Ownership Cost for 2010 BMW 3 Series 335i
Estimated: $47663 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $3641 | $1747 | $1529 | $1383 | $1238 | $9538 |
| Insurance | $1854 | $1919 | $1986 | $2055 | $2127 | $9941 |
| Fuel | $1814 | $1868 | $1934 | $2011 | $2102 | $9729 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2096 | $1289 | $1553 | $2291 | $9992 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $1355 | $1355 | $1355 | $1355 | $1355 | $2007 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $12403 | $8923 | $8232 | $8545 | $9560 | $47663 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | RECENTLY MY 2006 BMW 325I'S AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE PROBLEM STARTED SHORTLY (ONE MONTH) AFTER IT CAME OFF THE FACTORY WARRANTY. IT WAS INTERMITTENT AND I WAS EXTREMELY BUSY SO I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURERS "VOLUNTARY RECALL CAMPAIGN" I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE BUT NOTICED THE RECALL NOTICED THE RECALL EA08-001 MENTIONED CARS WITH SPORT SEATS AS PART OF THE PROBLEM. I CALLED BMW NA AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN DID NOT QUALIFY. OVER TIME THE PROBLEM WORSENED AD EVENTUALLY LAST MONTH THE LIGHTS JUST STAYED ON. AGAIN CALLING BMW NA THEY SUGGESTED I VISIT MY DEALER TO HOOK UP THE CAR TO THEIR DIAGNOSTICS MACHINE. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE SEAT MAT SENSOR WAS THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED IT FOR A TOTAL OF $990. I CONTACTED BMW INFORMING THEM THAT THE SEAT SENSOR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE TERMS OF THE RECALL AND I OFFERED TO PAY FOR PARTS IF BMW WOULD PAY FOR LABOR. I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD INFORM ME OF THE CORPORATION'S DECISION IN 5 BUSINESS DAYS IF THEY WOULD COMPENSATE ME FOR THE REPAIR DUE TO MY VEHICLES LOW MILEAGE. I WAS JUST INFORMED TODAY THEY WOULD NOT COMPENSATE ME AT ALL TODAY DUE TO MY PAYMENT AFTER THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THEY ALSO ADDED THAT THEY ALMOST NEVER COMPENSATE AFTER SERVICES ARE PAYED. I BELIEVE THAT SINCE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTION MAT DISABLES THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM IT IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY SYSTEM AS ACKNOWLEDGED BY BMW NHSTA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V-384 AND CONFIRMED BY THE NHTSA ENGINEERING ANALYSIS EA08-001. I BELIEVE THAT BMW IS NOT CONFORMING TO THE INTENT OF THIS RECALL PROGRAM AND IS LIMITING THEIR LIABILITIES DUE TO DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS . *TR |
| 2010 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | I WAS EXITING A FREEWAY AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I PASSED THE VEHICLE AND ACCELERATED IN ORDER TO KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR BEHIND ME. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, WHEN I "PUT THE PEDAL TO THE METAL", I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. MY CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER FOR ABOUT 5 - 8 SECONDS. THE CAR I HAD JUST PASSED NEARLY REAR-ENDED ME BECAUSE THEY DID NOT EXPECT ME PASS AND THEN REDUCE MY SPEED. I TOOK MY CARE TO THE BMW DEALER WHO CLAIMED TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. THEY CHECKS OUT THE CAR (IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS OLD) AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE MORE OFTEN IN SPORT MODE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO OTHER TIMES OVER THE LAST 21 MONTHS AND THE DEALER HAS SAID EACH TIME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR |
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