| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005039238 | Incident Date: Sep, 18 2005 |
| Consumer's City: GARDEN CITY PARK | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 323I | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Air bags:frontal:sensor/control module |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBAAM3335XC | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 18 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Ever since i have bought the car, i have always had problems with the engine control module (ecm) on the instrument cluster. the ecm has been replaced twice already and on many occasions the dealer would just reset the computer so that the malfunction lights would go off. i am positive that this is a problem with many such e46 bmw 323i 4 door cars. the ecm is extremely sensitive to heat or cold and it goes off only after driving for a few miles. it can sometime take days for the lights to go off. second failure in the e46 323i bmw's is the air-bag sensor under the passenger seat (passenger occupancy sensor). this has to be checked by the nhtsa as i am facing the same problem as many other owners of the car are. bmw owner forums on the internet have many complaints about dealers trying to rip them off on such part replacements. *nm |
