Side/window Air Bag problems of the 2000 BMW Z3

The contact owns a 2000 BMW Z3 roadster. The contact stated that while traveling 55 mph, the front driver's side air bag erroneously deployed. The contact sustained burns, bruising, and hair loss as a result. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 82,754.

Traveling eastbound on highway 101 in agoura hills, CA a small rock appearing in my lane made a clanking sound with the underside of my vehicle at which time the passenger side airbag deployed.

The contact owns a 2000 BMW Z3. While the contact was driving approximately 2 mph into an intersection, unexpectedly an opposing vehicle crashed into the front driver side door. The air bags failed to deploy upon impact. The contact sustained severe injuries consisting of a broken collar bone, eight broken ribs and punctured lungs. The contact was transported to the hospital by ambulance. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was completely destroyed and towed to a collision facility. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2000 BMW Z3. While driving 75 mph, the contact heard a loud bang. He noticed that the passenger side air bag deployed, but no one was struck. He filed a report with BMW and was informed that someone from the corporate office would call him regarding the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 115,000.

After running over a metal panel in the road the passenger's side air bags inadvertently deployed. The dealership was notified. The dealer replaced the passenger's side air bag at no charge.

Drivers side air bag deployed when a bouncing rock struck under the car, the vehicle was traveling approximately 30 mph, injuring the driver.

A rock went bounced up under the car and set off the drivers side airbag. The airbag bruised the drivers arm and ribs. The car swerve onto the shoulder of the road due to the airbag forcing the driver to the right, but the car did not leave the road way. Due to the cost of the replacing the system, we were forced to submit an insurance claim which thus raised our insurance premium.