2003 BMW 330I air bags problems
25 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2003 BMW 330I, which is 27% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 27% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 129,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 129,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire, 6 injuries, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
The car was being driven by my house and the transmision started slipping as well as it catching and breaking one of the axles leaving the car to be stuck not being able to move period surely the most important thing this resulted in the car getting hit and the fuel tank exploding my aunt want not able to make it out of the car to get out of the way and again this car didn't allow the air bags to deploy the location is unkown
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 BMW 330I. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic, who diagnosed the failure as an ignition circuit air bag indicator fault. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The failure mileage was 9,692 and the current mileage was 79,692.
Other problems reported for the 2003 BMW 330I
- Lighting 29 complaints