Upon starting the car the air bag light came on and stayed on. This is the third time this has happened. The first two time it cost approximately $350 to repair. For this to happen a third time is indicative of a design fault.
1997 BMW Z3: airbag warning light
10 of the 47 complaints about the 1997 BMW Z3 describe airbag warning light.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 21%
- typical mileage
- 56,423
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Airbag warning light by model year
What owners say
My 1997 bmw z3 had the airbag light come on 2 years ago. The technician said it was caused by the seatbelt tensioner. He replaced it and all was fine. It's back on again. If this is as common to these models as I've heard why hasn't bmw had a recall to fix the problem. This is getting expensive.
Passenger got into front seat and adjusted it down and back with the power seat controls. Airbag light illuminated and has been on ever since. I checked for broken or damaged wiring but found nothing obvious. Bmw is recalling many of their new cars, but it seems their old ones exhibit the same failures.
My 1997 bmw z3 has the SRS light constantly on, I get it fixed and it goes on again. I've done this like 3 times, now my mechanic is saying it's like 800 to fix. Rediculous! It'a definitely a safety issue, I'm not sue the system will work now.
Repeated problems with the car's airbag. The airbag light comes on and stays on. I had this problem before and I paid bmw to fix it. They told me that it was something with the seatbelt. The light has come on again.
Air bag light came on, unknown reason.
While driving, the air bag light illuminateed on the dashboard, the airbag sensor was replaced. *ak. Consumer stated the seat belt tensioner and harness was causing the air bag light and engine light to come on, the hood sensor for the alarm was replaced, there was a faulty thermostat that caused damage to the radiator, the glove box was replaced and the seat came out of place when stopping.
Airbag light in dasboard remains illuminated. Seatbelts appear to work, but I have had the car inspected by 2 different service shops (dave walter bmw and autobahn - both in akron, oh) and have been told that the cause is a faulty seatbelt lock on the driver's side seat.
Airbag light stays on all the time. This happened the first time in november 1999. Dealership analyzed the fault on their computer and said it was a problem with the driver's side seatbelt recepticle. This was replaced under warranty. In june of 2001, airbag lite came on again. Dealership diagnosed the problem as a short in the driver's side seatbelt receptacle. Replacement cost is $266.00. I said they replaced the same part a year and a half ago. The said the warranty on parts is one year. I called bmw of north america and requested help with the repair. They said the parts warranty is one year. I said it's a major safety component of the vehicle and its been replaced once already. There's obviously a problem with the part they manufacture. Without the sensor in the seatbelt receptacle functioning, the airbag will not deploy in a crash. They replied, parts warranty is one year.
Air bag light on. Brought to bmw charged $80 to diagnose, saw internet other owners same problem / then foundout there is a service bulliten
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 BMW Z3 airbag light
Is airbag warning light a common problem on the 1997 BMW Z3?
10 of 47 owner complaints about the 1997 BMW Z3 (21%) mention airbag warning light. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 BMW Z3?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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