10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
20,487 miles

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problem #32

Jul 012014

330

  • miles
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.

- Macon, NC, USA

problem #31

Jul 192016

330

  • miles
The contact owns a 2002 BMW 330I. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 14V428000 (air bags) and 15V318000 (air bags); however, the parts for the recall repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Claymont, DE, USA

problem #30

Jul 182014

330

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2002 BMW 330ci. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 14V428000 (air bags) and 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 not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Los Alamitos, CA, USA

problem #29

May 242015

330

  • miles
Date complaint filed: 03/22/2016date of incident: 05/04/2015component(s): Air bagsnhtsa id number: 10850988consumer location: Chappaqua, NY all products associated with this complaint expand details close help 0 available documents crash:no fire:no number of injuries:0 number of deaths:0 manufacturer: BMW of North America, llc vehicle identification no. (VIN): Not available summary: Takata recall- I assume that you are enabling takata to be off the hook from their responsibility to replace defective airbags because it costs them time and money to manufacture replacements around the clock. The federal government would rather watch deaths for taking money from takata as per obama's orders.I was notified a long time ago that the airbag in my 2002 BMW 330xi was dangerously defective. I have called BMW and have yet to receive an appointment to replace the defective deadly airbag. The car needs to be driven over 2 hours per day to commute to work and back. If anything happens as a negligent result for not replacing the airbag, I will commence legal action and my negligence attorney will rub his hands for you buying him a bigger home, with the airbag manufacturer, BMW, and the federal government for not enforcing the airbag recall. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Chappaqua, NY, USA

problem #28

Apr 072016

330

  • miles
"takata recall"-we are the second owners of a BMW 325I series, 2002 and have not received any information about a defective takata airbag recall.

- Chestertown, MD, USA

problem #27

Nov 052015

330

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2002 BMW 330I. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V318000 (air bags); 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 manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- South Barrington, IL, USA

problem #26

Jul 192015

330

  • miles
The contact owns a 2002 BMW 330ci. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V318000 (air bags). The part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Morresville, NC, USA

problem #25

Aug 052015

330 6-cyl

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2002 BMW 330ci. The contact received a recall notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V318000 (air bags); however, the parts or remedy for the recall were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was invalid. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Updated 06/15/16

- Burlingame, CA, USA

problem #24

May 042015

330

  • miles
Takata recall- I assume that you rae enabling takata to be off the hook from responsibiliity to replace defective airbags becuase it costs them time and money to manufacture replacements around the clock. The federal government would rather watch deaths for taking money from takata as per obamas orders.I was notified a long time ago that the airbag in my 2002 BMW 330xi was dangerously defective. I have called BMW and have yet to receive an appointment to replace the defective deadly airbag. The car needs to be driven over 2 hours per day to commute to work and back. If anything happens as a negligent result for not replacing the airbag, I will commence legal action with the airbag manufacturer, BMW, and the federal government for not enforcing the airbag recall.[xxx] 'information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'

- Chappaqua, NY, USA

problem #23

May 272015

330

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2002 BMW 330xi. 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 not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Twinsburg, PA, USA

problem #22

Jul 152015

330

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2002 BMW 330ci. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V318000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall 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. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Danville, CA, USA

problem #21

Dec 302015

330

  • 177,000 miles
Possible takata inflators - my husband and I were traveling down I-40 westbound in midwest city, Oklahoma at approximately 65 mph when the driver side, side airbag and overhead airbag deployed without provocation. Plastic and debris flew in our faces/bodies, white powder filled the car, and I swerved across two lanes of traffic almost hitting another car in the process because my eyes were watering and I could not see very well, not to mention was in a daze because I had no idea what had just happened. My husband and I have both sustained injuries and the car is not driveable. I have pictures, but they will not upload to this site for some reason. They are jpg.

- Oklahoma City, OK, USA

problem #20

Jul 202015

330 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2002 BMW 3 series. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V318000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed to perform the recall repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Updated 02/23/16 updated 02/23/16.

- Sarasota, FL, USA

problem #19

Dec 012015

330

  • miles
Takata recall was notified earlier this year of a recall via letter. Contacted BMW numerous times about this but no further updates. No dealer has the parts available. Just ignoring customers requests for the repair. No explanation or plan from BMW although they were supposed to have an answer by Sept 1, 2015. Car has not had failure yet.

- Hyattsville, MD, USA

problem #18

Jul 292015

330 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2002 BMW 330xi. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V318000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. 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. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Updated 04/04/16

- Crystal Bay, NV, USA

problem #17

Jun 012015

330

  • miles
The contact owns a 2003 BMW 330ci. The contact stated that the recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 15V318000 (air bags) was received in June of 2015. After contacting the dealer and the manufacturer 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.

- Taylors, SC, USA

problem #16

Oct 022015

330

  • miles
The contact owns a 2002 BMW 330xi. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 15V318000 (air bags). 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.

- Rockford, MI, USA

problem #15

Feb 042015

330

  • miles
The contact owns a 2002 BMW 330ci. 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.

- Lithia, FL, USA

problem #14

Jul 012014

330

  • miles
The contact owns a 2002 BMW 330ci. The contact stated that the recall notice for NHTSA campaign numbers: 14V428000 (air bags) and 15V318000 (air bags) were 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.

- Keno, OR, USA

problem #13

May 112015

330

  • 120,000 miles
The contact owns a 2002 BMW 330ci. While driving at 35 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. 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 not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

- New Port Beach , CA, USA

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