Automatic airbag disarm light came on intermittently while adult passenger was in front seat. The light now remains on at all times and the front airbag is deactivated even with adult passenger in seat. Called bmw USA was told my VIN number not included in recall. I have the sport seats and same year as those with problem. Obviously the same issue as other included in recall. Highly concerned car with 55,000 miles will not be safe because airbags won't work.
2006 BMW X3 airbags complaints
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Air bags. Front passenger seat sensor mat fault and air bag warning lamp as well as the passenger air bag on - off lamp will be illuminated.
Experienced a wet floor board in backseat on the driver side along with a puddle in the front driver side. Dealership said it was a seal, they removed the backdoor panel and water test showed the vapor seal had became loose. The next rain, still a puddle in the front - which means that vapor seal went bad as well. Also, water is dropping in from the sunroof controls on the roof. They still function and the seal around the sunroof seems bone dry. I also experience the air bag issue - it was fixed under warranty. But this may be a recall that bmw needs to look into.
2006 bmw x3 passenger side airbag deactivation light come on intermittently. Sometimes the "fasten seat belt" light on the dash comes on while driving with a loud beep (while the driver is wearing the seat belt and there is no one or no object on the front passenger seat. This is more alarming as one is not sure if the air bag is going to work or not in emergency. This happens intermittently and searching the web shows others are having similar issues. I have taken it to the dealer a few times and each time they run some diagnostics, keep it overnight and tell me there is no faults registered, diagnostics found no issues, and they could not reproduce the problem and there is nothing they can do. Today they told me the same thing again and when I drove out of the dealership the fasten seat belt light went on with the beep but by the time I tured around to go back the alarm turned off. So I didn't go back. On the way home had to stop at the grocery and the light and alarm turned on again on the way home from grocery. It's pretty disappointing for a brand known for safety and quality.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 bmw x3. The driver stated that her air bag light remained illuminated continuously. She took the vehicle into the dealer who stated that her air bags were not activated and if she was involved in a collision, her air bags would not work. The dealer also told her that the failure was caused by the sensor. The current and failure mileages were 64,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 bmw x3. While driving approximately 70 MPH on normal road conditions; the air bag warning light indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The warning indicator illuminated until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated the failure was contributed to an occupant detection mat. There was a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v384000 (air bags;frontal). The VIN number was excluded from the recall defect. The vehicle has not been repaired for the failure. The failure and current mileages were 73,900. Bl
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