Tl* the contact owns a 2001 bmw 330ci. The contact stated that the driver was traveling approximately 30 MPH and merging into a turn lane when he crashed into a median. The driver and passenger side air bags deployed causing the contact, who was a passenger in the vehicle, to sustain injuries to the eye and fractures to the orbital wall. The driver did not receive any injuries. A police report was available. The driver and passenger were both transported to the hospital via ambulance. The contact stated that the vehicle was not inspected and he was awaiting the opening of an investigation. The failure and current mileage was approximately 99,088. Updated 03/14/12
2001 BMW 330CI airbags complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2001 bmw 330ci. The contact noticed that the passenger air bag warning light would illuminate intermittently whenever the passenger seat was occupied. The failure would occur intermittently over a span of two years. The dealer was notified who informed the contact that the sensor pads located in the passenger seat would need to be replaced. The contact did not inform the manufacturer of the failure nor was the vehicle repaired. The current mileage was approximately 101,000 and the failure mileage was approximately 60,000. Updated 2/23/11 *cn updated 05/06/11.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) I was rear ended while stopped at a traffic light in december of 2009. My drivers side air bag as well as the door mounted side air bag did not engage. The insurance carrier totaled my vehicle, a 2001 bmw 330ci - VIN # [xxx] .
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 bmw 330ci. While driving 15 MPH on normal road conditons; the passenger air bag warning light indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. There were occupants in the front passenger seat. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle has not been repaired. The contact is aware of the safety risk. The failure mileage was 50,000. The current mileage was 73,000. Updated 06/08/09 *bf updated 06/18/09.
The defective passenger airbag in a very minor crash blinded me even though I was properly wearing my seatbelt.
I was making a lane change in order to merge onto the freeway traffic. Without hitting any objects, unexpected deployment of the front side airbag (driver side) occurred. My head was hit by some flying objects from the deployment. Vehicle was pulled over to the shoulder and couldn't be started after that for almost 15 mins. Finally chp showed up and helped me to start my car so that I could drive it to local dealer. After few days of "investigation", the dealer decided it was not the fault of the airbag system. Instead, they blamed my rear tire on my passenger side causing the deployment. As a result, they refused to repair the vehicle under bmw's cost.
Dt the drivers air bag deployed while driving. The consumer contacted the dealer. It was not under warranty and they could not do anything about it. This happened around may 31, 2005. Vehicle ended up off the road because it hit consumer in the head. Had headaches for a few days afterward. *ak
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