Front Air Bag Sensor Control Problems of BMW 335

The seat mat sensor is also defective in the 2009 model year. BMW has included only 2007 and 2008. We cannot put a child or elderly in the front seat as the airbag will go off.

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The front passenger seatbelt sensor malfunctions and sets off the warning sound as if someone is siting in the seat when nobody or nothing is in the seat. This may cause airbag malfunctions or have it not deploy. This has been happening since the first day I bought the car several weeks ago. The issue is constant while I'm driving.

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My vehicle shows the following error message "passenger restraint malfunction" at random times while I am driving without a passenger or whenever a passenger decides to move around. The error will also appear at random times whenever I have a passenger. I ran obd reading and it gave the error code "930a1c-ods-system: seat occupancy sensor passenger: sending sensor failure because of wetness ,0, zp. " I have never spilled liquid matter on the seats and I live in a dry desert environment where temperatures range from 80 to 110 degrees fahrenheit. The BMW dealership in palm springs told me I will need to replace the passenger mat, but my warranty will not cover it. I was quoted to pay $1600 out of pocket just to fix a faulty sensor mat that is essential in protecting a passenger's life in the event of an accident. I am afraid the airbags will not work properly in the event of an accident and the airbag deployment can be lethal to a child passenger or an elderly adult. I can not find a local mechanic who can replace the passenger mat, nor can I buy the part online for my model. It is a bit injustice for me to pay a large amount of money to fix a defective part made by BMW and have no other choice other than to take it to the BMW dealership. Just to have them inspect my vehicle costed $175. I have also been made aware that BMW recalled 76,565 vehicles due to a defect in the front passenger seat occupant detection mat for BMW models 2006 325i, 325xi, 330i and 330xi sedans and 325xi sport wagons, the 2007 328i, 328xi, 335i and 335xi sedans and 328i and 328xi sport wagons, the 2006-7 525i, 525xi, 530i, 530xi and 550i sedans and 530xi sport wagons, the 2006 760i sedans, the 2006-7 750i, 750li, and 760li sedans and the 2006 x5 sport utility vehicles. It seems these defects were found in my 2013 model and I will like BMW to address this issue and fix it.

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The passenger seat detection meant to disable the air bag for a child does not work properly. The "air bag off" light does not illuminate while my 55 lb child sits in the seat. Infrequently, the light will illuminate briefly while she is in the seat, and then go dark again. Attempting to test the seat sensors, I used a sack of 20 lb potatoes placed both directly on the passenger seat, and in a car seat. In both cases, the seat would inconsistently detect the "child" and illuminate the "air bag off" light, and sometimes would not. Sometimes it would detect the "child" initially after engine start up and subsequently the light would go dim. Other times the light would cycle on and off at engine start up (normal bulb check) and remain off at engine start up -- I. E. , not detected -- but if the sack of potatoes was lifted off the seat and placed back down, or if pressure was manually applied next to the potatoes on the car seat, the "air bag off" light would illuminate and detection would trigger. These results were confirmed both sitting in driveway in neutral, and operating at low speed.

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Air bag sensor still on as faulty. BMW has stated its the sensor associated with the the event of roll over. Private company certified to service Bmws states its the passenger air bag. My BMW's computer also states its the passenger air bag.

The airbag sensor in the passenger seat has malfunctioned and cannot read whether or not a person is sitting in the seat. In turn the airbag is off due to the cars ecu. BMW dealership in bellevue has repeatedly told me that the only way to remedy the situation is to buy a new seat at my own expense. This is a serious safety issue along with my takata airbag that I have yet to receive any sort of notice for repair or even that I fall under the recall.

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Passenger restraint system malfunction - notice started popping up at random now is on all the time without a passenger. Have been told there is no recall, but the same issue has been identified on all BMW sports seats from years 2006 and 2008, noticing complaints of the same issue for 2012 issues posted online as well. Previous issue was for a cracked sensor in the seat. Not happy that BMW has had this issue and will not review possible reoccurrence in newer models then 2008.

Issue: when seat unoccupied, will receive seat belt warning as if a person is in the seat. Issue: when passenger is in seat, airbag and seat belt light comes on, with warning on the display that there is a restraint system malfunction. Defect with front passenger air bag seat occupancy sensor mat, there are several recalls for this issue in different years/models. My year is not covered for the current recalls, even though its the same exact issue, and likely the same mat and/or seats. Example recalls: 17v-428 13v-564 17v-605.

Airbag problem light constantly lit; "passenger airbag off" light always on even when there is a passenger in the seat. Mechanic states that the car is giving a code for a failed passenger occupancy sensor. There is already a recall for this model and year (NHTSA campaign 13v564000), but my car (build date July 07, 3-series with sports seats) is not eligible for the recall or the voluntary warranty extension according to BMW.

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The contact owns a 2007 BMW 335i. While starting the vehicle, the message "fault in passenger restraint affecting air bag tensioner or belt force limiter, restraint system malfunction" was displayed across the message board. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the seat mat sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was made aware of NHTSA campaign number: 13v564000 (air bags), but the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2009 BMW 335i. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the sensor illuminated on the instrument panel indicating that the front passenger side seatbelt malfunctioned and needed to be serviced. Also, the contact indicated that upon putting on the seatbelt it failed to retract. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who diagnosed that the drivers side and front passenger side seat mat sensors were defective and needed to be replaced as well as the seatbelts. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 22,500. Pam.

I own a 2008 BMW 335i 4 door. There is a malfunction with front passenger air bag and sensor/control module. It was a recall issue that BMW notified this agency of on 12/11/13. The NHTSA campaign # is 13v-564. Components: air bags frontal seat sensor/control module. The problem is that according to the research done, BMW did not include my model year in the recall. They acknowledge it but did not formally issue the recall on my model year. Now the BMW service shop wants approximately $2800 to fix this issue that is their fault. They should repair the faulty equipment at no cost to me as the consumer. The mfr's report date: 11/8/13. I would like BMW of north America to correct the faulty equipment/components at no cost to me. The consequences are that the system will fail in the event of a crash, deactivating the front passenger air bags, increasing the risk of personal injury and even death. I was told the sensor communicates the weight of the passenger for the car to deploy the air bag at the correct speed and pressure, if the airbag does happen to work, but most likely will not due to the malfunction. This is unacceptable and the NHTSA should enforce BMW to recall all models this issue impacts. Per the article: "in 2008, BMW recalled 200,000 vehicles due to a similar problem, but did not recall these vehicles at that time. BMW said it did not recall the additional 77,000 vehicles recalled this week in 2008 because ?they had significantly lower warranty claim rates. ? this is unacceptable!!.

The contact owns a 2007 BMW 335i. The contact stated that the front passenger's side restraint malfunction message displayed as air bag sensor light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number 13v564000 (air bags). The contact stated the vehicle exhibited the same failure that was listed in the recall report. The failure mileage was 65,000.

Fault in passenger restraint system error is being consistently displayed. Front passenger seat mat sensor was recalled for prior model years but not for 2008. This recall should be extended to 2008 model year. My VIN was not on recall list.

Car: 2008 BMW 335i issue: driver side front airbag and passenger side head/curtain airbag deployed in a very lowspeed crash (less than 5 mph) my wife was driving our 2008 BMW 335i on a street (hwy 6, houston, TX) in bumper to bumper traffic when the car in front of her suddenly slowed down. My wife reacted a bit late and gently hit the car in front of her. There was a small scratch on the rear bumper of the other car (vw beetle) and a small dent on the front bumper of the BMW. At this time the driver side front airbag and the passenger side curtain airbags deployed in the BMW. The car was disabled and had to be towed. Looking at the speed and the damage from the crash itself it is obvious that the BMW had faulty airbag sensors. I wanted to bring this to your notice so that it can be addressed.