39 problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2002 BMW 330. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 BMW 330 based on all problems reported for the 2002 330.
Tl- the contact owns a 2002 BMW 330ci. The contact stated that the recall notice for NHTSA campaign number 14v428000 (air bag system) and 15v318000 (air bag system) was received in 2014. After contacting the dealer on multiple occasions the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. The contact had not experienced a failure. Jft.
It has been two years since my cars as first placed on recall due to faulty airbags, first for the passenger side and since last July the driver side. I am filing this complaint based on this being an unreasonable period of time. I live in north carolina and the takata air bags are more apt to be dangerous in this warm and humid climate.
We received a recall notice for our car and followed the directions in the letter. The dealer's service dept. Told us to bring the car in at 9:30 am last Saturday. When we got there, the service manager advised us that a policy change occurred the night before and instead, they wanted us to leave the car after the inspection so they could order the VIN specific part which would mean leaving our car dismantled at the dealer for a "few days". We didn't have another car available. I asked for a loaner vehicle; they said they couldn't help. I told them we needed our car and could not be without for the few days they required. I called corporate headquarters from the parking lot and she called back to the dealer and confirmed that the policy had been changed and there was nothing they could do. They didn't want to inspect the car and reassemble it so we could use it while they waited for the part. I told the service manager that I didn't feel safe in the car since shrapnel was in the airbags and he told me not to worry, no one had ever been injured. I am pretty angry about the entire matter. BMW's compliance with this recall is a farce.
The contact owns a 2002 BMW 330ci. The contact stated she crashed into the side of a trailer and the air bags deployed from its housing but did not inflate. The contact was not injured. The vehicle was damaged but would be repaired. The failure and current mileage was approximately 47,000.