2006 BMW 3 Series Latches/Locks

THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE. THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. ONLY THE DRIVERS DOOR CAN BE UNLOCKED USING A THE SPARE KEY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF THERE WERE TO BE AN ACCIDENT, I WOULD BE STUCK IN MY CAR. THERE WOULD BE NO WAY FOR THE DOORS TO BE OPENED IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE. ITS ATTRIBUTED TO A FAULTY DESIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 3 SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM FAILED, WHICH CAUSED ALL FOUR DOORS TO LOCK HIM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. HE HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND USE THE VALET KEY TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TWO FRONT DOOR ACTUATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,200. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE DOOR LATCHES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE VEHICLE'S REMOTE. THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE DRIVER DOOR CAN BE UNLOCKED USING A MANUAL KEY BUT ALL 3 OTHER DOORS REMAINED LOCKED DUE TO THE FACT THEY ARE CONTROLLED BY THE REMOTE. THE DOORS CANNOT BE UNLOCKED BY DEPRESSING THE BUTTON TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. IF MY SON AND I WERE IN A WRECK AND THE DRIVER SIDE DAMAGED WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE VEHICLE'S REMOTE. THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE DRIVER DOOR CAN BE UNLOCKED USING A MANUAL KEY BUT ALL 3 OTHER DOORS REMAINED LOCKED DUE TO THE FACT THEY ARE CONTROLLED BY THE REMOTE. THE DOORS CANNOT BE UNLOCKED BY DEPRESSING THE BUTTON TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. *TR

THE CAR LOCKS FAIL TO LOCK OR UNLOCK, ONE TIME LOCKING ME INSIDE MY CAR. THE MANUAL LOCKS ALSO STOP WORKING SO USING A KEY OR OPENING FROM THE INSIDE WITH THE HANDLE IS IMPOSSIBLE. I HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED THE FIRST TIME IN DECEMBER AND THEY REPLACED THE LOCKING MECHANISMS FOR THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR AND GAS CAP DOOR. IN JANUARY, MY LOCKS FAILED AGAIN. THIS TIME FORCING ME TO CRAWL IN AND OUT MY FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR TO GAIN ACCESS TO MY CAR. THE DEALER THIS TIME REPLACED THE DOOR LOCK FUSE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF THERE WERE TO BE AN ACCIDENT, I WOULD BE STUCK IN MY CAR. *TR

FOR NO REASON ONE DAY, MY DOOR UNLOCK BUTTON DOES NOT WORK AND I AM NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR BY PULLING ON THE DOOR HANDLE. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR IS TO USE THE KEY AND OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS ONLY WORKS FOR THE DRIVER DOOR, AND YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO OPEN ANY OF THE REMAINING DOORS. THIS COULD BE A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY IF THE CAR IS IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH PEOPLE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN CONSISTENT AND IS NOT INTERMITTENT AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED FOR ALL CARS ON THE ROAD, SINCE PEOPLE COULD DIE. THE ONLY WAY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE WINDOWS. THE CAR EFFECTED IS 2006 BMW 325I. *TR

WHILE I WAS TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN MY 2006 BMW 325I HAD A MAJOR LOCKING FAILURE. I COULD NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS OF THE CAR EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THIS TO ME IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE ALL OTHER DOORS WHERE NOT OPERABLE, THUS NO ONE COULD SAFELY GET OUT OF THE CAR IF WE HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THE SAFETY UNLOCK WOULD NOT HAVE WORKED. *TR

I WAS INSIDE MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT AND THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE SWITCH ON THE DASH WOULD UNLOCK THE DOORS NOR WOULD THE REMOTE. THE DOOR HANDLES INSIDE THE CAR WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR EITHER. LUCKILY I REMEMBERED THAT IF I HELD DOWN ON ONE OF THE BUTTONS ON THE REMOTE CONTROL THE WINDOWS WOULD OPEN. I THEN HAD TO CLIMB OUT OF THE WINDOW. THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE CAR WAS MORE THAN 100 DEGREES. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. IF I HAD NOT HAD THE REMOTE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR! *TR

I WAS AT THE STORE WHEN THE CAR LOCKS JAMMED. THE ONLY WAY TO GET INTO THE CAR WAS BY MANUALLY USING THE KEY. THE KEY FOB WOULD NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE REAL ISSUE WAS THAT THE ONLY DOOR THAT COULD BE OPENED WAS THE DRIVERS SIDE USING THE MANUAL KEY. ALL THE OTHERS WERE JAMMED SHUT. THERE WOULD BE NO WAY FOR THOSE DOORS TO BE OPENED IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE. ITS ATTRIBUTED TO A FAULTY DESIGN. SEE THREADS AND YOUTUBE VIDEO. HTTP://WWW.E90POST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=3080752 HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=3V04L-ISYCS THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT, THERE IS NO WAY TO GET TO PASSENGERS, ALSO, FIRE SITUATIONS WOULD BE DEADLY, SUBMERGING IN WATER COULD ALSO PROVE TO BE A DISASTROUS. THE ONLY REPAIR IS REPLACEMENT WITH THE SAME ACTUATOR, BUT THE PROBLEM IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. OVER TIME IT WILL REOCCUR. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. EMPLOYEE: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM (UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE) SAFETY, QUALITY, AND MISSION ASSURANCE ENGINEER *TR