2004 BMW X3

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V384000 (AIR BAGS) IN THE MAIL AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HER THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

"PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" OVERHEAD CONSOLE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY EVEN WHEN 140 LB PASSENGER OCCUPIES THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. SOMETIMES WHEN PASSENGER MOVES AROUND IN THE SEAT THE LIGHT WILL GO AWAY. TALKED TO SERVICE ADVISOR AT BMW OF STERLING, VIRGINIA ON 4/5/12. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED FOUR FACTS (1) IT IS A PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTION MAT FAILURE, AND (2) IF THE LIGHT IS ON IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY NO MATTER HOW SEVERE THE ACCIDENT IS, AND (3) THE MAT IN QUESTION WAS REPLACED ON 02-16-2007 AT 40,788 MILES FOR AN IDENTICAL PROBLEM UNDER MANUFACTURER DEFECT CODE 6577081500, AND (4) THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE ISSUE, BUT MY VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THEY TOLD ME THEY WILL NOT COVER THE PREVIOUS REPAIR AND WILL CHARGE ME $1,290 FOR IT. RESEARCH ON THIS WEB-SITE SHOWS NHTSA ACTIVE EA08001 PERTAINS TO AN IDENTICAL ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGED ON CERTAIN CARS AND THEY SHOULD COVER MY CAR FOR THE SAME DEFECT AS WELL. *TR

ON JANUARY 23, 2012 AFTER A WHOLE WEEKEND OF DOWNPOUR RAIN, I GET INTO MY X3 TO NOTICE WATER ON THE CENTER CONSOLE (NEAR MY CUP HOLDER) I LOOK UP AND NOTICE THE WATER IS DRIPPING FROM THE TOP MIDDLE CONSOLE (WHERE THE MOON ROOF CONTROL, AIR BAG BUTTON AND SOS CALL BUTTON ARE LOCATED). NOT ONLY WAS IT DRIPPING WATER BUT THE WHOLE AREA AROUND BUT IT WAS SOAKED AND WET. AFTER READING ABOUT THIS ON-LINE THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE AND ARE EXPERIENCING THIS WATER LEAK PROBLEM, I REALIZED I NEED TO CHECK THE OTHER AREAS PEOPLE MENTION THEY HAD WATER LEAKS. THAT'S WHEN I CHECKED THE FLOOR ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AND TO MY SURPRISE THE DRIVER SIDE HAD MORE WATER THAN WHAT I COULD EVER IMAGINE, IT WAS DRENCHED. SO NOW THAT I HAVE ALL THIS WATER IN MY CAR IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS CAUSED SOME PROBLEMS WITH MY SOS BUTTON. WITHOUT ME TOUCHING IT, IT TRIES TO CALLS AND DOESN'T GET A CONNECTION. IT READS BMW PHONE INACTIVE AND IT KEEPS MAKING A NOISE THAT COMES THROUGH THE SPEAKERS. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THAT LIGHT FROM THE MIDDLE TOP CONSOLE IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. I AM SURE I'M GOING TO END UP WITH A LOT MORE ELECTRICAL, LIGHTING PROBLEMS THAN JUST THESE FEW. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND FIX BY BMW. *TR

WITHOUT CAUSE OR INCIDENT, THE PASSENGER SEAT MAT OF OUR AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS FAILED AND DISABLED THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM FOR OUR VEHICLE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR OF MANUFACTURE, BUT OUR VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE REPAIR COSTS ARE EXTRAORDINARY AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. FURTHERMORE, THE MANUFACTURER IS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND HOW THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WORKS. THE VEHICLE HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X3. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR MAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 08V384000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000. UPDATED 01/06/11*LJ UPDATED 01/24/11*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY AIR BAG SENSORS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 08V384000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,400. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,200.

I AM A MILITARY MEMBER STATIONED IN RAMSTEIN GERMANY FROM JAN 2001 - JUNE 2005. IN MAY 2005, I PURCHASE A US-SPEC 2004 BMW X-3 FROM AN AUTHORIZED BMW DEALER ON BASE. I SHIPPED MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE STATES IN JULY 2006. RECENTLY, I NOTICED THAT MY AIR BAG WARNING LAMP AND PASSENGER ON-OFF LAMP ARE ILLUMINATED--PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL SUMMARY 08V384000 IN THIS WEBSITE. HOWEVER, WHEN I CALLED BMW, THEY SAID THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL LISTS. CAN YOU HELP ME GET MY VEHICLE FIXED UNDER THIS RECALL PROGRAM? MY VIN # IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/INVESTIGATION/2004/BMW/X3/AIRBAG BMW HAS ONLY RECALLED A PARTIAL LIST OF VEHICLES FOR THE ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT FUNCTIONING. THIS NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE LINE. I HAVE A 2004 BMW X3 AND IT IS EXPERIENCING SAME ISSUE DOCUMENTED IN RECALL LIST AND ITS NOT BEEN ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE. IT APPEARS BMW HAS LIMITED THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES COVERED BY THE RECALL NOTICE TO SAVE ON DOLLARS. THIS IS SERIOUS, IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SAFETY SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION. *TR

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD NOT ACTIVATE WHEN SOMEONE OF THE APPROPRIATE WEIGHT WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. SO, WHEN A PASSENGER WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT, THE LIGHT SHOWING PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT ACTIVATED LIGHT WOULD STILL BE ILLUMINATED. THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON AND OFF, NOT CONSTANT. THEN ONE DAY IT REMAINED ON CONSTANT AND ON THE DASH A RED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. BOTH OF THESE LIGHTS HAVE STAYED ILLUMINATED SINCE THE PROBLEM BEGAN HAPPENING. I CONTACTED BMW BASED ON THE RECALL THAT IS LISTED, THEY STATE THAT EVEN THOUGH THE ERROR THAT OCCURRED AND PROBLEM MATCHES THE RECALL, MY VIN IS NOT EFFECTED. THEREFORE, I WOULD LIKE A REVIEW TO SEE IF MY VIN NUMBER SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL OR IF THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO MORE VEHICLES THAT ARE EFFECTED. (NHTSA EA08001) I HAVE CONTACTED BMW AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR THE DEFECT AT NO COST TO ME. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MAIN OFFICE AND DEALERS. THEY CONTINUE TO STATE THAT MY VIN WAS NOT EFFECTED AND I WILL NEED TO PAY TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 BMW X3. THERE IS A RECALL ON MY YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE FOR FAULTY AIRBAG SENSORS THAT CAUSE THE AIRBAGS NOT TO FUNCTION IN A CRASH. MY CAR IS DISPLAYING THE SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. BMW IS NOT INCLUDING MY PARTICULAR CAR IN THE RECALL. THIS DEFECT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO MY WIFE AND I. IT IS MY WISH THAT BMW WILL EXPAND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE ALL VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS DEFECTIVE CONDITION. *TR