILL BE DEACTIVATED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG "ON-OFF" LAMP WILL BE ILLUMINATED. CONSEQUENCES: IN THIS SITUATION THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY EVEN IF A SUFFICIENTLY SEVERE ACCIDENT WOULD OCCUR AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION PROVIDED BY THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REWORK THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAT SO THAT EXTERNAL FORCE APPLICATION TO THE SEAT DOES NOT CAUSE A CRACK TO THE MAT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 6, 2008. BMW WILL ALSO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THESE VEHICLES TO 10 YEARS FROM FIRST REGISTRATION WITHOUT ANY MILEAGE LIMIT. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-525-7417. POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED: 200000 NOTES: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC. UPDATED 07/30/13*LJ

THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT/AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR MONTHS, FINALLY THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO GET THE ERROR CODE. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS AND BMW HAS KNOWN ABOUT IT SINCE 2008. PER THEIR WEBSITE THEY WERE GOING TO SEND OUT RECALL NOTICES TO OWNERS, WE NEVER RECIEVED ANYTHING. BMW NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO COST TO OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 3 SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT MAT SENSOR PLUG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V384000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,700.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT BEEPING AT ME EVERY FEW MINUTES. IT DID NOT MATTER WHETHER I HAD A PASSENGER OR NOT. I LOOKED THE ISSUE UP ONLINE AND CAME ACROSS A RECALL THAT MY CAR WAS KNOWN FOR. THE MAT UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND KEPT THROWING OFF MY AIRBAG LIGHT. THIS WOULD NOT ALLOW MY AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT.I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE FIX WAS GOING TO BE $$$. I HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED SINCE ITS MY ONLY CAR AND NEEDED IT IN WORKING ORDER. BMW WAS CONTACTED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES ABOUT MY PROBLEM AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT INFACT WAS A RECALL BUT ALL 3 TIMES THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT QUALIFY. WHEN WILL MY CAR QUALIFY? I JUST SPENT 900 DOLLARS TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED. *TR