2008 BMW 335I Air Bags Problems

THIS CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED OUT BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY DUE TO THE FRAME BEING WAPED RADIATOR BUSTED SUSPENSION WARPED ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR THIS WAS THE 1ST FIRST OF MY 4 BMWS TO LEAVE ME OWING MONEY ON A VEHICLE THAT ISN'T DRIVABLE LOCATION AND ISSUE UNKNOWN

Mileage: 90,000

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE COULD BE THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP NOT SO SURE GOT CODES P3090 CONFIRMED AND P142E PENDING. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN DOING A TURN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO BOG OUT AND ROUGHLY IDLE I IMMEDIATELY TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF TRIED TO START IT ABOUT THREE TIMES IN ONE MINUTE INTERVALS CAR WOULD BOG OUT AND SHUT OFF THREW ME THOSE TWO CODES AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.

Mileage: 152,227

PASSENGER AIRBAG SEAT MAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAULT. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WHENEVER A PASSENGER WOULD SIT ON THE SEAT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD GO ON. AFTER SOME TIME PASSED THE LIGHT STAYS ON PERMANENTLY. I NOTICED RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM IN PREVIOUS YEARS. UPON RESEARCHING, IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAT JUST ISN'T REPORTED. IT LEADS TO MANY JUST FIXING IT THEMSELVES, OR JUST BUYING BYPASSES TO AVOID FORKING OUT OVER $1200 TO GET IT FIXED. THE PROBLEM DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR SITUATION, AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED

Mileage: 100,000

TAKATA RECALL

TAKATA RECALL NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO SCHEDULE REPAIR HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL WITH LOCAL BMW DEALER, BMW OF FAIRFAX (VA)

Mileage: 60,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED BMW SEATTLE AT (206) 829-5004 (1002 AIRPORT WAY S, SEATTLE, WA 98134) AND BMW NORTHWEST AT (253) 922-8700 (4011 20TH ST E, TACOMA, WA 98424) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL, AND THE AIR BAGS WERE ONLY AVAILABLE A SMALL AMOUNT AT A TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN APRIL 2017 FROM CARMAX WITH A OPEN AIRBAG RECALL AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET IT DONE WITH THE LOCAL BMW DEALERS SINCE.

TAKATA RECALL- VEHICHLE AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED WITH BMW OF MOUNTAIN VIEW 150 E EL CAMINO REAL, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94040, PHONE NUMBER: (650) 200-0149 BUT THE DEALER CANCELLED THE APPOINTMENT DUE TO NOT HAVING ENOUGH PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MOMENTUM BMW LOCATED AT: 10002 SOUTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77074, (855) 645-6452 AND BMW OF HOUSTON NORTH LOCATED AT: 17730 NORTH FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77090, (281) 305-8901, WERE CONTACTED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO BE MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (TOM BUSH BMW IN ORANGE PARK, FL) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEIR "HANDS WERE TIED" AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE NOTIFIED AS SOON AS THE MANUFACTURER DELIVERED THE REMEDY PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER (BMW OF ARLINGTON 1105 E. LAMAR BLVD, ARLINGTON, TX 76011) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECAL. PARTS FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL CONTINUE TO BE UNAVAILABLE AFTER OVER A YEAR, THERE ARE NO COMMUNICATIONS FROM BMW ON WHEN THE REMEDY WILL BE PERFORMED.

Mileage: 38,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PARTS MAY BECOME AVAILABLE MID MARCH OF 2017 BUT THE PARTS HAD BEEN UNAVAILABLE FOR MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL. IT'S NOW BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE THE RECALL AND NOBODY HAS ANY IDEA WHEN THIS WILL BE FIXED. THIS IS UNSAFE AND NOT RIGHT!

THE AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THEM BEING UNSAFE AND CONTAINING DANGEROUS MATERIAL THAT COULD SEND METAL SHARDS INTO THE VEHICLE WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE BMW DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX THE AIRBAGS AND WE HAD TO JUST DRIVE IT REGARDLESS OF THE FACT IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DO SO. BMW IS LIABLE FOR THE ISSUES IN THE VEHICLE BUT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO FIX IT. HENCE, I GET TO DRIVE A DANGEROUS VEHICLE AROUND WITH NO SAFETY FEATURES BECAUSE OF THEIR NEGLIGENCE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 03/03/17*LJ

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 01/05/2017*CT UPDATED 01/17/17.*JB

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN CALLING BMW FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THIS RECALL SINCE MARCH OF 2016 YET EVERY TIME I CALL THEY SAY THAT THEY ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO ARRIVE AND IT SHOULD BE SOON. THIS HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE MARCH AND IT IS NOW ALMOST NOVEMBER. I AM JUST CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING MY CAR KNOWING THAT MY AIRBAG MAY POTENTIALLY THROW METAL SHARP METAL IF I WAS TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT. I THINK ITS UNFAIR TO HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR NOT FEELING SAFE. I REALLY JUST WISH THEY CAN GET A REMEDY TO THIS PROBLEM WITHIN A TIMELY MATTER. THEY HAVE BEEN SAYING THE SAME THING SINCE MARCH AND IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT WILL BE SOLVED ANY TIME SOON. *TR

TAKATA INFLATORS ARE DEFECTIVE. I RECEIVED A LETTER SEVEN MONTHS AGO FROM BMW IN MARCH 2016 INFORMING ME OF A RECALL. I HAVE RECEIVED NO FURTHER NOTICE AS TO WIN THESE REPAIRS WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF. BMW SHOULD HAVE TO COMPENSATE OWNERS FOR THEIR FLAWED AND DANGEROUS DESIGN. AS THIS CAR IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION I HAVE NO CHOICE THAN TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH SAFETY FEATURES THAT COULD ACTUALLY INCREASE MY RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THIS WARRANTS FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FROM BMW. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING FOR ABSOLUTELY NO REASON.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL WRECK COMING INTO CONTACT WITH A BOX TRUCK AT A DEAD STOP FROM 55MPH, THE DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BECOMING PUNCTURED AND PARTICLES FLYING ALL OVER AND CUTTING UP MY ARM. THIS CAUSING THE AIRBAG TO BE COMPLETELY FLAT. THANK GOD FOR THE WORKING SEAT BELT.

Mileage: 88,000

AFTER RECEIVING THE AIRBAG RECALL LETTER FROM BMW, I DECIDED TO CALL THE NEAR BY DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. I WAS TOLD I WILL BE CONTACT BY BMW ONCE THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. I ASKED FOR A TIMELINE WHEN SHOULD I EXPECT A NOTIFICATION/EMAIL ETC FROM BMW. HE SAID MOSTLY LIKELY BY THE END OF 2017 BECAUSE THERE SHORTAGE ON THE PARTS AND CONTINUE GO SAY OPERATE THE VEHICLE AS USUAL. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE HASN'T BE A SERIOUS INCIDENT WITH BMW VEHICLES INVOLVING THE AIRBAG. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 2017 IF NOT LATER FOR HAVE THE DEADLY DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED. I AM BASICALLY TIME BOMB MACHINE UNTIL ONE OR TWO THINGS 1. FIXED BY 2017 OR 2. SERIOUS ACCIDENT? DOES ANYONE GOTTEN A DECENT RESPOND INQUIRING WITH YOUR BMW DEALERSHIP?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335I CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2016. AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

PASSENGER SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, WHEN A PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. THIS MEANS THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY SHOULD THERE BE A CRASH. THIS VERY ISSUE IS A CAUSE OF A RECALL BY BMW FOR 2007 MODELS, BUT EARLY 2008 MODELS ARE NOT CURRENTLY COVERED DESPITE THIS BEING A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL.

Mileage: 100,000

"PASS. RESTRAINT PASSENGER" ERROR MASSAGE, APPEARED THE FIRST TIME, I REPLACED THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER, THE ERROR MASSAGE DISAPPEARED, THEN CAME BACK ON ABOUT 5 MONTHS AFTER. I HAVE A CONVERTIBLE MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I OWN A 2008 BMW 335I 4 DOOR. THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITH FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG AND SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE. IT WAS A RECALL ISSUE THAT BMW NOTIFIED THIS AGENCY OF ON 12/11/13. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN # IS 13V-564. COMPONENTS: AIR BAGS FRONTAL SEAT SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH DONE, BMW DID NOT INCLUDE MY MODEL YEAR IN THE RECALL. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE IT BUT DID NOT FORMALLY ISSUE THE RECALL ON MY MODEL YEAR. NOW THE BMW SERVICE SHOP WANTS APPROXIMATELY $2800 TO FIX THIS ISSUE THAT IS THEIR FAULT. THEY SHOULD REPAIR THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT AT NO COST TO ME AS THE CONSUMER. THE MFR'S REPORT DATE: 11/8/13. I WOULD LIKE BMW OF NORTH AMERICA TO CORRECT THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT/COMPONENTS AT NO COST TO ME. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT THE SYSTEM WILL FAIL IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, DEACTIVATING THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY AND EVEN DEATH. I WAS TOLD THE SENSOR COMMUNICATES THE WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGER FOR THE CAR TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAG AT THE CORRECT SPEED AND PRESSURE, IF THE AIRBAG DOES HAPPEN TO WORK, BUT MOST LIKELY WILL NOT DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND THE NHTSA SHOULD ENFORCE BMW TO RECALL ALL MODELS THIS ISSUE IMPACTS. PER THE ARTICLE: "IN 2008, BMW RECALLED 200,000 VEHICLES DUE TO A SIMILAR PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT RECALL THESE VEHICLES AT THAT TIME. BMW SAID IT DID NOT RECALL THE ADDITIONAL 77,000 VEHICLES RECALLED THIS WEEK IN 2008 BECAUSE ?THEY HAD SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER WARRANTY CLAIM RATES.? THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!! *TR

I OWN A 2008 BMW 335I 4 DOOR. THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITH FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG AND SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE. IT WAS A RECALL ISSUE THAT BMW NOTIFIED THIS AGENCY OF ON 12/11/13. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN # IS 13V-564. COMPONENTS: AIR BAGS FRONTAL SEAT SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH DONE, BMW DID NOT INCLUDE MY MODEL YEAR IN THE RECALL. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE IT BUT DID NOT FORMALLY ISSUE THE RECALL ON MY MODEL YEAR. NOW THE BMW SERVICE SHOP WANTS APPROXIMATELY $2800 TO FIX THIS ISSUE THAT IS THEIR FAULT. THEY SHOULD REPAIR THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT AT NO COST TO ME AS THE CONSUMER. THE MFR'S REPORT DATE: 11/8/13. I WOULD LIKE BMW OF NORTH AMERICA TO CORRECT THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT/COMPONENTS AT NO COST TO ME. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT THE SYSTEM WILL FAIL IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, DEACTIVATING THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY AND EVEN DEATH. I WAS TOLD THE SENSOR COMMUNICATES THE WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGER FOR THE CAR TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAG AT THE CORRECT SPEED AND PRESSURE, IF THE AIRBAG DOES HAPPEN TO WORK, BUT MOST LIKELY WILL NOT DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND THE NHTSA SHOULD ENFORCE BMW TO RECALL ALL MODELS THIS ISSUE IMPACTS. PER THE ARTICLE: "IN 2008, BMW RECALLED 200,000 VEHICLES DUE TO A SIMILAR PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT RECALL THESE VEHICLES AT THAT TIME. BMW SAID IT DID NOT RECALL THE ADDITIONAL 77,000 VEHICLES RECALLED THIS WEEK IN 2008 BECAUSE ?THEY HAD SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER WARRANTY CLAIM RATES.? THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!! *TR

BMW OCCUPANCY PASSENGER AIRBAG MAT FAILURE SIMILAR TO RECALL ON 2007 335I. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

MY 2008 BMW 335I HAS THE SAME ISSUE FOR WHICH THE BELOW RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO 2008 MODEL YEAR. 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. ADDITIONALLY, OWNERS OF MODEL YEAR 2006-2007 3 SERIES WITH STANDARD SEATS, 5 SERIES WITH COMFORT SEATS, AND Z4 MODELS, WILL RECEIVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THEIR FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT 1-800-525-7417 OR EMAIL BMW AT [email protected]. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE AIRBAG AND SEATBELT TENSIONER SYSTEM FAIL LIGHTS CAME ON. WE DROVE HOME AND THE LIGHTS STAYED ON EVER SINCE. TRIED RESETTING THE COMPUTER SYSTEM BUT LIGHTS REMAIN ON. *TR

Mileage: 66,050

FAULT IN PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM ERROR IS BEING CONSISTENTLY DISPLAYED. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT MAT SENSOR WAS RECALLED FOR PRIOR MODEL YEARS BUT NOT FOR 2008. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 2008 MODEL YEAR. MY VIN WAS NOT ON RECALL LIST. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

VEHICLE IS NOT ALLOWED RECALL SINCE VIN# DOES NOT APPLY HOWEVER ALL THINGS WRONG WITH VEHICLE ARE EXACTLY WHAT CAN BE FOUND UNDER RECALLS: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 12E029000,09V257000, 09V257000. BMW FAIRFAX AND BMW NORTH AMERICA STATE RECALL CANNOT BE PROCESSED BECAUSE MY VIN DOES NOT APPLY. IT IS BOTHERSOME TO KNOW THAT I AM EXPERIENCING ONLY THESE 3 PROBLEMS THAT SO HAPPEN TO BE THE ONLY ERRORS AND ALL 3 ARE ON THE RECALL LIST FOR MY MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. PERHAPS IF MORE VEHICLES WITH MY PART NUMBERS COME FORWARD THEN MAYBE BMW CAN OWN UP AND ACTUALLY HELP CURRENT BMW OWNERS WITH THESE MALFUNCTIONS INSTEAD OF FORCING CUSTOMERS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET ON KNOWN BMW RECALLS AND MALFUNCTIONS. THE ERRORS ARE ENGING AND ENGING COOLING: COOLING SYSTEM: FAN, SEAT BELTS: FRONT, AND AIR BAGS:FRONTAL. IF YOU ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH BMW AND THEM NOT BUDGING ON YOUR MALFUNCTIONS THAT HIT THE RECALLS PLEASE STEP FORWARD BECAUSE BMW NEEDS TO CORRECT THEIR MALFUNCTIONS AND NOT LET US PAY OUT OF POCKET ON SOMETHING PUT TOGETHER IMPROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 57,500

ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS INDICATE "MALFUNCTION PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM" DEALER CLAIMED THEY FIXED PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 52,824

SECOND INCIDENT OF ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS INDICATE "MALFUNCTION PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM" DEALER CLAIMED THEY FIXED PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 70,428

THIRD INCIDENT - ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS INDICATE "MALFUNCTION PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM" DEALER CLAIMED THEY FIXED PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 73,083

FOURTH INCIDENT - ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS INDICATE "MALFUNCTION PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM" IN ELEVEN MONTHS FOR SAME PROBLEM. SERVICE YET TO BE SCHEDULED WITH DEALER. I KNOW THERE WAS RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM IN 2006 FOR BMW 3-SERIES. I THINK BMW IS INSTALLING FAULTY SEAT MATS. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE FACE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIR BAGS FILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE EXTENSIVE IMPACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,284. UPDATED 05/31/12*LJ

Mileage: 51,284

CAR: 2008 BMW 335I ISSUE: DRIVER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG AND PASSENGER SIDE HEAD/CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN A VERY LOWSPEED CRASH (LESS THAN 5 MPH) MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2008 BMW 335I ON A STREET (HWY 6, HOUSTON, TX) IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN. MY WIFE REACTED A BIT LATE AND GENTLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. THERE WAS A SMALL SCRATCH ON THE REAR BUMPER OF THE OTHER CAR (VW BEETLE) AND A SMALL DENT ON THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE BMW. AT THIS TIME THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG AND THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE BMW. THE CAR WAS DISABLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. LOOKING AT THE SPEED AND THE DAMAGE FROM THE CRASH ITSELF IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE BMW HAD FAULTY AIRBAG SENSORS. I WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR NOTICE SO THAT IT CAN BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 39,950

ON 22ND OF SEPT 09 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY BMW 335I AND IT WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION AND ALL THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG AND THAT IS WHERE I SLAMMED MY HEAD AGAINST AND RECEIVED A CONCUSSION, AND THIS WAS AFTER THIS RECALL AND I NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS THE TYPE OF CAR AS ME WERE EVER NOTIFIED. *TR

Mileage: 32,493