2006 BMW X3 Air Bags

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V605000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. .THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE .

PERTAINING TO BMW RECALL CAMPAIGN 17V-605. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS AND THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE PART IN QUESTION IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE FROM DEALERS. I DON'T FEEL THAT BMW IS HANDLING THIS RECALL PROPERLY, ESPECIALLY AS IT CONCERNS PASSENGER SAFETY. THE AFFECTED PART IS THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR MAT.

TAKATA RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 BMW X3. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S SHOE BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

"TAKATA RECALL" AIR BAG LIGHT ONLY COMES OFF WHEN ENGINE IS OFF. OTHERWISE IT STAYS ON WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION ON STREET OR HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME OF A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V384000 (AIR BAGS) THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 11/01/16*LJ

MY SON WAS DRIVING IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC (CITY STREET) BARELY GOING 5 MILES PER HOUR. HE STEPS ON THE BRAKES AND HIS AIRBAGS DEPLOY. NO COLLISION WAS MADE BETWEEN HIS CAR AND THE CAR IN FRONT HIM. ALL THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT PASSENGER SIDE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SHOULD HAPPEN AT 10MPH OR GREATER AND A COLLISION. NO COLLISION GOING AROUND 5MPH. HARD TO JUSTIFY. MY SON WAS VERY SHAKEN BY THIS INCIDENT WHERE IS ALMOST AFRAID TO DRIVE. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, I PLACED A CALL TO BMW NORTH AMERICA. THEY ARE SENDING A INVESTIGATOR OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. SINCE THER WAS NO COLLISION INSURANCE ISN'T GOING TO COVER ANY REPAIRS AND BMW NA ISN'T ACTING AS IF THEY WILL DO ANYTHING. I HAVE READ SEVERAL BLOGS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT RECALLS ON THE BMW AIRBAGS FROM ALL MAKES AND MODELS. THE CAR 135,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN A GREAT FIRST CAR FOR MY SON. THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND I'M HOPING, PRAYING THEY CAN OR WILL FIX IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. WHILE THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS BEING USED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCCUPATION DETECTION MAT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V384000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,500.

IN 2008 BMW RECALLED 200,000 VEHICLES BECAUSE OF FAULTY PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSORS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V384000) INCLUDING MY VEHICLE, 2006 BMW X3. BMW CLAIMED THAT THE FAULTY PART WOULD BE RECTIFIED BY THIS RECALL. HOWEVER, THE EXACT SAME FAULTY SENSOR HAS AGAIN FAILED IN MY 2006 BMW X3 AND I HAVE A ?AIR BAG WARNING? LIGHT ON MY DASH AND THE ?PASSENGER AIR-BAG-OFF? ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY CONFIRMED THE FAULTY PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT AT $1800 BUT THEY WILL NO LONGER REPLACE UNDER THE RECALL. WHY SHOULD I PAY $1800 FOR AN ITEM THAT HAS FAILED AGAIN FROM AN EARLIER RECALL ISSUE? SHOULD NOT BMW TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPLACE IT AGAIN? *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 (NA) BMW X3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT 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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY SON HAS A SUV 2006 BMW X3. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LAMP CONTINUES ON WHEN DRIVING FOR ALMOST 4 YEARS . I CALLED BOTH THE BMW NORTH AMERICA AND ITS DEALER BUT THEY REPLIED THAT I HAVE TO PAY OVER $139 FOR INVESTIGATION.

I AM DRIVING AND I NOTICE ON MY DASH BOARD THE AIR BAG ICON IS FLASHING

HAD AN ACCIDENT ON A CITY STREET. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION & IMPACT WAS ON THE FRONT BUMPER. ALL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. VEHICLE HAD THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LAMP ILLUMINATED FOR A WHILE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. CALLED DEALER AND BMW LONG BACK WHEN I INITIALLY CAME TO KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL. BUT I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL LIST. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED, ELSE WOULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V384000

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR HAS CONTINUOUSLY STAYED LIT SINCE INITIAL ACTIVATION, INDICATING THERE IS NO OCCUPANT IN THE SEAT WHEN ONE IS PRESENT. THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. A RECALL HAS BEEN MADE BY BMW ON THIS SAME ISSUE AND HAS CLASSIFIED IT AS AN AIRBAG MAT SENSOR ISSUE WITH MY YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL INCLUDED. HOWEVER, MY VIN IS NOT SHOWING UP AS A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE WHEN THE EXACT SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, NOT COSMETIC. IF ANY ISSUE PRESENTS ITSELF THAT WILL INFLICT HARMS TO OCCUPANTS, IT SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL REGARDLESS OF VIN. BMW IS NOT STANDING BEHIND IT'S CUSTOMERS TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. GROSS NEGLIGENCE. *TR

"TAKATA RECALL' MY VEHICLE HAS THE VERY SAME ISSUES AS THE ONES BEING RECALLED, BUT IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON INDICATION IT IS NOT ON EVEN WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT.IT NEVER GO OFF. RATHER IN MOTION OR STATIONARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANT MAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

SERIOUS SAFTEY ISSUE THE SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTION MAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS REPLACED BY BMW ONCE IN THIS VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY UNDER MANUFACTURE'S DEFECT CODE: 6577081500. IT HAS FAILED A SECOND TIME AT 82,000 MILES. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THE VIN IS NOT COVERED IN HE RECALL. MY VEHICLE WAS APPARENTLY MANUFACTURED RIGHT WHEN BMW STARTED INSTALLING UPDATED SENSORS. THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. IT HAS FAILED TWICE. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON SPORADICALLY FOR NO REASON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V384000 (AIR BAG). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. .UPDATED 11/03/14 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DISPLAYING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE INSERTED THE SEAT BELT TO STOP THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT FROM ILLUNIMATING BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED THERE WAS A AIR BAG SENSOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF LIGHT. WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR IS OUTSIDE OF A RECALL NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V384000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL) AND THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS IT WAS OUTSIDE THE DATE OF MANF. WHICH THE RECALL APPLIED TO. THE COST OF REPAIR AT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD BE AROUND $1000. UNTIL THE REPAIR IS MADE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS INOPERABLE AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY UNTIL FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE MAT SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE LISTED AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, WHO BOTH INFORMED HER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, OFFERING NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V384000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL) AND TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR BY THE PRIOR OWNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SEAT BELT WARNING CHIME WOULD SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT MAT SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.