BMW 335I door locks problems

Filed Dec 30, 2021 · Body · NJ

Driver passenger door would not open when the car is locked from inside. Typically the driver can double pull the door handle which unlocks the car. When attempting to unlock, the pin goes up but comes back down. There are several documented complaints on BMW forums with many owners experiencing this safety issue. If a driver gets into an accident or if the battery dies, the door may fail to open at critical moments. A recall is needed for this safety defect

Filed Apr 8, 2021 · Electrical · 67,000 miles · CA

1 day I drove the car all the door lockes except for the rear left stoped working and I got stuck in the car for 30 minutes then the door unlocked and then stoped working car doors have to be opens with the key hole or from inside the car major death hazard.all happened in one day in a parking garage

Filed Aug 25, 2020 · 99,550 miles · PA

When I arrived at my destination, I was unable to unlock the front door of my car and exit. I could not unlock it either manually or electronically. The unlocking mechanism failed. I had to roll down my window an reach outside to the door handle. Evidently the manufacturer was aware of this problem because it repaired it by installing an "updated door latch on both front doors." I am gratetfull that I did not have to get out of that car because of an emergency.

Filed Jul 16, 2020 · Electrical · 99,559 miles · PA

Encountered difficulty exiting the car. Manufacturer's dealer had to install "updated door latch on both front" doors. At the time the vechicle was stationary in my driveway.

Filed Jun 19, 2020 · AR

Front passenger inside door handle starts to melt during any hot condition. Once melting deterioration starts, door handle gets extremely sticky and soft (leaves a lot of unknown residue on any passenger hand) to any hand touch during any weather condition (cold/hot). Door handle unknown components are touched by passengers and can be unsafe if a kid under 18 eats the door handle unknown component's while inside the vehicle. Handle can be unsafe to a grip in case of accident (could fall off and end in passenger hand). Extremely bad (poor) material were used for inside door handle. Pictures can be submitted if requested (cmara not available at this time).

Filed May 21, 2020 · 75,000 miles · WA

This problem concerns the door latches on the bmw 335i (f30 generation). The problem I have noticed is that once in a while, the door does not unlock when pulling the latch. Typically, you would pull the door handle once, unlocking the car, and once again to open the door. When this problem presents itself, pulling on the handle does not unlock the car. Only the electronic button can be used to unlock it. It problem could cause danger in the case of an accident where the electrical system is no longer working and could leave one trapped inside of their car. The problem presents itself intermittently. I have only noticed the problem happen when parked. I believe that the lock actuator is the faulty component here. Even when using the electronic button to unlock the door, you can see that the lock indicator (that small thing on the side of your door) goes up much slower than the other unaffected doors.

Filed Nov 10, 2019 · Body · 29,500 miles · UT

Passengers door failed to open. Has a two pull mechanism, first pull of the handle unlocks the door and second pull opens the door. Door would not open on second pull from the inside or outside. My wife was essentially stuck in the car. This is a severe safety issue in the event of an accident or other. This needs to be fixed by bmw permanently because many other people have reported this issue and have had the mechanism replaced only to have it happen again less than a year later. All this happening on cars less than 4 years old and less than 30k miles. I have never had a door lock issue on any car until now.

Filed Apr 17, 2019 · Electrical · 42,000 miles · KY

I have had two door lock actuators fail in my car. At best, this presents as a case where the door lock is physically slow to lock/unlock, or at worst, the passenger cannot open the door from inside. This could present a safety or other adverse situation when the passenger needs to exit the vehicle. This is a known failure point in the at least bmw f30 3 series models, as the web forums are littered with people experiencing similar issues. Bmw should recall these failed actuators. This is unacceptable in vehicles between 3-7 years old.

Filed Dec 18, 2017 · 60,000 miles · CA

Door locks do not unlock on both the front doors. They are jammed. The fault is is because of bad door lock actuators. Unless I press the unlock button on the dashboard manually, they don't unlock they sometime don't unlock even when I press the unlock button on my remote. This is a safety hazard as if someone is in a accident, the battery gets disconnected. This will prevent occupants from opening the doors. This is happening on multiple of my friends cars and bmw does not treat this as safety hazard.

Filed Nov 5, 2017 · 61,000 miles · KY

Door lock on driver side will not release. The locking pin goes up and down, but the door lock will not release as it is supposed to unless the unlock button is pressed. In the event of an emergency, the driver cannot get out by simply pulling the door handle.