BMW 323i Complaints

564 consumer complaints on file.

#11045107November 10, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11045158November 10, 2017
AIR BAGS, ENGINE
A DRIVER, ON A 5 LANE ST, IN A CENTER TURN LANE, DRIVING THE SAME DIRECTION AS MYSELF STRUCK MY CAR ON IT'S LEFT-SIDE, CAUSING MY CAR TO SPIN. ATTEMPTING TO AVOID FURTHER INJURY IN EARLY AM TRAFFIC, I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY VEER TO THE FAR RIGHT AT A REDUCED SPEED OF 3 MPH, AND COULD NOT STOP ENOUGH TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH A STATIONARY BRICK WALL. I REMEMBER MAKING IMPACT AND THE AIRBAG POPPING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN LIKE A SMALL PILLOW, THEN SUDDENLY ERUPTING WITH PAINFUL MAGNIFICENT FORCE THROWING BY HEAD AND CHEST BACK, THEN MY FALLING TO THE RIGHT-SIDE ARM-REST. I MANAGED TO UNBUCKLE MY SEATBELT, AND MURMUR AS BEST I COULD TO MY TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS IN THE CAR WITH ME, TO GET MY CELL PHONE, GET OUT OF THE CAR, AND CALL THEIR FATHER. FORTUNATELY, A WITNESS CALLED 911 AND POLICE AND A LIFE-FLIGHT HELICOPTER ARRIVED TO EXTRACT ME FROM THE TOTALED CAR AND FLY ME UNCONSCIOUS TO A LOCAL TRAUMA HOSPITAL. I WAS ASSESSED AND IT WAS FOUND EVERY BONE IN MY FACE WAS BROKEN, THE FUMES OF THE AIRBAG CAUSED MY LUNG TO COLLAPSE, ME TO 'CODE', REQUIRING SHOCK EPINEPHRINE AND ELECTRICAL SHOCKING TO REVIVE MY BREATHING. I REQUIRED TOTAL FACIAL RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY WITH TITANIUM PLATES PLACED OVER BROKEN BONES IN MY FACE, AND DENTAL PINS IN 4 PLACES OF MY BROKEN UPPER AND LOWER JAWBONES. MY TEETH WERE CHIPPED/BROKEN AND LATER NEEDED EXTENSIVE VENEERS AND DENTAL REPAIRS. I SUFFERED MEMORY LOSS WHICH HAS CEASED M6 CAREER AS A REGISTERED NURSE. WE TOOK BMW, THE DRIVER, AND TAKA TO COURT 6 YEARS LATER, BUT TAKATA DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY $2.7 MILLION IN EXPENSES. THE DRIVER WAS SOLELY FOUND AT FAULT. I JUST REC'D A CARD ABOUT TAKATA'S GUILT. MY ATTORNEY HAS NOW RETIRED. I AM ATTEMPTING TO FIND RELATED DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS FOR MY SUBSTANTIAL COSTLY INJURIES MANY YEARS SINCE THIS OCCURRED. THIS AIRBAG'S MAL-DEPLOYMENT HAS IMMENSELY ALTERED MY LIFE BEYOND WORDS HERE. ...UPDATED 11/17/17 *BF *TR *DT*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11043311November 4, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CENTRAL DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK, RESULTING IN NONE OF THE PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT OPEN WHEN LOCKED. SO ALL PASSENGERS ARE TRAPPED IN THE BACK SEAT AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE DRIVER DOOR CAN BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE AND WITH A KEY FROM THE OUTSIDE. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO BMW AND THEY WROTE A REPORT BUT SAID THE 1999 YEAR MODEL WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE COVERED. IN NO WAY SHOULD PASSENGERS NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT AN AUTOMOBILE DURING AN EMERGENCY. I CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR WITH PASSENGERS. TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM IS ESTIMATED AT $550.00. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT IS PARKED AND MOTOR ON OR OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11023854September 17, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR IS TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021161September 2, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LEFT UPPER AND DOOR AIR BAGS EXPLODED WITHOUT REASON WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11018702August 21, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALLS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015844August 16, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL I'M FILLING A COMPLAINT DO TO THE LETTER I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL STATING THAT MY VECHICLE MAKE BE PART OF A LAW SUIT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995298June 15, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
MY 2007 BMW 323I (CANADIAN VERSION OF THE 328I) CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS COMPLETELY STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT LAST SUMMER. THE CAR WAS MECHANICALLY AND COSMETICALLY PRISTINE WITH NO MODIFICATIONS AT ALL OTHER THAN A SET OF AFTERMARKET WHEELS. I OWNED THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH IT AND NEVER HAD TO GET ANY MAJOR MECHANICAL WORK DONE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE WRONG AND LED TO THIS INCIDENT. THE DAY THE FIRE HAPPENED I GOT INTO THE CAR AND IT STARTED, IDLED AND RAN PERFECTLY, AS IT HAS SINCE MY OWNERSHIP. I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES THEN PARKED IT IN A CROWDED PARKING LOT. NO ELECTRICAL DEVICES WERE PLUGGED INTO ANY OUTLET INSIDE THE CAR AND THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. I CAME OUTSIDE AND MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY INCINERATED. AS THE ABC ARTICLE STATES, BMW GAVE ME "THE COLD SHOULDER".
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983926May 7, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL WHILE PULLING OUT OF A STORE ON A SMOOTH SURFACE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG JUST EXPLODED WITH MY GRAND DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT IN A CAR SEAT. THE CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE LIKE MATERIAL. I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING BUT THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957896March 1, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR SUBFRAME BODY HAS SEPARATED FROM SUBFRAME MOUNTING SUPPORT. THE CHASSIS IS NO LONGER PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THE TIED DOWN BOLTS HAVE SHEARED OFF. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948795February 1, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934180December 9, 2016
AIR BAGS
MY VEHICLE WAS ON A CITY STREET, I HIT A POT HOLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AORBAG DEFLATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907516September 19, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HAVING PROBLEMS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING DOORS! KEY WILL NOT UNLOCK DRIVER'S DOOR, MANUALLY OR WITH REMOTE. IN ORDER TO ENTER CAR I HAVE TO LEAVE ONE DOOR UNLOCKED. CAN'T EVEN LOCK NOR UNLOCK DOORS FROM INSIDE EITHER. THIS IS PATHETIC! THERE'S A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THIS ISSUE REGARDING THE LOCKS ON THE CAR THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893030August 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL DRIVING AROUND 25 MPH CAR HIT A POTHOLE GOING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET. SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED HITTING MY COUSIN JUST AS DESCRIBED IN THIS RECALL 02V223000. THE CAR IS ALSO AFFECTED BY THE TAKATA INFLATORS AIRBAG RECALL WHICH THANKFULLY DIDN'T DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF HITTING THE POTHOLE. BMW DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEPLOYED AIR BAGS BECAUSE, ACCORDING TO THEM, THE CAR'S VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AFFECTED BY SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, EVEN THOUGH YEAR AND MODEL MATCHES THE EFFECTED VEHICLE. THEY ARE, HOWEVER, WILLING TO REPAIR THE TAKATA AIRBAG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10885179July 15, 2016
ENGINE
DEAR SIR/MA'AM, I AM WRITING THIS AFTER AN AWFUL INCIDENT THAT I WENT THROUGH TODAY, I AM SO LUCKY TO BE ALIVE WITH MY FAMILY.I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 BMW 323I WHICH HAS 190,000 KM ON IT ON A HIGHWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY STARTED VIBRATING AND WENT ONTO ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER TRAILER TRUCK IN FRONT OF US. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FIVE MINUTES OFF THE EXIT. I LIVE IN TORONTO CANADA, THE DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN IT AND THEY SAID I HAVE TWO BROKEN HEADS OF THE BOLTS THAT HOLDS THE MOTOR ENGINE IN PLACE AND I WOULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE IF I DIDN'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR SINCE 2007 AND I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED BMW BUT NEVER AFTER THINGS LIKE THIS I WOULD RECOMMEND OR BUY ANYTHING FROM BMW.THERE WAS A RECALL BUT SOMEHOW THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $4000 FROM ME TO FIX IT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND ALSO I AM FORWARDING A COPY OF THIS EMAIL TO NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. PLEASE GIVE ME A GOOD ANSWER AND MAKE SURE THIS IS FIXED ASAP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872301June 3, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CONTROL DISPLAY THAT THE ELECTRIC CIRCUIT, LICENSE PLATE LIGHT, BRAKE CIRCUIT, HAS FAILED. ON MY DASHBOARD THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS ARE ON: AIRBAG, CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE PAD WEAR, ABS, AND THE ASC+T LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. NOTHING HAPPENED TO MY CAR, NO WRECK, NO QUICK STOPS, I AM AN EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS DRIVER. ALL THESE THINGS START TO OCCUR OUT OF NO WHERE,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861500April 26, 2016
AIR BAGS
RAN OVER A CURB GOING ABOUT 15 MPH, PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860148April 18, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V048000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 280,201.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807285November 28, 2015
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE REVERSE GEAR IS NOT WORKING. I CANNOT REVERSE... THIS OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789739November 11, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GO IN REVERSE. IT WORK INTERMITTENTLY RANDOMLY. I NOTICE THE COMPLAINTS ON LINE IN WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to BMW 323i