Front Air Bag Sensor Control Problems of BMW 323

Multiple reports online with the airbag sensor going off. Mine is one of hundreds of thousands for model.

See all problems of the 1999 BMW 323 🔎.

: the contact stated while driving 30mph the airbag warning light illuminated. Upon inspection, the dealership determined the airbag sensor needed to be replaced again. The sensor was replaced three times before by the dealer.

Ever since I have bought the car, I have always had problems with the engine control module (ecm) on the instrument cluster. The ecm has been replaced twice already and on many occasions the dealer would just reset the computer so that the malfunction lights would go off. I am positive that this is a problem with many such e46 BMW 323i 4 door cars. The ecm is extremely sensitive to heat or cold and it goes off only after driving for a few miles. It can sometime take days for the lights to go off. Second failure in the e46 323i BMW's is the air-bag sensor under the passenger seat (passenger occupancy sensor). This has to be checked by the NHTSA as I am facing the same problem as many other owners of the car are. BMW owner forums on the internet have many complaints about dealers trying to rip them off on such part replacements.

1999 BMW 323i problems with the air bag light coming on around 75k miles. Computer for airbag was declared malfuction. Air bags won't deploy in an accident if this problem persists. Other problems include engine hesitation due to faulty oxygen sensors. Bmwna will not assist in air bag problem.

Airbag sensor mat was replaced 3 times on passenger side (2/9/01, 12/20/01 and 10/31/02) as a result of the airbag warning light being on. Currently 4/10/03 the same problem is occurring resulting in fourth time there has been a problem with this item.