2006 BMW 330I Seats Problems

PASSENGER RESTRAINT MALFUNCTION WARNING AND PASSENGER AIR BAG TURNED OFF

Mileage: 245,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330I. WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE AIR BAG PASSENGER RESTRAINT, SEAT BELT, AND AIR BAG MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (PACIFIC BMW LOCATED AT 800 S BRAND BLVD, GLENDALE, CA 91204) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCCUPANT SEAT SENSOR MALFUNCTION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,235.

Mileage: 154,235

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNT A HOLE FROM BOTTOM UP, TOOK TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WAS FROM THE AIRBAG SENSOR THAT CAUGHT IT FIRE, I WAS GETTING HAIR DONE AT6 PM IN EVENING, CAME OUT I HOUR LATER AND SMELT FIRE, LOOKED AND THERE WAS HOLE IN SEAT, TURNED ON AIR AND ROLLED DOWN WINDOWS, WAIVED A MAGAZINE OVER IT AND MADE SURE IT WAS OUT. DROVE HOME ABOUT 10 MINUTES AWAY AND AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. TRIED TO CALL BMW THEY WERE CLOSED, WENT TO MY MECHANIC NEXT MORNING HE TOLD ME IT WAS FAULTY TO CALL BMW, I CALLED BMW PLAZA AND THEY TOLD ME TOUGH THEY WOULDNT DO ANYTHING. I HATED THE HOLE SO WENT TO AUTOZONE TO GET SOMETHING TO REPAIR IT WHICH MADE IT LOOK WORSE...BEEN LOOKING ON LINE FOR SEATS VERY EXPENSIVE. MY BOSS TOLD ME AS WELL THAT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ATTORNEY GENERAL WHICH I MESSAGED FROM MISSOURI AND US ATTORNEY GENERAL. THIS COULD OF BEEN WORSE, IF I WOULD OF BEEN LONGER ARRIVING TO MY CAR IT COULD OF CAUGHT FIRE POSSIBLY OR EVEN WORSE MY DAUGHTER COULD OF BEEN THERE AND BURNT. IF THIS WOULD OF BEEN WINTER WITH THE HEATED SEAT ON SHE COULD OF BEEN SEVERELY BURNT, MAYBE DEAD. THIS SHOULD OF NEVER HAPPENED.

Mileage: 120,000

PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED DUE TO RESTRAINT DETECTION MALFUNCTION. A MESSAGE APPEARS UPON TURNING ON THE VEHICLE WHICH STATES THAT DUE TO RESTRAINT SYSTEM DETECTION FAULT, PASSENGER AIRBAGS AND RESTRAINT SYSTEM WILL BE TURNED OFF. PROBLEM STARTED AS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE AND DEVELOPED INTO A CONTINUAL ONE. HAPPENED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN APRIL 2014 AND HAS CONTINUED TO WORSEN. CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH BMW OEM SPORT SEATS. THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE IN LINE WITH RECALL FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V-564. HOWEVER, BMW DOES NOT RECOGNIZE MY VIN AS BEING A PART OF THIS RECALL.

Mileage: 110,000

ON 7/12/14 THE AIRBAG CAME ON FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND TURN OFF THE AIRBAG SAFETY FOR THIS SEAT AND REALLY BELIEVED IT'S A PROBLEM WITHE MAT AIRBAG SENSOR IN THAT SEAT BUT I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY RECALL LETTERS FROM YOU MY CAR STILL WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT PUT MY FAMILY ON RISK IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 170,000

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS ARE DEACTIVATED. I AM RECEIVING THROUGH THE IDRIVE COMPUTER THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE "SYSTEM RESTRAINT MALFUNCTION", ALSO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON THE INSTRUMENTS CLUSTER. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS, AND AN EXISTING RECALL ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE BUT I WAS TOLD AT MY BMW DEALER THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. I AM HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE THAT OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT AND IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT BMW SHOULD ADDRESS ACCORDINGLY. ONCE AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR FOLLOW THE CRITERIA OF THE EXISTING RECALL, MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

I FOUND VEHICLE RECALL VIA INTERNET AND CONSUMER REPORTS. I TOOK MY CAR TO BMW OF FAIRFAX AND EXPLAINED THAT MY BMW 330I 2006 HAD A DEFECTIVE FRONT SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR WITH DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT. AFTER THEY EXAMINED THE SENSOR THEY CONFIRMED THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG SENSOR BUT THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. I WAS CHARGED $150 DOLLARS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TOLD THAT TO REPAIR THE DEFECT WOULD COST $ 1200. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT AND SEATBELT LIGHT STAY ON. I OWN A 2006 BMW 330I SPORT. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS NOTICES THAT THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT PROTECTION MAT FAILS FOR MY MAKE/MODEL WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS THAT I AM RECEIVING. I HAVE CONTACTED BMW 3 TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR WITH EACH NEW ADDENDUM AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME EACH TIME MY CAR DOESN'T APPLY. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY OVER $1000 FOR A RECALLED ITEM AND NEED THIS FIXED IN CASE ANY ACCIDENT DOES OCCUR NEEDING THIS PART TO BE EFFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE NHTSA HAS ISSUED MULTIPLE RECALLS FOR THE AIRBAG SENSOR MAT PROBLEM IN BMW CARS HOWEVER MY CAR CONTINUES TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL POPULATION DESPITE MEETING THE DESCRIPTIONS INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA RECALL NOTICES. *TR

WHEN MY CAR REACHED ~75,000 MILES, THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION NOTIFICATION STARTED TO APPEAR ON THE CENTER CONSOLE. THE MESSAGE SEEMS TO CONVEY THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER SPEAKING WITH BMW AND FINDING OUT THAT MY CAR FALLS UNDER THE RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SITUATION. BMW REFUSED TO FIX IT AND STATES THAT MY VIN IS NOT LISTED UNDER THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL STATES THAT IT AFFECTS 2006 3-SERIES WITH SPORT SEATS (WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE). *TR

Mileage: 75,000

AFTER ~50,00 MILES THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION NOTIFICATION STARTED TO APPEAR ON THE CENTER CONSOLE. THE MESSAGE CONTINUED TO APPEAR RANDOMLY, AND NOW AT ~70,000 MILES, THE MESSAGE IS PERMANENTLY ON. THE MESSAGE SEEMS TO CONVEY THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. BMW HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

MY VEHICLE HAS AN AIRBAG/SEATBELT LIGHT ELIMINATED ON THE DASH. BMW HAS DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAILED PASSENGER SEAT MAT SENSOR. 2006 330I SPORTS SEATS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS ITEM IN 2008. MY VEHICLE WHICH HAS SPORTS SEATS WAS NEVER CALLED 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, BUT FOR SOME REASON THEY WILL NOT SERVICE MY VEHICLE AS WARRANTY OR RECALL WORK. I HAVE TALKED TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS 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. THIS DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE! THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, AS OF RIGHT NOW THE VEHICLES AIRBAG SYSTEM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT FUNCTION IF IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

MY CAR BEGAN DISPLAYING A "PASSENGER RESTRAINT FAILURE" IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL IN 2008 (BMW ID#57362 NHTSA ID# 08V384000). I HAVE THE EXACT MODEL AND TRIM (2006 330I WITH SPORT PACKAGE) AS THE RECALL, BUT UPON CONTACTING BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, THEY STATED MY VEHICLE'S VIN 'DOES NOT QUALIFY' FOR THE RECALL. I FIND THIS RIDICULOUS, AS IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT (THUS THE RECALL) FOR THE MODEL AND TRIM (SPORT SEATS) THAT ARE IN MY CAR. THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY DEFECT BUT BMW REFUSES TO REPAIR IT. INSTEAD, I AM FACING AN $800 REPAIR WHICH IS UNCONSCIONABLE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR A KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT WITH THE CAR! 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. *TR

Mileage: 60,007

I HAVE A PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION PROBLEM. I WENT TO BMW DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK. BUT THEY TOLD ME MY CAR IS NOT ON CAMPAIGN SO I HAVE TO FIX OUT OF MY POCKET. HOWEVER, AS I FOUND ON THE RECALL LIST LIKE BELOW VEHICLE MAKE / MODEL: MODEL YEAR(S): BMW / 3 SERIES 2006 BMW / 5 SERIES 2004-2006 BMW / X3 2004-2006 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. MY POINT IS WHAT IS DIFFERENT MY CAR SERIES AND ABOVE 3 SERIES WHY MY CAR IS NOT BELONG TO UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY CAR CAN'T FIX AT DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. IF THERE IS EXCEPTION CARS, I THINK IT SHOULD CLEARLY STATEMENT THAT IS WHY OR EXCEPTION REASON EVEN SAME MODEL. IT IS SO INCONVENIENCE. THIS INFORMATION IS SO CONFUSING FOR VEHICLE OWNER. I REALLY WANT TO LISTEN WHY MY CAR IS NOT ON THE CAMPAIGN AND I WANT TO FIGURE IT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY MAT SENSOR IS FAULTY. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

FOR THE LISTED 2006 BMW E90 330I, THE FOLLOWING ERROR MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED IN THE IDRIVE INTERFACE. "PASS. RESTRAINT SYSTEM: FAULT IN PASSENGER-RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER OR BELT-FORCE LIMITER. RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION!" THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH NOTHING OCCUPYING THE PASSENGER SEAT WHILE TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE SEATBELT, AIRBAG, AND PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED WITH AND WITHOUT A PERSON OCCUPYING THE PASSENGER SEAT AND CANNOT BE CLEARED. BMW WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR A RECALL OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V384000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THIS DEFECT CAUSES A SEVERE SAFETY RISK DUE TO POSSIBLE SEATBELT AND AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILURES RESULTING IN POTENTIAL FATALITY. SINCE THE MAKE, MODEL, YEAR, AND EQUIPMENT MATCH THE RECALL SPECIFICATIONS; THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. THE MILEAGE AT WHICH THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND CURRENT MILEAGE ARE APPROXIMATELY 86,000. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V384000 DOES NOT COVER THIS PARTICULAR VIN VEHICLE, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD. I HAVE SAME SYMPTOMS AND THE DEALER IS REPLACING THE PASSENGER SEAT MAT. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V-384. I CALLED BMW ABOUT HIS RECALL AND THEY STATED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING AND MULTIPLE OTHERS ARE HAVING IS FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, CONDITION, AND DESCRIPTION AS CALLED OUT IN CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V-384. I DID MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT BMW MAY NOT HAVE THE AFFECTED VEHICLES LOADED CORRECTLY IN THEIR SYSTEM. FOR EXAMPLE THEY TELL YOU THAT THE SPORT SEAT IS NOT COVERED (WHICH I HAVE), BUT IF YOU READ THE LETTERS FROM BMW TO NHTSA, MANY SPORT SEATS ARE COVERED. I SUSPECT THE DATABASE BMW IS USING TO TELL IF A CAR IS COVERED OR NOT MAY NOT BE ACCURATE COMPARED TO THE VEHICLE CATEGORIES LISTED IN THE NHTSA FILINGS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED A FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON MY 2006 E90 330I BMW WITH SPORTS SEATS. THE WARNING COMES ON AND GOES OFF, AS IT PLEASES. I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS REFERRED TO BMW OF NORTH AMERICA FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. I CONTACTED BMW OR NORTH AMERICA, PRESENTED MY VIN NUMBER AND HAVE TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I WAS ADVISED THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND I SHOULD ALSO CHECK WWW.NHTSA.DOT.GOV. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR THIS WARNING INFORMATION AND HAVE COME ACROSS THIS RECALL WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V384000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL ). MY VEHICLE, MODEL, YEAR, AND EQUIPMENT APPEARS TO BE IN THE RECALL AND EXPERIENCES THE EXACT SYMPTOMS AS INDICATED IN THE SUMMARY. I HAVE ALSO COME ACROSS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED FROM OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS, WITH THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR, AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE FACT WHICH VEHICLES WERE RECALLED AND REPAIRED. I AM ASKING FOR NHTSA ASSISTANCE AND DIRECTION IN RESOLVING THIS MANUFACTURERS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 61,300

I HAVE A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT. BMW HAS A RECALL LIMITED TO 200,000 VEHICLES BUT IT OBVIOUSLY AFFECTS MORE THAN THAT. THEY NEED TO EXTEND THE RECALL TO OTHER AFFECTED VEHICLES. SAME SYMPTOMS SAME DEFECTIVE PART BUT NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL.

Mileage: 38,000