Tl* the contact owns a 2000 bmw z3. While driving approximately 5 MPH, the contact's vehicle was involved in a front end collision. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained vertebrae damage, a sternum contusion, and breathing issues that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard. It was not determined if the vehicle was destroyed. The dealer was not notified of the air bag failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
BMW Z3 no deployment problems
10 of the 206 owner complaints about the BMW Z3 describe airbags did not deploy in a crash, most of them for the 2000 model year.
- owner complaints
- 10
- worst model year
- 2000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20005
- 19972
- 19963
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 bmw z3. While driving at an unknown speed on the highway and attempting to change lanes, the contact applied the brakes and turned the steering wheel. In the process, another vehicle was entering the same lane and caused the contact to swerve into a median to avoid crashing into each other. The contact's vehicle spun out of control. None of the air bags deployed. The contact's head struck the steering wheel. The contact sustained a ruptured left breast, back bruises, and neck pains. Medical treatment was required, including an mri. The insurance company towed the vehicle to a repair facility. A police report was filed. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified months after the crash to determine if they could investigate why the air bags did not deploy. The failure mileage was not available.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 bmw z3. While the contact was driving approximately 2 MPH into an intersection, unexpectedly an opposing vehicle crashed into the front driver side door. The air bags failed to deploy upon impact. The contact sustained severe injuries consisting of a broken collar bone, eight broken ribs and punctured lungs. The contact was transported to the hospital by ambulance. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was completely destroyed and towed to a collision facility. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The consumer was driving 65 MPH on I-95 when all of a sudden he lost control of the vehicle. The traction control feature on the vehicle failed to work. The consumer hit a guard rail and the air bags did not deploy. The consumer was injured.
While driving at 35 MPH, vehicle was in a frontal collison. Only the passenger side air bag deployed upon impact. The driver side air bag didn't deploy. Please provide more details. Ts
Bmw examined the z3 on august 1, 2002 and told me that the force was insufficient to cause a side air bag deployment. However my car was completely totalled and I sustained severe head injuries because the side airbag did not deploy. Bmw was asked in a letter dated august 21, 2002 to supply the recorded evidence so that I could verify their conclusions. It is now october 1st and they have not complied. I believe that bmw knows that the air bag should have deployed and are not willing to admit their equipment failed. In the letter I asked them to explain why the z3 side air bag did not deploy and yet the striking vehicle of similiar weight that was traveling at 45 MPH had it's front airbag deploy. I told them that if the force was sufficeint to cause a front air bag deployment. It seems that the side air bag is where the danger of injury is even greater. Should have deployed even more readily. They have not answered me because they know that their equipment failed to function properly. I sustained head injuries that could have been prevented if the air bag would have deployed. I still have double vision and will require eye surgery to hopefully correct my vision problem. Please investigate this matter so that bmw will not make any other person a victim. Mr
Airbags didn't deploy during a collison. Dealership was aware of problem.
The bmw z3 hit another car directly in the side ; this was a frontal collision by the bmw. The driver was wearing her safety belt, but he airbag did not deploy
Had a head-on collision and air bags did not deploy. Driver sustained some injuries.
Consumer rearended somone and both air bag didn't deploy . Please describe .
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the BMW Z3 no deployment
Which BMW Z3 years have airbags did not deploy in a crash problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2000 (5 complaints), 1996 (3 complaints) and 1997 (2 complaints).
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