Equipment Problems of BMW 325 - part 1

Vehicle steering lock malfunction - car does not start and stuck in park. Cannot move steering wheel which is locked. This is a design defect that needs to be addressed. Vehicle is rendered inoperative! cannot move or start it! approx. Mileage 105k. This is a new problem besides the current recall which has not been available yet. I've also been locked out of this vehicle and had to climb out of the window, thank god it was not a fire or flood! I was able to fix that problem myself. Note: steering lock malfunction is a widespread problem! dealers want to replace the entire steering column in these cases at a very high cost. Thanks, john galvao.

See all problems of the 2006 BMW 325 🔎.

I'm starting to lose gas mileage and a very strong smell of gas inside and outside of car .

When the vehicle is without electrical power the door locks cannot be opened from the inside. In the event of any type of emergency that eliminates power and which requires the occupants to exit (fire, fumes, injury after a crash) the occupants are unable to open the doors. On this particular vehicle when there is no power only the driver's door can be unlocked with a key, and to use that method to unlock the door the window must be rolled down. . . Also impossible without power. This seems to be a major safety problem. Has there been a recall or service bulletin to address this problem?.

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Front passenger side window regulator broke. Rolled window down would not go back up could hear motor working . One month later same exact thing just happened to back passenger window.

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This car was sold to us under false statements,wiper dispenser does not work ,key fob does not work,no title ,the car hesitates and vibrates,oil leak,odometer on carfax says 86000 actually 111,402. We wrwe told it was excellent condition . The car is not. Bought it 3/10 21 7:00pm , called 3/11 8;00 am ask for refund. Thought we had a 3 day grace period. The dealer laughed no. We are seniors citizen I guess he thought he had us. Crest auto wholesalers of s w florida. Craig wallace. Well driving it started to vibrate. And hum? could not decline good. Could not clean wind shield. It vibrates when stationary. Didn't know until I started driving it. Thought it was because car cold? bad oil leak. And tires need balanced thought that was it but no. What can we do out $4,500. For a car that's not excellent it says on car fax. This happens on street and express. Help not a safe car.

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Have had the car less than two months and I have been experiencing non-safe situations. The car just one day suddenly doesn't come out of park. It finally got out of park and when I try to drive and it reverses and make alot of noise and when I sometimes try to reverse. It drives. This is not safe. I've nearly gotten myself killed due to this faulty bad car. I tried to call for a trade or a refund and the company was rude to me. This car takes my girlfriend and I to work and this is the only care we have. It hasnt been a year and the car has so many issues down to car not reading gears, bad spark plugs , hole underneath, faulty airbags, windows not working, tire pressures unsafe and much more that no one would want to experience.

No tiene fuersa para gas ,muy despasio y tiene problem as con el engi light on.

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When traveling at 60 mph on a restricted highway our sunroof exploded. There were no surrounding vehicles or any evidence of projectiles that would have explained the explosion. Weather conditions were clear, dry, and above freezing.

I was driving and my side air bag and door air bag on the driver side deployed with no cause for this to happen. I pulled over. Nothing at that time was smoking or wrong with the vehicle. I drove the vehicle further down the road for about ten minutes to get closer to my boyfriend's house. I stopped in a lot to call him. Put the car in park and turned the engine off and the front end on the right side started to smoke. I got out of the vehicle and the front end slowly bursted into flames.

While driving on busy streets, unexpected acceleration while trying to brake at red lights. . . The brakes do not work. Fortunately no bodily injuries, only smashed up cars. . . I will not drive that car again and I don't even feel good about selling it to someone else .

Car caught fire within 5 minutes of driving it. My front end was serverly damaged in the fire. It was totaled.

I have a recall on the heater devices, not quit sure what that is but it can cause my engine to overheat and catch fire. I've already replaced the coolant system because of over heating I'm very scared of driving the car. I would like to get it fixed a soon as possible, its nice car and I've put a lot of money in it already, trying to keep it on the road,its my work transportation.

I was sitting in class when a received a call that my car was on fire and the fire department was there to put it out. They opened my car with my keys and put out the fire as I rushed back to my house to meet the fire department. The damage is unknown at this point along with how it started. The car had not been driven for two days and was parked on the street outside of my house. The fire started under/in my engine and they luckily go there fast enough where the only visible damage was some melting within the engine. The car had not been giving me any problems prior except for going through oil a little faster than normal, but it is high mileage so that is not a huge concern.

Driving vehicle and all power cuts out . . . No power steering or power brakes . . . Just stops dead . . . I know there has been a recall for this issue but my vehicle is not part of the recall. . . But obviously has a similar issue. . . This has happened on multiple occasions. . . And I am at the point where I am afraid to even drive it. . .

I was trying to wait until a remember was available but I'm pregnant and now these issues have gotten worse and are more imperative my car is now smoking as I drive the power steering is now affected I just purchased a new battery and the battery light came on it stopped randomly in the middle of the street all issues which arent acceptable period but are worse given my current physical state.

I took my vehicle to a BMW authorized service dealer for the repair of the "airbag recall" notice I received in the mail. The dealer did the recall repair and about a week later the light came back on and has remained on. After that happened my electric started acting up and also I was not able to get my convertible roof to go up or down ever again. I politely contacted the dealership, (and not wanting to bad mouth them) it apparently fell on deaf ears followed by what I felt was an accusation and insult on my ignorance of being an older woman and that it was impossible,that maybe I did something to it. I didn't want to issue a complaint because they are a reputable operation plus I'm retired, on limited income and didn't know how to get this resolved. I welcome any help you may want to offer or any direction in regards to this. Thank you in advance for taking time to read this, as I may be way of base by submitting this here. Ps. The convertible top worked perfect as well as my electrical prior to bringing in my vehicle for the recall, to be clear, it was that same afternoon/early eve. When I left the dealership that my electrical and dash lights went crazy and I couldn't use my convertible roof anymore. The airbag light came on about a week later and has stayed on ever since, for about 5 or 6 years now and still hasn't gone off.

Drivers door lock does not unlock with key, or with remote. Other three doors do.

I believe the seat sensor in my 2006 BMW 325i front passenger seat is faulty. The majority of the time, the light comes on that shows that my front passenger airbag is not on and also that the passenger is not buckled, whether they are buckled, or there isn't a passenger in that seat at all. Whether I am stationary or driving/moving at any speed, those warning lights are on, and will intermittently go off for short periods of time, then they come back on again. I am in a carpool so I frequently am the driver and I have someone in that front passenger seat. I am concerned that if in an accident, the airbag will not deploy causing injuries in the case of an accident. Newer models of the same car have this seat sensor on recall, so the 2006 should also be recalled.

Takata recall: I just received a notice today 28 Dec 17 that my vehicle needs to be recalled for the following issues the driver side air bag and the blower motor wiring system.

Doors get locked and can not be opened from inside. Once the doors are locked the driver side door can not be opened from inside or outside with remote key buttons. If you are inside the car only way to get out is break the window or lower the window and then get out. Exactly same thing happened to my friend in his Ford Lincoln when they were trapped inside after an accident ,car caught fire and he, his wife and 12 year old son were all burnt alive. We raised the other son who was not in that deadly car. This BMW 315i car is totally unsafe and the problem is known to them but there was no recall to fix this faulty, unsafe car. I noticed the problem when the car was parked in a parking lot. I had to take out the hard key from the remote unit and opened the driver side door but could not open other three doors from inside or from remote unit. Now the car is with BMW of fremont dealership in 44175 auto mall cir ,fremont, California 510-659-7902.

Blower motor recall, called BMW steven creek dealer, san jose, CA, no parts and no schedule to fix, called customerrelations@bmwusa. Com or at 1-800-525-7417. The answer is they don't know the schedule and no remedy to repair. BMW is very passive on this recall. Do not want to give the BMW owner a schedule when can they service the recall repair.

BMW issued a recall in oct 2017 for a potential fire hazard but in July 2018 still say they do not have a remedy available so I can not put my daughter in a vehicle that has a potential fire hazard and BMW has not offered a rental until the repair can be made.

Driver's airbag module recall replacement keeps getting postponed for a future date from BMW of henderson deal.

Ignition selaniod isn't working. When I turn the key to start the car, the ignition thinks the car has started, but the engine doesn't turn over. It takes multiple tries to get the car to start.

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Front passenger side door lock malfunction. Will not unlock and unable to open the door. Rear driver side door lock malfunction will not unlock and unable to open the door. We have three children under 7 years old and this is very concerning. Our children will not be able to exit the car in case of an emergency through the rear driver side door. The malfunction was not a result of any damage done to the car and it happened while the vehicle was stationary.

The valve cover gasket keeps leaking oil. I have fixed this twice in the last 30k miles. Now it is leaking again. Valve cover gasket should not go bad every 10k to 15k miles. If neglected it will cause engine fire due to oil.

"takata recall " I was trying to get off my car and my doors wouldn't unlock even when I put pull the door handle all four of them wouldn't open my kids were in the car with me so I had to get out to the windows.

My 2006 BMW 325i leaks oil. The manufacturer bolts are defective and there are others with similar issues. I'm concerned my car my catch on fire due to the oil leaks. My car has shut off in the middle of the highway due to this and almost caused an accident. I have seen others with the same vehicle stopped in the middle of the highway as well.

Passenger side gas strap come off randomly from underneath the car.

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Air bag lights on without crash also seat belt light on.

The fuses for the door locks blew for some reason which made the passenger front and rear doors inoperatible basically trapping passengers in the car. The doors would not unlock using the main door lock or pulling the door handle once to unlock and twice too open and exit the car.

BMW 325xi 2004, after substantial or unreasonable delay in the BMW return, was perceived to be rendered unsafe/unsatisfactory/incomplete, with airbag defects/spillover effects, or released with known defects to the vehicle that put the driver and unsuspecting occupants at risk of serious bodily injury up to death. BMW was to send a 'consent form', then vehicle owner was to review/sign/return, BMW would then order 'interim airbag' parts, and repair. The consent form was not received or signed, June 2016, BMW enter/repair without authorization, or signed consent forms, and made unknown changes to the airbag/systems. The toxins remain has corroded it or released toxins/odor. The vehicle was on a 'cease & desist' airbag repair pending the receipt and execution of the consent form as agreed. BMW failed to make the repairs per quote and airbag [I. E. Explosive device; sodium azide azium; shrapnel, etc. ] was left in an unsafe state. The vehicle needs an inspection by NHTSA, as it is believed to be contaminated or corroded, by unknown toxins (I. E sodium azide or azium?). Persons exposed have contacted cdc/poison center who stated that persons not have further contact with BMW till inspected? see claim 10881628 for same/similar background. The owners were subjected to foreseeable toxins, from the airbag defects/recalls/ unauthorized repairs to the BMW, pending a "consent form", and has resulted in injury or medical care or poison control center consultations. The toxins had a 'sharp odor', overwhelming as reported, and exposure resulted in damages to persons or property, awaiting estimates to be completed. Importantly, exposure to sodium azide can be fatal and the vehicle needs an inspection by NHTSA or dot. If you do not inspect unsafe vehicles, with perceived safety concerns, please provide a referral or preferred source due to the serious public health and safety issues.

Takata recall my car as I was drving was hard to turn making anoise.

BMW jointly owned vehicle, was not returned to customers on demand, nor swapped as is customary business practice (I. E. BMW repair/recalled for BMW loaner car), and held for unreasonable amount of time. BMW recalled the vehicle, in part, defective airbags, and was to send a consent form to the customers prior to ordering parts/repairs. The customers never received the consent form as assured and expressed concerns about the BMW who damaged the vehicle in their possession or disabled state. July 15, 2016 BMW flatbed delivered with unidentified chemicals/toxins that resulted in front end physical damages and/or toxins in BMW that resulted in "poison exposure", toxology tests pending. The toxins maybe airbag chemicals, sodium azide, hydrazoic acid, or others, and need BMW tested. Please inform on who specifically performs these tests or agency that does quickly due to the toxic nature. BMW had a duty to disclose these facts to customers, insurance, government, and others. 49 usc safety act 30101. Dot states ¿loaner vehicle¿ is customary practice in airbag recall, an obligation oem dealership, thus request the process in securing the loaner vehicle or reinstatement. BMW by affiliates, unilaterally took BMW loaner without providing a repaired BMW, unfair exchange, and was returned in a disabled status. ¿but for¿ wrecked/recalled defective BMW, a loaner would not have been required, safety act, 49 usc 30101. Please respond in writing, the process to (1) secure chemical tests; (2) vehicle safety review or decontamination, and (3) loaner car approval process for insurance. Nhtsa safety act, 49 usc §30101 delegated by secretary of transportation, 49 cfr §1. 95, inspect/investigate §30166(b)(1); civil penalties §30165(b); ensure recalled §30118-119; adequacy of recalls 49 usc §30120(c)(1), accelerate remedy programs 30120(c)(3); and other 49 usc §30166(g): BMW loaner.

Vehicle defects reported or recalled, BMW, oem, or other, yet with known defects was requested to drive an unsafe vehicle that is 'imminent danger' that can cause serious injury or death: airbags. BMW replaced driver side airbag in 9/ 2014 then passenger side. Yet in 2015 accident, the airbags failed to detonate, and injury to persons/property occurred. BMW recalled driver's side airbag (2nd repair/3rd airbag) in 2015 and parts are on back order. BMW has the 'defective vehicle' (I. E. Other issues engine, seat belts, etc. Remain) and provided a BMW loaner car through their affiliated partner (Toyota's jv alliance) enterprise in good faith pending repair. In June 2016, a 'cease & desist' was placed on the BMW, in part, due to a federal investigation or injury (I. E. Defective airbag- explosive device~shooting shrapnel) that leaves 'driver in harm's way'. One could infer 'attempted murder' if the driver is placed behind the wheel of a defective vehicle or airbag: millions of recalls. I am a material witness and am reporting intimidation, threats, hostility, and bullying over the BMW or defective airbags. This has resulted in professional defamation, personal injury, financial distress, and sabotage in various instances (to be reported in separate package to be sent to investigator due to confidentiality). The most recent occurred around June 23, 2016 when BMW/enterprise rental car stating "grand theft" of the vehicle in their possession or awaiting a swap? simple fact that BMW stated that an 'interim fix' was approved by dots but needed signed consent forms-- was sending them to me. BMW did not follow procedures, 'unauthorized entry, removal, destruction' of airbag with a 'cease & desist¿. On 6/24/16 going to enterprise/alamo-orlando was no issue/no unpaid bill. This did not stop continuation of harassment or retaliation (e. G. Asef) unconstitutional or uncivil conduct.