Three problems related to warning light on have been reported for the 2000 BMW 328. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2000 BMW 328i. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed him that the failure may be linked to a recall. The contact then received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v853000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. BMW of rochester hills (45550 dequindre rd, shelby charter twp, mi 48317) was contacted and confirmed that the part was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer had not been notified of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2000 BMW 328i. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag warning light illuminated continuously. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v428000 (air bags) however, the part was not available to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 188,000.
The air bag system on my 2000 BMW 328i has failed (red warning light on) 3 times. Although the red light has been on, my wife and I always drive with our belts fastened and due to the nature of the problem (two times it has required returning the vehicle a second time due to availability of replacement parts), we have opted to drive with the light on until the next scheduled vehicle service. The last time the air bag failed we were charged approximately $500 for the repair. This repair was October 2004. The dealership representative told us that although it was December 2003 when we had the next most recent failure, the repairs were not related and therefore not warrantable. When we said we did not agree with having to pay for a safety related defect, they told us to contact BMW. We then contacted BMW, we were told they could not help us, see the dealership service department. We are concerned that there is a defect in BMW's srs system. The only other vehichle we have had on which the air bag light lit indicating an srs failure was a 1994 BMW 325td we owned when we lived in europe. Will the srs system work in the event of a crash? in addition, we have read that us law requires the manufacturer to pay for a safety related defect, and we feel that 3 failures in 4 years indicates a design or manufacturing defect.