5.1
fairly significant- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 19,500 miles
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Passenger restraint system malfunctions with seat belt on.
- Atlanta, GA, USA
Only 5 years old 41K miles, mint condition, while driving the light came on saying "driver restraint system malfunction. After checking all the I3 blogs this seems to be an ongoing issue. I took my car over to BMW today, they looked at it and said the airbag has malfunctioned same thing as the blogs are outlining. I was advised but the service person that it would be $1800 I told him this is an issue with the I3 and its all over the blogs, he acknowledged his awareness, in addition airbags should be good for 10 years / guaranteed? anyway I emailed the following BMW North american management asking why this is not a recall. Bernhard kuhnt - president and CEO of North America/BMW group region americas richard hart - warranty department head North America shaun bugbee - executive vice president BMW the have just been allowing people to fix their defective airbag, as they installed substandard equipment on a $50K car. Anyway this needs to be looked into I have pictures of the warning but it will not allow me to update as they are too big and I don't know how to compress. Thank you for your time and service..
- Las Vegas, NV, USA
The driver's side airbag indicator illuminated upon vehicle startup. The dealer diagnosed that there was a fault in the system and that the airbag might not deploy in a collision. This failure made the vehicle unsafe to drive.
- Longwood, FL, USA
Seat belt twist into the re-tractor back of the seat and cannot be untwisted because the twist remains behind the seat from the floor to the top of the seat. Taken to the dealer but the dealer denies that this is possible claiming someone must have messed with them installing them backwards. I have another issue too with the seat mat on the passenger side throwing an error message where the airbag will turn off with a passenger in the seat. Dealership claims it's do to moister and refuses to fix it unless pay 1500 dollars. This component is faulty but they are blaming me and I did not spill anything into the seat it was purchased this way. This component should not fail so easily even if the seat was damp. Should I have to pay 1500 dollars every time someones butt sweats into my seat? that's ridiculous. The sensor will fail over bumps with a passenger in the seat regardless of speed. Only heavier passengers over about 240 lbs trigger the error.. it will reset itself once the trip is completed. But for the duration of the trip the passenger will not be protected from the airbags in the event of collision.
- Casa Grande, AZ, USA
2015 BMW I3. Consumer writes in regards to range extender safety recall. Consumer sent additional correspondence. The consumer stated the vehicle has had multiple recalls and 2 lightweight tires that have ruptured easily. Updated 11/15/2017 the consumer stated the battery in the vehicle would rapidly lose it's charge. The consumer was advised the vehicle was operating as designed.
- Santa Clara, CA, USA
- The Villages, FL, USA