2011 BMW 328XI airbags problems

Filed May 24, 2019 · Airbags · 100,000 miles · NC

Passenger restraint system error: when passengers sit in front passenger seat a warning comes on and disables airbag even when belt is buckled or not, driving or stationary. Warning stays on after passenger exits. Warning stays on for about 50 miles of driving and resets until the seat is sat in again. Online forums show recall for this in other models but not mine yet much is being reported. Seems the seat sensor pad goes bad. Very few people sit in this seat so the sensor system should not be malfunctioning/wearing out. It is intermittent but frequent suggesting it is the same symptom issue as other bmw models with recalled seat sensor pads.

Filed Aug 22, 2018 · Airbags, Body · 74,000 miles · NJ · crash · 1 injury

I was driving at a slow speed during heavy traffic in town at 4 pm on a sunny day. The car ahead of me slowed down even more and when I was trying to slow my car too, it did not slow down at all. I did hit the car ahead of me at a slow speed and the air bag deployed causing severe injury to my right wrist and to the left wrist. It caused profuse bleeding because the air bag caused cuts in my wrist area, very close to a vein. A five inch hematoma appeared within minutes in the right wrist and the skin was scraped off both wrists. Several burn marks are also visible all the way up to the bend of my arms. The police came within minutes and they bandaged my wrists to try to stop the bleeding. An ambulance was called and the emt wanted to transport me to a hospital.

Filed Aug 16, 2018 · Airbags, Electrical · 49,500 miles · PA

Passenger front seat occupancy mat/sensor failed, causing air bags to turn on/off, and trigger false positives and false negatives for minimum weight occupancy, thereby triggering seat belt alarm, and disabling/enabling air bags incorrectly. This was a recall in the same car, model year 2006. I would like my feedback on this subject to help initiate the same recall for the 2011 model year.

Filed Sep 14, 2017 · Airbags · WI

2011 bmw 328xi. Consumer writes in regards to drivers front airbag modules recall. *ld the consumer was advised that the recall replacement parts were unavailable. Updated 09/14/2017*js updated 11/03/17*lj the consumer stated the airbag was replaced on oct 18, 2017.

Filed Aug 21, 2017 · Airbags · FL

Takata recall: have been trying since march 3016 to get bmw to replace airbag under recall. I live in florida (certainly hot & muggy!). Called aug. 14 and told it would be taken care of this week. Called today and they have not yet notified the dealer and "released" the airbag. Maybe next week. Fyi, this is taking forever in an environment that should be priority. Loaners not available.

Filed Feb 27, 2017 · Airbags · IN

Takata recall - recall notice received over one year ago. No action has been taken by bmw to date. I have serious safety concerns about continuing to drive this vehicle and effectively cannot trade it in on another vehicle since its value is significantly diminished until the recall is completed.

Filed Dec 8, 2016 · Airbags · RI

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 bmw 328xi. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v071000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the recall repair were not available. 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. Parts distribution disconnect. Updated 01/25/2017*ct the consumer stated the air bag was finally replaced. Updated 02/15/17.

Filed Aug 15, 2016 · Airbags · VA

It has been over 6 months, and I have not received any recall information or update on the remedy from bmw.

Filed Jul 24, 2014 · Airbags, Seats · 53,100 miles · PA

At temperature above 87 degrees f (after a full day in open parking lot under sun) as indicated on the car's dashboard, the seat belt sensor of the car malfunctioned. Even though I had my seat belt firmly clasped but the car kept on beeping seatbelt warning for about 5-10 minutes until the temperature inside the car dropped to less than 87 degrees f. The seatbelt warning went away after I opened the window and let the car cool down or switched on AC in the car. This is a repeatable problem and can be reproduced if my car is kept in direct summer sun for an afternoon and has occurred a number of times in the past. Since airbag sensors interact with the faulty seatbelt sensors so it has potentially serious safety consequences and need to be addressed by bmw as soon as possible.

Filed Jul 14, 2014 · Airbags, Seat belts · 36,960 miles · OH

Driving down a main road at approx 35 MPH when an error message appeared on vehicle dash that stated there is a default with the passenger seat belt that may affect deployment of air bag.