2000 Bmw 328Ci Complaints

Subject: Urgent Safety Concern — 2000 BMW 328 Ci — Error Codes P1622, P0304, P0301 — Second Airbag Recall 21V-401 — Request for Engineering Investigation BMW of North America, LLC 300 Chestnut Ridge Road Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677 May 9, 2026 
RE: 2000 BMW 328 Ci (VIN: [insert VIN]) — Multiple DME Fault Codes — Second Airbag Recall (21V-401) — Suspected Electronic Interference 
To the Office of Customer Relations and Vehicle Safety: I am writing to formally document a serious safety concern regarding my 2000 BMW 328 Ci, which is currently subject to the second airbag recall in this vehicle's history (Takata NADI recall 21V-401). The vehicle is exhibiting diagnostic fault codes in the DME (Digital Motor Electronics) that indicate possible electronic interference with the engine control and safety systems. 
Diagnostic Evidence — May 7, 2026 On May 7, 2026, a professional BMW diagnostic scan (iSCAN S/N 70EB2) revealed the following active fault codes in the DME: 1. P1622 (MAP cooling activ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328CI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V853000 (AIR BAGS) AND 20V018000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328CI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE LOWER SUB PANEL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COMPETITION BMW OF SMITHTOWN (599 MIDDLE COUNTRY RD, ST JAMES, NY 11780, (888) 861-6280) WHERE A FAILURE IN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MOUNTS WAS DISCOVERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT UPDATED 9/24/18*JB

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PDF. DOCUMENT FOR A FULL EXPLANATION. THE SUB-FRAME ON MY BMW 3 SERIES (E46) HAS FRACTURED AND BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE CAR. THE DETACHED SUB-FRAME IS NOT CAUSED BY ANYTHING I DID, BUT IS THE RESULT OF AN INHERENT DEFECT INVOLVING THE VEHICLE'S SUB-FRAME, A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE CAR'S STRUCTURAL SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS THE POWERTRAIN AND IS WELDED TO THE CHASSIS. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE DETACHED SUB-FRAME UNTIL I HEARD A METAL ON METAL SQUEAK IN THE REAR OF THE CAR; AS TIME WENT ON, THE DETACHED SUB-FRAME RIPPED THROUGH THE REAR TIN UNDERLAYMENT/SHIELD AND THE TWO ARE NOW RUBBING TOGETHER. THE DEFECTIVE SUB-FRAME IN THE BMW 3 SERIES E46 MODELS POSES A RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, AS IT IS A 'CRITICAL VEHICLE COMPONENT' OF THE CAR. FURTHER, A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH WILL PROVE THAT THIS DEFECT IS HIGHLY PERSISTENT IN THE E46 BMW 3 SERIES. AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH U. S. CODES FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, 'CRITICAL VEHICLE COMPONENTS THAT BREAK, FALL APART, OR SE...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, A LOUD METAL TO ROAD NOISE STARTED TO EMANATE FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY VEHICLE. AFTER PULLING OVER AND EXAMINING THE UNDERSIDE OF MY VEHICLE, I COULD SEE THE FUEL TANK STRAP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DRAGGING AGAINST THE GROUND AND THE FUEL TANK HANGING DOWN FROM ITS NORMAL POSITION. THE STRAP HAD SEPARATED FROM ITS FRONT RETENTION POINT. A THOROUGH INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FRONT MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE FUEL TANK STRAP WAS NO LONGER ON THE VEHICLE. THE BRACKET HAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS BRACKET APPEARS TO BE SPOT WELDED TO THE FRAME. IN THIS CASE, METAL WAS MISSING FROM THE FRAME AT THE WELD POINTS AS IF THE WELDS WERE INTACT BUT THE METAL AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE WELDS HAD YIELDED AND FAILED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A METAL FATIGUE ISSUE OF THE FRAME SURROUNDING THE WELD POINTS OF THE RIGHT SIDE, FUEL TANK STRAP, FRONT MOUNTING BRACKET. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOCATED IN PHOENIX SINCE NEW AND HAS NO SIGNS OF RUST OR OPERATION INDUCED D...