2007 BMW 335I Latches, locks and linkages Problems

“My vehicle has an issue where apparently a fuse blows and the door locks can not be activated by the fob, interior handles (except the driver door), or the interior door locking switch. [please note that I do not have any child safety locks activated on the rear doors.] the only way you can open the driver door is through the valet key. This has occurred to me twice and is now apparently a service bulletin with Bmw. …”

“Bmw 335I interior doors were locked due to electrical/mechanical malfunction/failure of the door lock system. I had to unroll the windows and crawl out and pull my kids out of the back seats through the windows. If this were an accident, there would have been severe injuries and made it impossible to quickly get out of the car. Online forums indicate this is a serial problem and should be subject to manufacturer recall for this issue.”

“My car keys cannot unlock all the doors. I had to remove the key from the remote and use the key to manually open the driver side door. The front passenger door and both doors at the rear passenger seats cannot be opened. There is no way the doors can be opened from the inside once it is locked. This is a serious safety issue especially in the event of an emergency from a car fire, people in the car (passenger side cannot unlock the door to get out and the doors cannot be opened from the outside. …”

“Door lock malfunctioning. All 4 doors on my 2007 Bmw 335I won't open using the key remote nor the central lock system. Even when trying to open the door manually, I was not able to open any of the 4 doors. My family had to climb out from the window. I see a lot of complaints from different forums. How do you expect a passenger to get out the car during emergency situation? One of the passengers was a handicap. Not being able to open all doors it can be a life threatening. Planning to take the car to the dealer next week.”

“Door locks permanently locked from inside of car while I was I stopped at a mall parking spot with wife and 9 month old son. I could not unlatch the doors by using the door unlock button and through the key unlock button. (second time this has happened since my ownership began at 14400 miles and third in cars total history according to the ownership record). Car is still under warranty until december 24 2011. Just had this problem fixed on 1/8/2009 at perillo Bmw in chicago il.I had to roll down my window, climb out, and then take the key out of the key fob and unlock the driver door. …”