The contact owns a 2005 BMW 325I. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the contact heard a loud noise and the driver's side door air bag partially deployed without warning. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road. The contact sustained an injury to the right hand. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who stated that the air bag functioned as designed. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

- Somerset, KY, USA

My wife parked the car in the doctors office parking lot. It was 58 degrees and raining. She left our family pet in the car. When she came out of the doctors office she saw that the car was full of smoke. The key fob would not open the locks. The doors would not open. The glass in the windows would not break under her strength even with a glass hammer that someone managed to retrieve for her. She finally remembered the key and was able to open the drivers side door. Our dog was lifeless, fire and rescue tried to revive her to no avail. The fire apparently started some where around the headlight switch or behind the vent where the cables for the door panel airbag pass. It caused the door airbag and the steering wheel airbag to deploy. The fire reached the roof panel before apparently self extinguishing due to lack of oxygen. I arrived about an hour later. Although the loss of my dog is a tragedy the really horrible part is finding that I could not open the passenger doors. The key fob will not open the locks. I climbed across the drivers seat and could not open the passenger side door from the inside. I reached back and could not open the drivers side rear door from the inside either. Is it possible that there is a defect in which passengers can not extract themselves from a burning automobile" with all of the safety features of modern automobiles was egress overlooked" I certainly hope that the NHTSA looks into this and ensures that it isn't children that are trapped in the future.

- Elizabeth City, NC, USA

I was driving northbound on sepulveda blvd in los angeles on July 29th,2013 around 10:00 pm with my brother, suddenly the passenger side airbag deployed for no reason and bruised my brother's right arm my car stopped operating and we called payless tow to tow my vehicle to rusnak BMW in westlake village were I purchased the vehicle from. I talked to the service dept in regards to my car airbag incident, they told me that the warranty was expired and I have to pay out of pocket. I contacted my insurance company state farm to see if they provide coverage, they told since this was vehicle malfunction this was not covered under my policy. I strongly believe that this should be handled by BMW corporation. They have to repair my vehicle and pay for my brother injury. Please feel free to contact me at any time should you have any further question I appreciate your assistance in this regard thank you, sincerely Ms. Shahrzad babaeian

- Westlake Village, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2005 BMW 325I. The contact was driving 72 mph with the cruise control activated when the passenger side air bag partially deployed without warning. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they advised the contact that the crash test sensor had activated independently but they could not determine the cause of the deployment. The vehicle was not repaired but was able to be driven with the air bags deployed. The manufacturer was contacted and they advised her that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The failure mileage was approximately 116,000.

- Macclenny, FL, USA