3.9

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
31,500 miles

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problem #2

Dec 012016

X3

  • miles
Passenger seat occupancy sensor mat is defective. Car cannot properly tell if the seat is occupied. Unknown if airbags would properly deploy in a crash. Sensor is intermittent and deploys while driving or stationary, most typically when no-one in passenger seat.

- Fremont, CA, USA

problem #1

Nov 092017

X3

  • 63,000 miles
Takata recall: I recently bought my used car from a Nissan dealership. Within the first month of operation, I noticed that a "passenger restraint system malfunction" would appear in the center console. It has not gone away since then. It will only display this message in the beginning when I turn my car on, while it's stationary. After that it just display's the airbag symbol in the bottom left corner of the odometer. This has me a little concerned since I do not want to be driving with anyone else if that means the passenger airbag will not deploy in case of an event. When I did my research online, I found out that several of other BMW owner where complaining about the same issue.

- Center Moriches, NY, USA