10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
9 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
7 / 0
Average Mileage:
23,395 miles

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problem #49

Jul 152014

325

  • miles
The contact owns a 2004 BMW 325xi. The contact received a recall notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 14V428000 (air bags) and 15V318000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to provide the part to do the repair. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Thousand Oaks, CA, USA

problem #48

Sep 152015

325

  • 100,000 miles
The contact owns a 2004 BMW 325ci. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 15V318000 (air bags), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the air bag warning light remained illuminated after the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

- Tukwila, WA, USA

problem #47

Aug 012014

325

  • miles
Letter from senator nelson on behalf of constituent re vehicle airbag recall (2004 325 ci series BMW). The consumer received a recall notice in August 2014, regarding a defect with the air bags. However, the parts were not available.

- Bradenton, FL, USA

problem #46

May 132015

325

  • miles
The contact owns a 2004 BMW 325I. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V318000 (air bags) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Brokland , NY, USA

problem #45

Nov 142014

325

  • miles
The contact owns a 2004 BMW 325ci. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V318000 (air bags); 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 manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Bronx, NY, USA

problem #44

Nov 132014

325

  • miles
I received 2 notices by mail to contact the BMW dealer to replace the passenger-side air bag and was told, don't call us we'll callyou. That was 6 months ago and I have not heard from the local BMW dealer, "field's BMW." Three months ago I called again and they said they are on back order. I can't take a passenger with me and floridais supposed to have priority for replacement.

- Orlando, FL, USA

problem #43

May 072015

325

  • 120,000 miles
The contact owns a 2004 BMW 325I. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in an air bag recall. The contact scheduled an appointment with the local dealer. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred after leaving the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The NHTSA campaign number was unknown. The failure mileage was 120,000.

- Irvine, CA, USA

problem #42

Jul 152014

325

  • miles
The contact owns a 2004 BMW 325ci. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V428000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Woburn, MA, USA

problem #41

Mar 182015

325 6-cyl

  • miles
No incident but they are not attempting to fix the recall in a reasonable time for the front air bags. I have been contacting area BMW dealers for almost a year now without one call saying they have the parts or availability to get my car in. So I am forced to trade in.

- West Union, IL, USA

problem #40

Mar 122015

325 6-cyl

  • 135,000 miles
I drove my car over a very minuscule crack in the road at an extremely low speed as I was making a turn and the passenger side airbag deployed. The car did not have a passenger at the time but the explosion of the airbag simultaneously blocked my view of the right side window while I was making a turn, put me into a state of shock and cut all power from my car. I was very lucky to have been the only person in the car while this happened and I was also fortunate enough to not have crashed into anything while my life was put in such severe danger from the state of chaos this airbag caused. I called BMW North America and they had stated that even though there is a recall for the passenger side airbag matching my car's VIN number, they said that the recall only covers the passenger side front airbag and not the side airbag!

- Queens, NY, USA

problem #39

Mar 062015

325 6-cyl

  • 115,500 miles
Passenger-side -curtain airbag deployed without provocation. The car was not in a collision of any kind. I do not recall any road surface irregularity.the incident occurred on I-95 in Maryland.

- South Orange, NJ, USA

problem #38

Mar 112015

325

  • miles
The contact owns a 2004 BMW 325I. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V428000 (air bags) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Mechanicsville, VA, USA

problem #37

Aug 122014

325

  • miles
The contact owns a 2004 BMW 325xi. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V428000 (air bags) 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 manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Stanford, CT, USA

problem #36

Sep 152014

325

  • miles
The contact owns a 2004 BMW 325xi. The contact received a manufacturers recall related to the air bags however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Fairfield , CT, USA

problem #35

Feb 262015

325

  • miles
The contact owns a 2004 BMW 325ci. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V428000 (air bags) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- New Rochele , NY, USA

problem #34

Sep 042014

325

  • miles
The contact owns a 2004 BMW 325I. The contact stated that the recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 14V428000 (air bags) was received in September of 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 timeframe for receiving the parts could be given. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Sandy Springs, GA, USA

problem #33

Sep 202014

325

  • miles
The contact owns a 2004 BMW 325ci. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V154000 (air bags) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The VIN was not available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Elizbethon, TN, USA

problem #32

Feb 182015

325

  • miles
The contact owns a 2004 BMW 325I. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V428000 (air bags) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Anaheim, CA, USA

problem #31

Jan 142014

325

  • miles
The contact owns a 2004 BMW 325I. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V428000 (air bags); 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 manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Bakersfield, CA, USA

problem #30

Oct 152014

325

  • miles
I found out that the air bags in my car were recalled in October and contacted BMW of sarasota to schedule the repair, they said they would have the parts in a couple of weeks. In November I received the official recall letter from BMW usa and again called BMW of sarasota to find out when they were going to fix the car. They said my name was on a list and they would call me when they had the parts. It been four months and I still have not heard form the BMW dealership about replacing the airbags.

- Bradenton, FL, USA

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