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2006 BMW 3 Series

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2006-10-18 06V400000 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM 25 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2019-06-26 ENGINE No 0 COOLANT HOSES RELEASED AND RADIATOR SPLIT OPEN -- APPEARED WHILE DRIVING --- FLUID RELEASED ONTO WINDSHIELD
2019-02-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I WAS RECEIVING A IMAGINE ON THE ON BOARD COMPUTER SAYING THAT MY HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. UPON INSPECTION INSIDE T…
2019-02-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE GLOVE BOX DEPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE.
2018-11-15 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL FILTER / FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, LOCATED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. THE PLASTIC COVER WHERE …
2018-07-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK. THIS IS IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN IT FAILS THE CAR WILL NOT START. IT SEEMS TO BE A P…
2018-06-20 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK, SERIOUS HAZARD IN EMERGENCY SITUATION IF DOORS WON'T UNLOCK. DOORS LOCK/UNLOCK PROBLEM, I'VE HA…
2018-04-18 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 3 SERIES. WHEN THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM ONE SOURCE MOTORS …
2018-01-21 ENGINE No 0 OIL KEEP LEAKING OUT OF TRAINING. IT WAS FIXED TWICE SO FAR. BACK BRAKE LINE KEEPS BREAKING WHEN YOU DRIVE IN SNOW.
2017-10-23 STEERING No 0 STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP LIGHT COME ON AND LOCK UP SOME TIME.
2017-10-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 RECALL 17V-676: BLOWER MOTOR WIRING BURNING HOT AIR FROM THE VENT IS IN WITH OR WITHOUT FAN ON (MOTION OR PARKING). I…
2017-09-20 AIR BAGS No 0 BMW CONTINUES TO DRAG ITS FEET ON FIXING RECALL. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE FOR OVER 6 MONTHS NOW. CALL…
2017-09-04 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL- MY AIRBAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE PASSENGER SEAT MAT SENSOR HAS HAD TO BE REPLACE…
2017-08-03 AIR BAGS No 0 GETTING A HARD WARNING FOR "PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION". APPARENTLY THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH A SENSOR …
2017-07-31 AIR BAGS No 0 THE ID LIGHT CAME ON FOR PASSENGER AIR. IT SAID THAT PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS OFF. WE TOOK TO BMW OF ROANOKE TO REPAIR A…
2017-07-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 COMPLETE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY FROM 30 TO 70 MPH, ON A CITY STREET, COUNTRY ROAD AND INTERSTA…
2017-06-21 AIR BAGS No 0 RESTRAINT MALFUNCTION FOR FRONT PASSENGER CODE 93C3. MY VIN IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL BUT THE PARTICULAR MODEL HAS RE…
2017-02-13 AIR BAGS No 0 "TAKATA RECALL" - THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AS OF 02/13/17. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS OCCURRED ON A CITY …
2016-11-18 AIR BAGS No 0 RECEIVED NOTICE 11/14/2016 REGARDING RECALL # 15V-318 DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER 11/18 WHO SAID …
2016-11-16 AIR BAGS No 0 PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAULT. RECEIVED WARNING MESSAGE WHEN PASSENGER SITS IN FRONT SEAT. LIGHT STAYS ON MOST OF T…
2016-11-09 SEATS No 0 FRONT SEAT PASSENGER OCCUPANT PROTECTION MAT FAILED. AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. AIR BAG FAULTS WERE SHOWN ON THE DASHBO…
2016-11-09 ENGINE No 0 ENGINE BOLTS - ALUMINUM BOLT HEADS WERE FOUND BY MECHANIC IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ALTHOUGH MECHANIC HAS STATED THIS DO…
2016-09-01 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL- MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON- I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR ALMOST 1 YEAR FOR MY AIRBAG TO BE REPLACED. I KEEP GETTIN…
2016-08-01 AIR BAGS No 0 PASSENGER SEAT MAT IS EXPERIENCING MULTIPLE FAILURES WHICH DISABLES AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. …
2016-05-22 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK MALFUNCTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE AND RENDERS THE CAR INCAPABLE OF STARTING. A YELLOW STEERING…
2016-03-25 AIR BAGS No 0 MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE "TAKATA RECALL". I PURCHASED A 2006 BMW 325CI ON JULY 10, 2015 FROM BMW OF FREEPORT, UNB…
2016-03-01 AIR BAGS No 0 BMW NORTH AMERICA SITE INDICATES THAT THERE IS A "REMEDY AVAILABLE" AFTER MONTHS OF INDICATING THAT THEY WERE FORMULATI…
2016-02-01 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED NOTICE OF A RECALL IN FEB. 2016 FOR DRIVER'S SEAT AIRBAG. TO DATE, NEITHER MANUFACTURER NOR D…
2016-01-15 AIR BAGS No 0 I GOT A LETTER IN THE MAIL ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO REGARDING REPLACE THE AIRBAGS AND NEVER HEARD ANYTHING SINCE. THE LETTER …
2015-12-18 AIR BAGS No 0 "TAKATA RECALL" BMW IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR EXPENSES INVOLVED WITH RECALL. VEHICLE IS LOCATED ON ISLAND OF KAUAI, HI 967…
2015-12-14 AIR BAGS No 0 THE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND THEN IT WILL GO OFF AND COME BACK ON. IT NEED TO BE FIXED. I CAN SMELL LIKE IT IS BURNT. MY C…
2015-07-01 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED NOTICE OF DRIVER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG RECALL IN JULY 2015, HAVE CONTINUED TO CALL OVER THE PAS…
2015-07-01 AIR BAGS No 0 I STARTED THE CAR AND GOT A 'PERSONAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILURE' MESSAGE. I'VE CHECKED MESSAGE BOARDS FOR BMW AND APPARE…
2015-06-01 AIR BAGS No 0 HELLO, MY AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. ALTHOUGH MOST CARS MADE BY BMW DURING THIS YEAR HAVE A …
2015-05-12 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 I WAS DRIVING FROM SCHOOL AND PUSH THE GAS AND 15MPH THE CAR JERKED IN TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WENT INTO SA…
2015-04-04 AIR BAGS No 0 PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING SYSTEM KEEPS COMING ON. IT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR
2015-03-12 AIR BAGS No 0 THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND I CALLED BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A BMW DEALER TO HAVE THE FRO…
2015-03-02 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR IN MY 2006 BMW IS DEFECTIVE MAKING THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS TURNED OFF DURI…
2014-12-20 ENGINE No 0 I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, COMPLEMENTS OF MOONACHIE, NEW JERSEY ROUTE 120, NEW JERSEY HAS THE WORST ROADS IN THE COUNTRY…
2014-11-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 CAR HAS AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS, USES A FOB. PARKED THE CAR, LOCKED THE DOORS WITH THE FOB. WHEN I TRIED TO UNLOCK THE D…
2014-11-05 AIR BAGS No 0 PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AND AFTER MY RESEARCH FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL. BMW REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE AS THEY…
2014-11-01 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL. MY PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND NO ONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. MY CAR IS IN GOOD CONDITION.
2014-10-09 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 AS I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TRIED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. I PULLED THE HANDLE AND TRIED THE K…
2014-09-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 PASSENGER DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. ALL PASSENGERS NEEDED TO EXIT THROUGH THE DRIVERS DOOR. THIS WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE…
2014-08-01 AIR BAGS No 0 THE AIRBAG AND SEATBELT LIGHTS CAME ON MY CAR WHEN A PASSENGER WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT AND WE WENT OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD.
2014-07-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 ALL DOORS LOCK UP BUT ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE HAS A MANUAL OVERRIDE. PASSENGERS CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE IN CASE OF CRASH …
2014-07-07 STEERING No 0 I JUST CAME BACK FROM A LONG FAMILY VACATIONS, I WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ALL OVER THE STATES! I WAS SO LUCKY! THIS HAP…
2014-07-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE DOORS TO THE VEHICLE LOCKED AUTOMATICALLY AND COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO OPEN THE DRIVE…
2014-06-18 AIR BAGS Yes 0 THE AIR BAG AND SEATBELT SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS ON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS…
2014-05-06 AIR BAGS No 0 I AM AN OWNER OF 2006 BMW 330I SEDAN WITH SPORTS SEAT (MANUFACTURE DATE: 5/2005). RECENTLY, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSO…
2014-02-20 ENGINE No 0 WHEN STARTING FROM IDLE TO RUNNING STATE AT A STOP LIGHT THE WHOLE CAR STARTED SHAKING. TOOK THE SHOP AND THEY SAY IT A…