Electrical System Problems of BMW 330 - part 2

~tl the contact owns a 2006 BMW 330i. When the engine was started and the defroster was activated, a popping noise was heard under the hood and an unusual odor emitted from the vents. The contact immediately turned the engine off and exited the vehicle. Within seconds, flames appeared under the hood. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. A fire report and a police report were filed. The contact stated that the fire spread and damaged the plastic tail light cover and paint of another vehicle parked in the driveway. The fire department determined that there was an electrical failure near the motor. The vehicle was driven from the scene. There were no injuries. An unknown dealer stated that parts were unavailable to repair the vehicle per NHTSA campaign number. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 100,000. Li.

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Blower to heater/airconditioning and overheating. Motor making loud sound when air or heater is kn.

The vehicle was parked in a parking lot on 1-21-18, when it caught fire.

Fire hazard: adaptive headlight controller car in motion, heavy rain, 'road following headlight' stopped working (I. E. , headlight still illuminating, but would not swivel to follow direction of turns anymore). Dashboard code cc-id 295. Upon later inspection, obd reported ista codes 0932c: frm acl faulty; 009cbd; frm communication with step motor left disrupted; 009cbe: frm communication with step motor rigth disrupted during replacement of faulty module (p/n 63127189312), evidence of past electrical fire found: strong burnt electrical insulator smell, wire harness in the headlight housing molten, extensive fire damage to both the module pcb and the electrical connector between the module and the headlight housing.

All passenger doors except driver door cannot be unlocked or opened using any method--the key or any unlock button, or using either inside or outside door handles. This leaves only the front driver door openable. This is a huge safety risk. I can't drive the car this way--I would not be able to get my kids out of the back seat. It happens whether the car is running or not, and moving or not.

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The center console is continuing to overheat. It spreads to the cup holders and outward as well. Gets very hot! happens when car is on or when driving.

Tl the contact owns a 2006 BMW 330xi. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v676000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called wide world of cars BMW at 845-425-2600 (125 NY-59, spring valley, NY 10977) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl the contact owns a 2006 BMW 330i. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v676000 (electrical system) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer (competition BMW of smithtown, 599 middle country rd, st james, NY 11780, (888) 861-6280) was unable to verify when the parts would be supplied from the manufacturer. The manufacturer was contacted. The contact was also informed by the dealer that there was an option of a loaner vehicle. The contact had not yet received the loaner option and was to check with the manufacturer. The contact stated that smoke entered the vehicle and he heard an abnormal noise. The failure mileage was not available. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Recall was ordered in oct 2017 and has still not been remedied. Safety recall 17v-676. I believe we have been patient. We cannot sell the car as is because it can catch fire.

Tl the contact owns a 2006 BMW 330i. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v676000 (electrical system); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated called BMW concord at (925) 682-3577 (1967 market st, concord, CA 94520) on several occasions and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was notified and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 BMW 330xi. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v676000 (electric system) however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called a local dealer BMW of murray located at 4735 s state st, salt lake city, ut 84107 where informed that the remedy parts were not available. The manufacturer was notified of the issue but no further assistance was provided. The contact had not experienced a failure. (VIN tool confirms parts not available). Ap.

The contact owns a 2006 BMW 330xi. The contact stated that the power locks failed and a fuse had blown out. The front passenger side and rear doors failed to unlock from the interior and the exterior. In addition, the contact had to disconnect the battery to reset the ecm. The fuse was replaced. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 169,000.

Vehicle had been sitting parked for several weeks, low battery 9. 8 volts. Spontaneously headlights came on smoke filled car, doors would not unlock manually or by remote. Shattered door glass with fire extinguisher . Close inspection appears faulty headlight switch started fire had 8 to 10" flames coming out of left dashboard. Damage to hdlt switch,vents,dash,cluster,a pillar cover. Put out fire myself so no fire dept. Reports.

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Takata recall. The contact owns a 2001 BMW 330i. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 17v047000 (air bags), 13v172000 (air bags), and 14v028000 (electrical system); however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the issues. The VIN was not provided. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available and parts distribution disconnect.

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I got home from an outting with friends and "passenger restraint systems malfunction" appeared on my screen. Did alittle research, my passenger seat airbag will either deploy metal shards or not deploy at all incase of an accident. Or the seatbelt will not properly engage. The dealership says they are "VIN specific" and can only do my driver side. But everybody seems to only have the passenger side problem. They have the sensor in stock that can save a life, but they don't want to do the job just because my "VIN" does not match for the recall in their computers!.

Door actuators/locking mechanisms are unresponsive to remote control. Unable to lock or unlock the vehicle from the outside, nor is it possible to lock or unlock the vehicle from the inside.

Takata recall: air bags were replaced on 11/23/16. The air bag red light indicator remained on and was never reset by the dealer. Dealer was notified several times to resolve the issue but never resolved the issue. To this day the light is unresolved, still on.

I've had this issue for many years now but never thought about the potential consequences. Other people have had these issues as can be found when doing searches on the internet. This problem involves the door not unlocking after being locked via the center console, key fob, or auto lock feature when vehicle is mobile. This has been reported across multiple build types during the early 2000's. This is potentially dangerous especially in an accident or fire when occupants cannot safely and quickly exit the car without having the break the window and climb out because the doors will not even unlock when you pull the latch which should disengage the "locked" state. I had go tend to a patient at the hospital today for emergency surgery and could not get out of my car without having to roll down my window, then use my key to unlock my door from the lock cylinder on the outside. However I was unable to retrieve anything else from my car and had to do so from the driver door only. This can be life threatening in the wrong situations. This involves the general module 5 or "gm5" and should be investigated for a potential safety recall as it is intermittent.

The contact owns a 2001 BMW 330i. The contact stated that while stationary, all of the doors locked from the inside and the contact and his family could not exit the vehicle. As a result, the contact and his family required to exit the vehicle from the driver's side door. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

Power windows power windows broke on 3 windows. Sometimes the glass has shattered. Sometimes the glass just slides down and becomes non operational. Glass shattering has been scary and dangerous. This has occurred while driving. I live in a state with lots of weather. Thunderstorms. Has occurred with child in car seat during a thunderstorm. At highway speed. I have had them repaired at dealerships and at independent BMW repair shops. Cost has been approx $600. This began as early as 2010 and continues to this day.

Dash indicated left taillight was out when it wasn't, this was random on and off for a few months. After a few months the dash panel indicator light stayed on. As I was driving one day I noticed the smell of smoke coming from the trunk. I stopped, and noticed the melted wires from the tail light harness. As I looked at them I could see them sparking when certain movements occurred. , very dangerously and erratic. Both male and female sides melted. This is extremely dangerous as it impedes the ability to warn other drivers when turning or stopping. This was brought to the dealerships attention but they do not consider this an important enough issue to replace it as part of a recall or service recovery.

Ignition system: vehicle will completely stalled while in motion at low and high velocity speed. Had to completely turn the ignition to off position to be able to restart. I have been keeping track on how often this happens. So far 11 times since ownership.

The three passenger doors on my 4 door car will not unlock using either the key fob or the center console door lock button. I only have a manual door lock key hole on my driver door. So the only door that will unlock and open is the driver door. This is because of a faulty gm5 module. Its a very regular thing on Bmws and I cant believe it hasnt been recalled already. If there is an emergency, an accident or car goes into a body of water, the passengers in the vehicle will be stuck and will not be able to get out. Emergency services would not be able to get the doors open if need be without using the jaws of life to cut them off when they should simply be able to pull the door handles. The doors will not unlock at all. I have tried everything. Reading online, this is a huge issue with Bmws and the dealership charges $750+ to fix it. Luckily, there is someone online that will repair the modules for a fraction of that but with this being an on going issue with most model Bmws, there should be something done about it. I am sending mine off to get repaired because I want my door locks operating properly just in case there is an emergency. Can we do something about this though?.

Rear exterior safety lighting does not work due to design flaw where trunk lid breaks ground wires. Recall already done on other model years. BMW skipped recall on 2006 e90s. Many consumers are still having the system short due to ground and crimp issues. Huge safety issue with potential fires and or crashes.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 BMW 330. The contact stated that the air bags and passenger side seat beat light was illuminated constantly. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the front passenger sensor mat failed and needed to be rep[laced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included NHTSA campaign number: 13v564000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000. Ec.

My vehicle in the last week has an tail light indicator illuminated the dash. Upon investigation of the part it looks to have the same issues as many have described with the ground wire being scorched. I contacted BMW na because of the similar recall on other BMW vehicles. Unfortunately they were unwilling to help unless I was willing to take the car into a dealership for an 90 dollar diagnosis. Only after that would they be willing to weigh in if they would be willing to cover the cost of the repair or not. This is not a gamble that I'm really willing to take. Recall NHTSA action number: pe09036 should be extend to the 2001 330ci Bmws. Please open a investigation into this as it is a widely known issue with these cars.

The car fails to unlock when using the central button in the car or the hand held device. Only the driver door can be opened mechanically and the locks are not accessible to pull up on the other 3 doors. My children had to climb out the drivers door or windows. Research on the web is indicating a bad fuse can cause this or actuators in the doors. Seems like a major safety hazard if everyone can't exit the car in an emergency because of a blown fuse?.

The contact owns a 2001 BMW 330ci. While driving at 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ignition air lock needed to be removed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000. The VIN was not available.

Car doors could not be unlocked if currently locked. It is really dangerous situation if car crash or fire happens.

Gm5 electric module stopped communicating with remote control. Various intermittent activity for driver door unlock mechanism and passenger unlock mechanism by any available internal hard-wired or remote button. 100% failure of footwell trunk release button.

I purchased the car, I noticed the headlights where dim. I went out and got new bulbs for my car. I didn't help at all! I can barely see at night and I have to use to fog lights just to be able to drive at night. It is also unlawful to drive with my fog lights on. After much research, it seems that the root case of my headlight being as dim as they are, are do to the reflective bowl being burnt out in the headlight it unit. The cost to replace the lights is insane $1000. 00 for a set, just to be able to see at night. It is unsafe to drive at night. It is so bad, that I often don't drive at night because I don't want to put my safe in a bad situation.

Passenger seat airbags are disabled due to restraint detection malfunction. A message appears upon turning on the vehicle which states that due to restraint system detection fault, passenger airbags and restraint system will be turned off. Problem started as an intermittent issue and developed into a continual one. Happened for the first time in April 2014 and has continued to worsen. Car is equipped with BMW oem sport seats. This issue appears to be in line with recall from NHTSA campaign number 13v-564. However, BMW does not recognize my VIN as being a part of this recall.

Error message "fault in passenger-restraint system affecting airbag, belt tensioner or belt-force limiter. There was a recall on this for models up to 2005, and selectively for 2006, per BMW.

When my car reached ~75,000 miles, the passenger restraint system malfunction notification started to appear on the center console. The message seems to convey that the airbags will not deploy in an accident. After speaking with BMW and finding out that my car falls under the recall for this exact situation. BMW refused to fix it and states that my VIN is not listed under the recall, even though the recall states that it affects 2006 3-series with sport seats (which is exactly what I have).

I found vehicle recall via internet and consumer reports. I took my car to BMW of fairfax and explained that my BMW 330i 2006 had a defective front seat air bag sensor with dashboard warning light. After they examined the sensor they confirmed that I needed to replace the airbag sensor but that my vehicle was not affected by the recall. I was charged $150 dollars for the diagnosis and told that to repair the defect would cost $ 1200.