2000 BMW 328I

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 BMW 328I. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 184,000.

I RECIEVED A NOTICE ABOUT THIS RECALL ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND HAD IT CHECKED AT BMW SANTA MARIA (CA). TYHEY SAID THEY WO0ULD ORDER THE PARTS AND CALL WHEN THEY CAME IN. HEARING NOTHING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME I WAS TOLD BMW WASN'T WILLING TO DO THE REPLACEMENT AT THAT TIME. THAT THE BELIEVED MY CAR WAS NOT AT RISK. WHEN I RECIECED A 2ND NOTICE I CALLED THEM AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE. I ASKED TO SHOW ME PROOF OF THIS AND THEY HAVE NOT. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT.

CAR WAS MAKING UNHEALTHY NOISES WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND ALSO WHEN GETTING ON AND OFF THE THE VEHICLE. NOISES WERE COMING FROM THE REAR AND MOSTLY UNDERNEATH, AS TIME GOES BY THE NOISES WERE PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE SUB-FRAME COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF FROM THE MAIN FRAME OF THE CAR. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE PROBLEM CAN OR MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, EVEN DEATH.

TAKATA RECALL - MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. EVIDENCE OF MOISTURE WAS DISCOVERED AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION BY A CERTIFIED BMW TECHNICIAN. THIS IS INLINE WILL THE CURRENT RECALL HOWEVER I AM BEING TOLD THAT MY VIN IS NOT AFFECTED. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING IS EXACTLY WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL AND IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY BMW IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECALL AND THE LAW. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED ASAP BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL VEHICLES THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE FAULTY PARTS OR INSTALLATION OF THE AIR BAGS. *TR

I BROUGHT THIS CAR ON 3-2-16 WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ISSUES . SAME DAY I DROVE IT WAS MAKING A NOISE I IMMEDIATELY CALL THEM THEY SAID I CAN BRING IT UP TOO THE SHOP THE NEXT DAY WHERE I BROUGHT THE CAR FROM . WENT TOO SHOP NO ANSWER NO ONE WAS THERE SO I LEFT I THEN MADE APPT TOO GET IT CHECK OUT FOR 3/8/16 THEY TOLD ME BAD NEWS AND CAR IS UNSAFE TOO DRIVE I WENT BACK TOO THE SHOP THERE NOT EVEN TRYING TOO REFUND ME ANY MONEY BACK .

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SUBFRAME MOUNT POINT FAILURE. THE CAR HAS GONE THROUGH CLASS ACTION SUIT IN 2009, AND WAS INSPECTED BY BMW IN 2010--WAS TOLD EVERYTHING IS OK AND IT WILL NOT FAIL SINCE ONLY ONES WITH VISIBLE DEFECT WILL FAIL. BUT MINE FAILED ANYWAY 5 YEARS LATER. THIS SHOWS EVEN IF THE DAMAGE/DEFECT IS NOT VISIBLE IT CAN MANIFEST ITSELF AT ANY TIME. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20MPH ON CITY STREETS GOING STRAIGHT, ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, SHIFTING GEARS FROM 2ND TO 3RD WHEN A LOUD EXPLOSIVE BANG WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR WITH AN ALARMING JOLT THAT TRIGGERED AN INTERIAL LOCK ON SEATBELTS, MADE ALL OCCUPANTS SCREAM IN SHOCK AND CHILDREN CRYING. INSPECTION OF UNDERCARRIAGE REVEALED THAT THE FLOOR PAN WHERE THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SUBFRAME ATTACHES TO HAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED, LEAVING DRIVER SIDE OF THE SUBFRAME, DIFFERENTIAL, AND REAR AXLE FLOATING WITH CHUNKS OF SHEETMETAL FROM MOUNT POINT MISSING. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS FAILURE AND I SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING THE CAR, AND THE ONLY REASON OF FAILURE IS DEFECT IN THE CAR. MECHANICS BELIEVE THIS FAILURE POSES SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD SAYING IT CAN EASILY SEPARATE THE REAR AXLE AND IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, THE SEPARATED REAR AXLE WILL PULL ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE AND LOCK IT UP, IMMEDIATELY STOPPING THE CAR. IF THIS HAPPENS ON A FREEWAY IT CAN CAUSE CATASTROPHIC COLLISION INCIDENT, ENDANGERING LIVES. THEY WERE SHOCKED THE CAR WAS NEVER FORMALLY RECALLED FOR SAFETY. HUNDREDS OF CARS ARE AFFECTED AND THIS IS JUST ONE GLIMPSE OF THE EXTENT OF THE FAILURES: HTTP://FORUM.E46FANATICS.COM/SHOWPOST.PHP?P=16850066&POSTCOUNT=1473 IT IS APPALLING THAT SUCH DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT IS SO WELL-KNOWN AND PREVALENT IN 1999-2000 BMW 3 SERIES HAS NEVER BEEN RECALLED TO MAKE BMW ACCOUNTABLE. REPAIR ESTIMATE MIN. $5000