2006 BMW 325I: airbags did not deploy in a crash

Filed Jan 18, 2018 · Airbags · 155,000 miles · FL · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325i. While driving at 65 MPH, the contact's vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and the other vehicle fled the scene. The contact sustained back injuries, which did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. The contact was able to drive the vehicle. The dealer (south motors bmw, 16215 s dixie hwy, miami, fl 33157) diagnosed that the vehicle had a faulty air bag seat sensor. The dealer stated that the vehicle did not have a recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was unable to provide assistance. The failure mileage was 155,000.

Filed Nov 12, 2015 · Airbags · 80,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325i. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact mentioned the sensor error and air bag would not deploy warning message illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed but the contact was unable to provide the details. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v564000 (air bags). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Jun 7, 2014 · Acceleration, Airbags · 14,240 miles · IL · crash

On may 12, 2014, as I pulled into my driveway, I put the vehicle into park, so that I can open the garage door, to get inside of my garage. As I put my foot on the brake and proceeded to put the vehicle into drive, the vehicle surged forward unexpectedly, at a high rate of acceleration. I instinctively applied the brakes, however, this sudden unintended acceleration, safety defect, caused me to crash into the backside wall of my garage, thus causing extensive damage. It should be noted that the airbag failed to deploy, which may have something to do the november 2013, bmw recall relating to air bags. The mileage on the vehicle was 14,240, at the time that this sudden unintended acceleration defect, manifested itself. The vehicle was towed to my local bmw dealership, however, because this sudden unintended acceleration defect, is more than likely, embedded operating system related, the dealership's service technicians were unable to find a hardware related, mechanical cause, to this stated defect. On may 30, 2014, I picked up my vehicle from the dealership, with my husband accompanying me. As I arrived on my street and about to put the vehicle into park, the vehicle surged forward unexpectedly, once again, almost striking my postal carrier. My husband, as well as my postal carrier, were witnesses to this second incidence of sudden unintended acceleration. The mileage of the vehicle, at the time of this second occurrence, of the stated defect is 14,247. It should be noted that sudden unintended acceleration has plagued bmw vehicles, since at least the 1990's. Bmw 325 1990, bmw 750il 1991, bmw 525 1992, bmw 318is 1993, bmw 528i 1997, bmw 328i 1998, bmw 318 1998, bmw 528i 1998, bmw 328i 1999, bmw 528i 1999, bmw r1100 1999, bmw 750li 2006, bmw 530i 2007, bmw 1 series, etc., have all been reported by bmw owners as having this sudden unintended acceleration, safety defect.

Filed May 29, 2014 · Airbags · 149,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325i. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag light continuously illuminated with and without a person occupying the seat. The contact mentioned that the passenger side air bag would not deploy in the event of an accident. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 149,000 and the current mileage was 151,100. Updated 8/14/14*cn updated 8/26/2014

Filed Jan 10, 2014 · Airbags · 98,754 miles · GA

About a week ago, the vehicle passenger airbag and seatbelt warning indicators began to display erratically. They would go on and off at differing intervals. Several weeks ago the indicators both came on and have remained on. Doing some research on the issue, I located a recall notice in 2008 for this exact same issue which included my 2006 325i and another recall in 2013 and that bmw had extended the warranty for this issue for an additional 10 years. The seat mat wiring was determined to be faulty which cause the vehicle sensor to engage the warning/indicator as it could not determine if a passenger was in the seat or not and therefore the airbag would not deploy in case of an accident. I confirmed my vehicle is experiencing the same recall issue from 2008 and 2013 recall with a local bmw shop and was instructed to contact bmw of northamercia becouse based my VIN# it was not part of the recall and I would have to pay for the diagnostic test,parts and repair s out of pocket. I contacted bmw of northamercia and was told that my vehicle make,model and yearwas part of the nov 2013 recall but could not specify based on the VIN number if my vehicle qualified. ??? This is the same exact issue. Why would my qualifying vehicle not be under warranty for the same make, model, year and recall issue as the other vehicles being recalled? Why would my VIN be excluded from having the same exact issues?

Filed Jan 6, 2014 · Airbags · 60,000 miles · CA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325i. The contact was driving approximately 5 MPH and making a u- turn when a second vehicle crashed into the front passenger's side of the contact's vehicle. The contact stated that the air bags failed to deploy. No injuries were reported. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number 13v564000 (air bags) however, the contact believed that the air bag failure was associated with the recall defect. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000.

Filed Dec 4, 2013 · Airbags · 140,000 miles · OK

Beginning several months ago, the vehicle passenger airbag and seatbelt warning indicators began to display erratically. They would go on and off at differing intervals. Several weeks ago the indicators both came on and have remained on. Doing some research on the issue, I located a recall notice in 2008 for this exact same issue which included my 2006 325i and that bmw had extended the warranty for this issue for an additional 10 years. The seat mat wiring was determined to be faulty which cause the vehicle sensor to engage the warning/indicator as it could not determine if a passenger was in the seat or not and therefore the airbag would not deploy in case of an accident. I confirmed my vehicle was experiencing the same recall issue from 2008 with a local bmw shop and was instructed to contact bmw of northamerica. I contacted bmw of northamerica and was told that my vehicle was not part of the recall based on the VIN number. ??? This is the same exact issue. Why would my qualifying vehicle not be under warranty for the same make, model, year and recall issue as the recall? Why would my VIN be excluded?

Filed Oct 25, 2012 · Airbags, Seat belts · 50,000 miles · OR

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325i. The contact stated the passenger side air bag warning light and the seat belt warning light illuminated indicating that the passenger air bag was off when a passenger seat was occupied. The dealer was contacted to set up an appointment regarding the air bag and seat belt light. The contact believed that if the vehicle was involved in a crash the passenger side air bag would not deploy. The failure mileage was 50,000.

Filed Sep 18, 2012 · Airbags · 57,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325i. The contact stated that the passenger side air system malfunctioned due to a defective air bag sensor in the passenger's seat. The contact was concerned that if the vehicle was involved in a crash that the passenger side air bag would not deploy. The contact was informed of the federal safety agency campaign I.d. Number: 08v384000 (air bags:frontal) and took the vehicle to a local dealer. The dealer advised the contact that the front passenger seat sensor mat needed to be replaced and that the contact's VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 57,000.

Filed Aug 28, 2012 · Airbags, Seats · 36,500 miles · TX

My car started displaying a warning that there was a malfunction in the passenger restraint system. Took it to dealer who said that there was a low voltage issue with my battery and fixed it. 2 weeks later the warning reappeared. This time, when I took it to the dealer, I was informed that there was a defective sensor module in the seats and that the airbags would not deploy in the event of a crash. Even though the federal safety agency issued a recall for this specific malfunction (the federal safety agency campaign id number: 08v384000), the dealer refused to fix the module under warranty. The cost of this repair was quoted to be $1400 and is out of my budget, and even though this is a noted safety defect that bmw is aware of, they refuse to honor the recall claiming that my car's VIN number is not among those covered by the recall.

Filed Feb 17, 2012 · Airbags · 70,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325i. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and after having a diagnostic test performed, the dealer advised that the passenger side air bag detection mat malfunctioned and the detection mat did not identify a passenger sitting in the seat. The contact was concerned that the air bag would not deploy in the event of a crash. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign I.d. Number: 08v384000 (air bags:frontal) and called the manufacturer. The manufacturer advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Feb 1, 2012 · Airbags · 81,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325i. The contact stated that the front passenger side air bag light illuminated upon starting the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the dealer stated that the VIN failed to qualify for the recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 08v384000 (air bags:frontal). The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 81,000 and the current mileage was 84,000. Updated 4/3/12 *cn the consumer stated the air bag would not deploy if an accident occurred, due to the occupancy detector mat having a broken circuit. Updated 04/16/12