2006 BMW 325I locks problems

Filed Sep 9, 2021 · Locks · 133,000 miles · MD

The contact owns a 2006 BMW 325I. The contact stated that he was unable to open the driver’s and passenger’s side front doors. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 133,000.

Filed Aug 4, 2014 · Locks · 123,000 miles · MS

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325i. The contact stated that the electronic key fob failed to unlock the vehicle. The contact stated that the door had to be opened manually however the front and rear drivers side doors failed to open manually. The failure occurred on one occasion. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 123,000.

Filed May 17, 2014 · Locks · CA

Door locks stopped working, couldn't get in or out of car or open the gas door. Replaced fuse #57 and now 3 of 4 locks are working. After doing online research I've found this is a very common problem on these cars and it is unsafe as I would not have been able to get out of the car if there was an emergency. It seems that this problem is so common that it would warrant a recall.

Filed Apr 15, 2014 · Locks · IL

The doors on my car are locked and will not open. I called bmw and was advised that this is a common issue but not considered a safety issue. Once the doors are locked they cannot be unlocked regardless if you are in or out of the car - there is no manual way to open them. So essentially because of the issue if you were in the car you would be stuck. I was also told that this has happened to 1000s of bmw's and its a known issue but bmw wont recall. How can being stuck in a vehicle with no way to exit not be considered a safety concern?

Filed Nov 25, 2013 · Electrical, Locks · 83,274 miles · CA

Doors will not unlock from remote key or unlock button inside car or from doors handle inside or outside car and will trap passengers inside. Only driver side door opens with door key. Doors can not be locked from remote key except driver side door. Totally unsafe to drive for chance getting trapped inside car. No manual door open feature exists.

Filed Nov 8, 2013 · Body, Locks · 130,000 miles · VA

I was parking and turned off the car and was not able to open the driver's side door. Usually I just need to pull the handle twice and it opens but this time it would not open. I tried the electric remote to unlock the doors and it did not affect the locks. I tried the passenger door and it did not open either. I had to exit the car from the back doors. I determined a fuse was blown and replaced the 15a fuse with a 20a fuse as recommended by the bmw forum and it now works fine. The concern is if I had to exit the car from the front doors, I would have been trapped.

Filed Oct 21, 2013 · Electrical, Locks · 104,000 miles · TX

The rear door lock is not working - the handles do not open the door from the inside - the lock actuator is faulty and needs to be replaced again. So far I have had the front door lock actuators and the rear driver side actuators replaced. Bmw will not fix the actuators even though the part has been changed out before, is a known issue, and the actuators have been superseded two times by bmw.

Filed Oct 16, 2013 · Locks · 97,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325i. The contact stated that all of the doors in the vehicle were locked and could not be opened. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the electric lock switch was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 97,000.

Filed Jul 7, 2013 · Body, Electrical · 56,000 miles · WA

My door lock actuator failed in the garage and I have not been able to open the doors either from outside or inside. It would have been dangerous if this had happened when the vehicle was occupied and there was an accident.

Filed Jul 3, 2013 · Electrical, Locks · 86,000 miles · CA

The door locks would not unlock from inside the vehicle using the central door unlock/lock button, key or manual door handle. Had this been an emergency would not have been able to escape quickly. Had to open window, reach outside and use the manual key to open door lock. There should be a recall on this known safety defect.