Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 BMW X3.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-20 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | No | 0 | Dealer states my occupancy detection mat was already reworked, however the original mat is still in the seat and no evi… |
| 2022-08-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 BMW X3. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the front passenger's side air bag warning lig… |
| 2021-12-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 2006 BMW X3. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the contact rear-ended another vehicle… |
| 2021-12-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I turned on my heated seat and within about a minute and a half I smelled a burning smell. Pulled over as I started to … |
| 2021-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I can smell a burning smell at times coming out from my blower and the heat and air condition is not functioning proper… |
| 2021-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FAULTY CLOCK SPRING BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ON HORN DOESN'T WORK BMW STEERING WHEEL BUTTONS DON'T WORK, PADDLE SHIFTER NOT… |
| 2019-12-16 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, WITH DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT SET ON HIGH (3 LIGHTS FOR HEATED SEAT CONTROL), DRIVER NOTED A BURNING SMELL.… |
| 2019-12-09 | SEATS | No | 0 | HEATED SEAT GETTING TOO HOT TOO FAST. BURNING SMELL. |
| 2019-11-12 | SEATS | No | 1 | WITHIN TWO MINUTES OF DRIVING, ON A CITY STREET, THE CAR WITH THE HEATED SEATS ON, I SMELLED A BURNING SMELL AND THOUGH… |
| 2019-10-29 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE USING DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER, ELEMENTS OVERHEATED BURNING THROUGH THE LEATHER SEAT AND BURNING THE LEFT SIDE/HIP… |
| 2019-06-06 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | No | 0 | WHEN A PERSON IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT COMES ON AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT SHO… |
| 2019-04-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | ON APRIL 15 THE VEHICLE WAS IN A COLLISION WITH SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. THE TEAR DOWN ESTIMATE WAS OVER $10,000. FUNNY… |
| 2019-02-13 | SEATS | No | 0 | HEATED SEATS GETS TOO HOT AND BURNT ME ON THE LEFT BUTT CHEEK. DEFINITELY A FIRE HAZARD AS I COULD ALSO SMELL SOMETHIN… |
| 2019-01-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | BMW OF DALLAS ,TX SAID PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAT BACK ORDERED, IT HAS BEEN OVER 6 MONTHS. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO USE THI… |
| 2018-11-20 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEATING MAT. PROBLEM WITH DETERMINING THE CAUSE OF ERRORS POSTED ON THE PHOTO |
| 2018-10-12 | SEATS | No | 1 | HEATED SEAT MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING "HOT SPOT" THAT BURNS SKIN ON REAR UPPER LEG. |
| 2018-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I AM REACHING OUT TO YOU TO SEE IF YOU COULD HELP ME. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE A BMW X3 2006 AND GOT THE LETTER FOR THE … |
| 2018-09-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | NHTSA WEBSITE CLAIMS THAT MY VEHICLE HAS HAD AN UNREPAIRED RECALL. THE RECALL IS FOR: FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DET… |
| 2018-08-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, THERE IS A RECALL ON AIRBAG SENSORS. DEALER WANTED ME TO PAY $170 FIRST BEFORE THEY CAN LOOK A… |
| 2018-08-20 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | No | 0 | BMW X3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT SAFETY RECALL. *LD *JS |
| 2018-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTA… |
| 2017-12-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PERTAINING TO BMW RECALL CAMPAIGN 17V-605. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS AND THE MANUFACTURER D… |
| 2017-12-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. T… |
| 2017-12-05 | SEATS | No | 0 | MY HEATED DRIVER SIDE SEAT SHORTED OUT AND BURNED A HOLE IN THE LEATHER SEAT, AND LUCKILY BEING IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY AN… |
| 2017-11-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTERNAL HEADLIGHT WIRING IS EXTREMELY FLAKING OFF ITS INSULATION, REVEALING BARE WIRES THROUGHOUT BOTH HEADLIGHTS. BO… |
| 2017-11-25 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MY DRIVERS SEAT BELT RANDOMLY UNLATCHES WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 10 TIMES , BOTH ON SIDE STREETS… |
| 2017-11-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V605000 (AI… |
| 2017-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE COOLANT WA… |
| 2017-11-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V605000 (AIR BAGS); H… |
| 2017-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V605000 (AIR BAGS); H… |
| 2017-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN NOVEMBER 2017. I TOOK MY CAR TO BMW MYRTLE BEACH FOR THE REPAIR IN DECEMBER 2017. THEY GA… |
| 2017-10-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO US WITH AN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED. PER OUR SALES AGREEMENT DEALER WAS TO REMEDY THE PRO… |
| 2017-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT FROM BMW APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO. THE NOTICE… |
| 2017-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V605000 (AIR… |
| 2017-09-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V605000 (AIR BAGS). T… |
| 2017-09-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V605000 (AIR BAGS). T… |
| 2017-09-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATE… |
| 2017-09-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V605000 (AIR BAGS); H… |
| 2017-09-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V60500… |
| 2017-08-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HEAD PROTECTION SYSTEM WAS DEACTIVATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR BAG "ON-OFF" LAMP ILLUMINATED A… |
| 2017-07-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2006 BMW X3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT MAT SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUEST… |
| 2017-05-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. |
| 2017-05-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, UPON INSPECTION BY A LOCAL INDEPENDENT BMW SPECIALIST IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE RUBBE… |
| 2017-01-27 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE THIS MORNING DEALERSHIP SAID NO RECALL YET MILLION MSG BOARDS CLEARLY SHOW FAULTY ISS… |
| 2017-01-11 | SEATS | No | 1 | HEATED SEAT MALFUNCTIONED WHEN TURNED ON THE SEAT GOT SO HOT IT BURNED THE BACK OF MY THIGH, STRONG SMELL OF SOMETHING… |
| 2017-01-02 | ENGINE | No | 1 | AS I DROVE HOME FROM A LONG FLIGHT HOME AFTER THE HOLIDAYS, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO A FROZEN CRANK CASE VENTILATI… |
| 2016-12-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" AIR BAG LIGHT ONLY COMES OFF WHEN ENGINE IS OFF. OTHERWISE IT STAYS ON WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION ON STREET… |
| 2016-11-24 | SEATS | No | 0 | HAD BEEN ONGOING FOR A COUPLE MONTHS THE HEATED SEAT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. YOU WOULD TURN IT ON AND THE DRIVER SEAT IN TH… |
| 2016-09-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | No | 0 | IN 2008 BMW RECALLED 200,000 VEHICLES BECAUSE OF FAULTY PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSORS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V384000)… |
| 2016-08-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. BMW OF HONOLULU (777 KAP… |