Twice in 6 weeks I have lost throttle response of the car at 70+ mph on highways. This is a manual transmission car and I had to shift into neutral to coast to the side of the road both times avoiding catastrophic accidents. The car behaves as if it has run out of gas but there was at least 1/4 of a tank of gas. BMW replace the fuel pump the first time in late March. It is currently in the BMW shop now. This is an extremely dangerous situation that should be investigated.

- Durham, NC, USA

The contact owns a 2006 BMW 325I. The contact stated that the interior door handles were replaced due to the paint peeling. He stated that the driver side door handle needed to be replaced again due to the same failure. Also, the console was replaced because of the peeling paint. In March 2007 the steering wheel sensor failed and was replaced twice. In addition, the sun roof failed to activate and the vehicle failed to start because the steering wheel was locked. The mechanic stated that the steering wheel and sun roof were both caused by electrical failure. The vehicle speed and the weather conditions were not factors. The current mileage is 15,000, and failure mileage was 8,000.

- Guaynabo, PR, USA

Service engine soon light continues to come on after reset and upon initial cold start.

- Lompoc, CA, USA

Climate control system, car interior, delivers 110 deg F air to floor vents when in automatic mode. The requested temperature is 70F and the actual temperature is 79F. This is a constant defect, not a one time occurrence. BMW advises the system works as designed. 2006 BMW 325xi, car mileage - 850 mi.

- Cary, IL, USA