2006 BMW 330CI air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 26 complaints for the 2006 BMW 330CI, 74% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 74% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
Vehicle was traveling south in the left hand lane on highway 101 in ventura california. Driver side door airbag deployed for no reason while vehicle was traveling at approximately 75MPH. Driver was able to maintain control of car and was able to reach the right hand shoulder of the freeway. Police responded to the scene and verified that no damage had occurred to the car. Airbag deployment resulted in superficial burns to the drivers left arm and residual pain in the neck region.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 BMW 330 ci. The contact started the vehicle and noticed that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the contact was informed that the front passenger side air bag sensor would need to be replaced. The contact called the dealer and was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 08v384000 (air bags: frontal). The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileage was 79,000.