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.
1997 BMW Z3 airbags complaints
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Air bag light on. Brought to bmw charged $80 to diagnose, saw internet other owners same problem / then foundout there is a service bulliten
Requesting an on/off air bag switch
No deployment of air bag during accident which resulted in substantial frontal damage. Consumer sustained injuries to arm, wrist and lower back. Nlm
After vehicle was vacuumed it would not start; the vehicle was pushed to the side and the driver turned the key again to start it, and a puff of smoke came from the steering column. The driver quickly tried to turn the key to the off position,then the lights dimmed. The key became immovable in the start position, and smoke began to pour from all the vents. Stunned, the driver opened the door to run from the vehicle, but the air bag deployed and knocked the driver unconscious. The driver was pulled from the vehicle and revived in time to get the negative battery terminal disconnected. Ems attended to the driver's injuries.
Camshaft failed.
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