2005 Bmw 3 Series problems, complaints & recalls

2018-12-29 · Electrical System

“i was going down the road doing about 45 mph, at night on a back road when my front headlight on the drive side without. on the dishboard of the car the check bulb light came on. i got home the next day when tk the part place to get a bulb to find out the wires where bare there was only metal no plastic. theg told me you had to replace the hole thi…”

2017-06-06 · Vehicle Speed Control · 150,000 mi · 💥 crash · 🔥 fire

“the incident occurred 6-5-2017. the vehicle was parked and on ignition start, the car's engine was unusually loud and revved up. upon shifting the automatic gear to reverse, the car self-accelerated in reverse without pressing the gas. attempts to repeatedly break did not work, so gear was shifted to drive to move forward and avoid a collision i…”

2017-04-08 · Exterior Lighting · 90,000 mi

“passenger headlight low beam reflector is burnt out due to faulty material being used. reflector is made out of plastic and normal heat from bulb melts the plastic. this makes it very unsafe and difficult to see at night. this seems to be extremely common on the internet. the solution is very expensive and due to this cost,most people will not f…”

2016-12-09 · Air Bags

“takata inflators, has been over a year and bmw dealership still has no answer…”

2016-11-27 · Air Bags

“takata recall parts not available. original appointment attempted for 10/27/16. peter pan bmw canceled appointment and notified me the parts were not in stock and there was no estimate for delivery. 30 days have passed with no updates from the dealership. both driver and passenger airbags are affected by the recall.…”

2016-11-14 · Air Bags

“takata recall i received a notice about the recall back on july 2015 and still have not been notified that i can have this fixed! i had a toyota vehicle that was remedied very quickly! this recall should not take over a year to have it fixed. i am driving this car and want this documented!…”

2016-09-23 · Air Bags · 70,000 mi

“i received a printed notification from bmw of north america, llc dated july 2015 under the subject matter: "recall campaign no. 15v-318: driver-side front air bag module." since i received the notification, 13 months have passed and still i have not received any letter from catonsville bmw in maryland regarding replacement of the airbag. since i am…”

2016-08-29 · Air Bags

“takata recall - driver side airbag has been recalled for over 12 months - today i received the second notification from bmw. i have been unable to have bmw make the repair in over a year due to unavailability. what is "within a reasonable amount of time" that this complaint should be made?…”

2016-07-17 · Air Bags

“takata recall: in july 2015 received notice of recall due to driver's side air bag deficit. have called 2 dealers several times in attempt to obtain replacement during the past year. have consistently been told that i'm on a wait list and that replacement parts are not available. although there has been no incident or failure, one year seems an…”

2016-07-11 · Air Bags

“tl* the contact owns a 2005 bmw 3 series. 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 repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a …”