2003 BMW 3 Series: problems, recalls and reliability

“Tl* the contact owns a 2013 baby trend expedition travel system (na), model number: tj94773. The seat was manufactured on march 10, 2012. The safety seat was being utilized in a 2003 bmw 3 series. After both rear latches were connected, the rear passenger side latch fractured. The failure occurred inside the vehicle. The child was not in the safety seat at the time of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. ......updated 07/26/16 *bf”Owner report · Child Seat · Jul 2016

“The zkw xenon headlights have a flaw in the plastic projector housing. The housing gets too hot and melts and the light output is severely restricted. This happens to 100% of the headlights made by this manufacturer and is a safety issue. The reflective coating on the headlights melts and the light can no longer be projected out correctly. The fog lights are now brighter then the headlights. The vehicle can no longer be safely driven at night. Spare parts are not available and the only fix is to replace the entire headlights at a cost of over $2000. There should be a recall to replace the headlights as this is a safety issue of not being able to see.”Owner report · Exterior Lighting · Apr 2016

“Purchase a 2003 bmw 325i on 11-18-2016 . Unable to take possession of the vehicle from the dealer due to the outstanding takata airbag recall. The dealer is not a bmw store and I don't blame them for letting a customer get into a unsafe vehicle. Bmw is dragging their feet on the repair of these defective airbags.”Owner report · Air Bags · Nov 2015

“Bmw of champaign , illinois has refused to repair my airbags. I have attempted to resolve this problem through their attorney, david sholem. His response has been to hang up on me or not respond at all. This is a serious problem, as they have agnoliged ( copy available). I have asked for at least financial assistance to travel to another bmw dealer nearly 100 miles away to relieve the hardship they created. Bmw champaign is located less than 2 miles from my residence.I purchased this vehicle from bmw of champaign with an open recall even though the vehicle was advertised as being "fully reconditioned.”Owner report · Air Bags · Jul 2015

“Bmw of north america has failed to notify about two air bag recalls, one for the passenger side and one for the driver side, affecting my car, even though they have verified that they have my correct address. I have contacted them for each incident, twice in 2014 for the first recall and once on 9/24/2015 for the current recall.they have not been able to explain why they do not contact me.”Owner report · Air Bags · May 2015

“Tl* the contact owns a 2003 bmw 3 series. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v428000 (air bags) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was unavailable.”Owner report · Air Bags · Feb 2015

“"takata recall" the drivers door air bag light came on and would not go off . So we took the car to bmw dealer and was told the air bag was defective. We were given a recall # 15v318 , its over a year we have been waiting for car to be repaired and when we call bmw at 1-800-831-1117 to check we were told that they will get to it in good time so we should wait, it is now april how much longer do we have to wait? No one can give us an answer”Owner report · Air Bags · Feb 2015