NHTSA Complaint #10472119 — 2003 BMW 3 SERIES LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10472119
Vehicle	2003 BMW 3 SERIES
Component	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Date of Incident	May 1, 2012
Date Filed	August 23, 2012
Mileage	120,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	VA

Consumer Description

THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT WORK. THE DOOR STAYS LOCKED AND WHEN IT FIRST OCCURED THE PASSENGER HAD TO CRAWL OUT THE WINDOW. NEITHER THE ELECTRONIC KEY LOCK NOR THE PUSHBUTTON LOCK CONTROL ON THE CONSOLE WILL OPEN THE DOOR LOCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ALL OTHER LOCKS WORK FINE, INCLUDING THE TRUNK. THE MANUAL DOOR OPENER WILL NOT OPEN THE PASSENGER DOOR EITHER. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SINCE, IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, THE PASSENGER WOULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

Related Complaints for the 2003 BMW 3 SERIES

Other LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES Complaints

#10614828 — July 20, 2014 — PASSENGER DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. ALL PASSENGERS COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR. PULLING ON THE DOOR HANDLES DID NOT OP...

#10532798 — July 31, 2013 — THE GENERAL MODULE 5 (GM5) IS ELECTRONIC HARDWARE THAT AMONGST OTHER FUNCTIONS PRIMARILY CONTROLS THE LOCKING AND UNL...

#10439773 — December 13, 2011 — PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND BOTH REAR DOORS FAILED TO OPEN. ALL THREE DOORS REMAINED LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE OPEN FROM I...

Recent Complaints for the 2003 BMW 3 SERIES

#11252476 — AIR BAGS — August 30, 2019 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW 3 SERIES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V318000 (AIR...

#11220395 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING — June 16, 2019 — BRAKE LIGHTS ON BOTH SIDES GETS STUCK ON ONCE THE PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS PRODUCES NO ERROR CODES. I WAS TOLD IT COULD...

#11074692 — ENGINE — February 24, 2018 — 2003 BMW 325I LOW FUEL STALL

#11074692 — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — February 24, 2018 — 2003 BMW 325I LOW FUEL STALL

#11011864 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — July 31, 2017 — TRANSMISSION WILL DROP OUT OF GEAR AND SHUT CAR DOWN, WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION DURING NORMAL USE. VEHICLE WILL ONLY W...