2008 BMW 335I Interior & seats Problems

PASSENGER AIRBAG SEAT MAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAULT. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WHENEVER A PASSENGER WOULD SIT ON THE SEAT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD GO ON. AFTER SOME TIME PASSED THE LIGHT STAYS ON PERMANENTLY. I NOTICED RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM IN PREVIOUS YEARS. UPON RESEARCHING, IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAT JUST ISN'T REPORTED. IT LEADS TO MANY JUST FIXING IT THEMSELVES, OR JUST BUYING BYPASSES TO AVOID FORKING OUT OVER $1200 TO GET IT FIXED. THE PROBLEM DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR SITUATION, AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED

NHTSA ID

11063808

Incident

Aug 1, 2017

Mileage

100,000 mi

THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK. THE LIGHTS FLASH ON THE OUTSIDE BUT EVEN WHEN PUSHING THE UNLOCK BUTTON FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR THE DOORS STAY LOCKED. WIFE HAD TO EXIT MY CAR WAS BY CRAWLING OUT OF THE WINDOW. ABLE TO USE THE KEY FOR MANUAL UNLOCK OF DRIVER DOOR ONLY; GAS TANK DOOR REMAINS LOCKED SO I CANNOT PUT GAS IN MY CAR AND, THEREFORE, CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10704402

Incident

Apr 3, 2015

Mileage

128,534 mi

MY CAR IS IN PERFECT CONDITION, MINT...I AM A CERTIFIED FRAUD EXAMINER. I WAS ON A ROAD TRIP FROM BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON TO RICHMOND, BC. WHILE DRIVING IN RICHMOND, BC NEAR THE AUTO WEST BMW DEALERSHIP, MY DRIVER'S SEAT BEGAN GOING FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS AS I DROVE. SOMETIMES THE AUTOMATIC BUTTON WOULD WORK AND THE SEAT WOULD STOP. A MINUTE OR TWO GOES BY AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT GOES CRAZY AND PINS ME AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND PINS MY KNEES AGAINST THE DASHBOARD. I AM BARELY ABLE TO STEER AND LIFT MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS AND APPLY THE BRAKES. DUE TO MY TRAINING, I DID NOT PANIC...I PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT, AND DID ALL I CAN TO SQUEEZE MYSELF OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE SEAT BUTTON WAS NON RESPONSIVE, SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME. I WAS TWO BLOCKS FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED BMW NORTH AMERICA AND THEY REGISTERED MY COMPLAINT. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE SEAT BACK, AND DROVE IT TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP IN RICHMOND, AS I PULLED INTO THEIR PARKING LOT, AND SEAT REPEATED ITSELF AGAIN. WAY TO CRAZY...THEY DISABLE THE MOTOR CONTROL UNIT FOR THE SEAT. I AM GETTING IT SERVICED NEXT WEEK AT THE BELLEVUE WASHINGTON BMW DEALERSHIP. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WILL COVER IT...700 BUCKS... *TR

NHTSA ID

10629389

Incident

Aug 26, 2014

Mileage

70,000 mi

MY 2008 BMW 335I HAS THE SAME ISSUE FOR WHICH THE BELOW RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO 2008 MODEL YEAR. RECALL SUBJECT : FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT PROTECTION MAT REPORT RECEIPT DATE: NOV 12, 2013 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 COMPONENT(S): AIR BAGS POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 76,565 MANUFACTURER: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC SUMMARY: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC (BMW) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 325I, 325XI, 330I, 330XI SEDANS AND 325XI SPORTS WAGONS, MODEL YEAR 2007 328I, 328XI, 335I, 335XI SEDANS AND 328I AND 328XI SPORTS WAGONS, MODEL YEAR 2006-2007 525I, 525XI, 530I, 530XI, 550I SEDANS AND 530XI SPORTS WAGONS, MODEL YEAR 2006 760I SEDANS, MODEL YEAR 2006-2007 750I, 750LI, AND 760LI SEDANS, AND MODEL YEAR 2006 X5 SPORTS ACTIVITY VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN SEAT TYPES. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT THAT DETERMINES IF AND HOW THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG SHOULD DEPLOY IN A CRASH MAY FATIGUE AND DEVELOP CRACKS WHICH COULD LEAD TO A SYSTEM FAILURE. CONSEQUENCE: SHOULD THE SYSTEM FAIL, IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD BE DEACTIVATED, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY. REMEDY: BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS WITH AN INTERIM NOTIFICATION LETTER IN JANUARY 2014 SINCE PARTS ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, ANTICIPATED TO BE IN MARCH 2014, BMW WILL SEND A SECOND LETTER AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT MAY CRACK, FREE OF CHARGE. ADDITIONALLY, OWNERS OF MODEL YEAR 2006-2007 3 SERIES WITH STANDARD SEATS, 5 SERIES WITH COMFORT SEATS, AND Z4 MODELS, WILL RECEIVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THEIR FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT 1-800-525-7417 OR EMAIL BMW AT [email protected]. *TR

NHTSA ID

10573602

Incident

Jan 14, 2014

Mileage

40,000 mi

FAULT IN PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM ERROR IS BEING CONSISTENTLY DISPLAYED. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT MAT SENSOR WAS RECALLED FOR PRIOR MODEL YEARS BUT NOT FOR 2008. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 2008 MODEL YEAR. MY VIN WAS NOT ON RECALL LIST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10548301

Incident

Oct 15, 2013

Mileage

47,000 mi

THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK. THE LIGHTS FLASH ON THE OUTSIDE BUT EVEN WHEN PUSHING THE UNLOCK BUTTON FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR THE DOORS STAY LOCKED. I'M BEING TOLD IT IS A FUSE, BUT LITERALLY NONE OF THE DOORS WILL LOCK OR UNLOCK. THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO EXIT MY CAR WAS BY CRAWLING OUT OF MY WINDOW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10481536

Incident

Oct 23, 2012

Mileage

47,520 mi

ONE OF THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS FAILED AND CAUSED A FUSE TO BLOW. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE DRIVER DOOR COULD ONLY BE UNLOCKED WITH THE METAL KEY AND NOT BY THE ELECTRONIC LOCK REMOTE. WHAT WAS SO DANGEROUS IS THAT NONE OF THE OTHER 3 PASSENGER DOORS COULD BE OPENED EITHER FROM OUTSIDE OR EVEN FROM THE INSIDE WITH THE DOOR HANDLE. ESSENTIALLY ALL THE PASSENGERS WERE TRAPPED IN THE CAR AND HAD TO CLIMB OUT THROUGH THE DRIVER DOOR WHICH COULD BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE WITH THE DOOR HANDLE. HAD THERE BEEN AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCY IT COULD HAVE TAKEN TOO LONG TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE 3 PASSENGER DOORS DID NOT BEGIN WORKING UNTIL THE FUSE AND DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF NEARLY $700. BMW IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. SI B51 19 07 FACTORY SERVICE BULLETIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10475086

Incident

Sep 3, 2012

Mileage

52,000 mi

THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS FAILED ON MY CAR, THIS CAUSED THE REMOTE FOB AND ALSO INNER CENTRAL LOCKING BUTTON TO STOP WORKING, THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT OF THE CAR WAS TO ROLL DOWN THE DRIVERS WINDOW AND TAKE THE KEY FOB APART TO REVEAL THE METAL KEY INSIDE, THIS COULD THEN BE USED FROM THE OUTSIDE TO OPEN THE DOOR BY PUTTING YOUR ARM OUT THE WINDOW HOWEVER ALL OTHER DOORS REMAIN LOCKED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, THE OTHER DOORS DO NOT HAVE A KEYHOLE AND THE INNER DOOR HANDLES WERE DISCONNECTED AND WOULD NOT WORK. MY PASSENGERS THEN HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE FRONT SEATS TO ESCAPE THE CAR THRU THE DRIVERS DOOR AND IN AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK. I THINK THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND FROM SEARCHING ONLINE I SEE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10451549

Incident

Mar 13, 2012

Mileage

85,216 mi

HTTPS://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/IVOQ/COMPLAINT.CFM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10320741

Incident

Mar 17, 2010

Mileage

22,600 mi

WE HAVE TWO REMOTES FOR KEY-LESS ENTRY INTO OUR 2008 BMW 335I CONVERTIBLE. THE CAR HAS A PROXIMITY SENSOR AND CAN AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR WHEN I PUT MY HAND ON THE DOOR HANDLE, WITHOUT REQUIRING ME TO PRESS ANY KEY ON THE REMOTE. BOTH MY WIFE AND I HAD A REMOTE EACH, AND IT SEEMS BOTH OF US PUT OUR HANDS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE DOORS UNLOCKED, WE BOTH GOT IN BUT APPARENTLY THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DIDN'T SHUT AT ALL ON CLOSING. THERE WAS NO INDICATION ON THE DASHBOARD THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN. AS SOON AS I TOOK A TURN, THE DOOR SWUNG OPEN FREELY. I TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, BUT IT WOULDN'T LATCH ON. I STOPPED THE CAR, SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, LOCKED THE CAR WITH THE REMOTE AND UNLOCKED IT AGAIN, AND EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE. THE BMW SERVICE REPS SAID THAT THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT IT ACTUALLY OCCURRING AGAIN IN FRONT OF THEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10254726

Incident

Jan 2, 2009

Mileage

5,900 mi