BMW 328i Complaints

2,583 consumer complaints on file.

#563946January 10, 2002
TIRES, WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
SEVEN MONTHS FROM THE PURCHASE DATE OF THE CAR, THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FLAT TIRES ALL OF WHICH WERE TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE DEALER AND REPAIRED, CONSUMER HAS ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM MAY NOT BE JUST THE TIRES MAY ALSO BE THE WHEELS THAT DO NOT WORK WITH THE TIRES. *JG *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000776December 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING AND SHIFTING GEARS VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT CLUTCH HAD GONE BAD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899479November 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHEN DRIVING AND UPON SHIFTING GEARS VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT CLUTCH WAS DEFFECTIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899377November 23, 2001
BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHILE DRIVER WAS SITTING IN VEHICLE, SOMETHING UNEXPECTEDLY ACTIVATED THE ALARM SYSTEM, DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE, HORN ALSO BECAME INOPERABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753364October 18, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIX TIRES ON THIS CAR HAVE FLATTENED SINCE ITS PURCHASE WITH NO EVIDENCE OF ROAD HAZARD. THEY BEGAN TO RAPIDLY LEAK AIR WITHIN MONTHS OF PURCHASE AND, ONCE FLATTENED, ARE NOT REPAIRABLE BECAUSE OF SIDEWALL DAMAGE. ONE POSSIBILITY IS THAT THE TIRE AND WHEEL DO NOT (AND NEVER HAVE) WORKED TOGETHER SUCH THAT THE SEAL IS NOT COMPLETE AND ONCE BROKEN THE TIRE FLATTENS. OR THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND THE SIDEWALL WEAKENS AND CAUSES LOSS OF AIR AND ULTIMATE DEFLATION. (TIRESIZE: 225/75/R17)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897012September 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SEATS
THERMOSTAT MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, AND RADIATOR TO BLOW. *AK THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND TRIM UNDER THE REAR OF THE DRIVER SEAT WAS LOOSE. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749425July 30, 2001
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING, TIRE BLEWUP AND THE WHOLE OUTER WALL OF THE TIRE FELL APART AT ITS ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE. THE CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND LUCKILY WE PREVENTED A MAJOR CRASH DUE TO IT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: LMUJP5B7 TIRESIZE: 245/40ZR17)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749038July 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AMBIENT TEMP WAS 75 DEGREES. TRAFFIC WAS STOP AND GO. STEAM WAS STREAMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND LOW COOLANT LINE ILLUMINATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892422July 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
PADS/ DISC, AND ROTORS WILL RUST IF VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN FREQUENTLY, CAUSING SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. CONSUMER HAS OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 1 1/2 YEARS AND DIDN'T DRIVE IT FOR 3 WEEKS STRAIGHT. PADS RUSTED ONTO THE ROTORS. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR ABS SYSTEM UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A DEFECT.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748175July 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHILE SEATING IN TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT, WITH THE A/C ON. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN RUNNING FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES. THE CAR WAS EXACTLY ONE MONTH OLD WHEN THIS OCCURED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746172May 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 4 TIMES ALL OF THE 4 TIMES SAME PROBLEM, FUEL EXPENSION TANK PROBLEM. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM REPAIR EACH TIME IT HAPPENS. EVERY SIGNLE TIME, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I HAD A BAD PART INSTALLED NOT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR ITSELF. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRAKE CIRUIT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON 6 TIMES WHILE I WAS IN ATLANTA,GEORGIA LAST YEAR. UPON RETURN TO ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, BERT SMITH BMW FIXED IT. NOW, LAST WEEK THE BRAKE CIRCUIT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME, I AM IN MIAMI, FL AND PLAN TO TAKE THE CAR TO LAUDERDALE IMPORT. LDT./BWM AND THE CAR IS NOT LONGER UNDER THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY LIKE THE FIRST TIME. PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH THE CAR BECAUS OF MANUFACTURE DEFECTS. THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745356May 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
MANULA DRIVETRAIN REPLACED TWICE, DIFFERENTIAL ONCE AND PROBLEM CONTINUES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745277May 13, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
SOMETIMES WHEN I PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND TURN THE KEY TO START THE CAR, THE KEY TURNS FREELY (ALL THE WAY AROUND WITHOUT STARTING TE CAR). WHEN I REPORTED THE PROBLEM IN 1998 TO TE BMW DEALER IN COLUMBUS, GA, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL REACTION. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS "CHECKING" THE SECURITY SYSTEM. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPEN TWO-THREE TIMES A MONTH. YESTERDAY (MAY 12, 2001), I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND STOPPED TO TURN IT OFF. THE IGNITION STUCK IN THE "ON" POSITION BUT I COULD PULL MY KEY OUT AND THE ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN. I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION SO I HAD TO STALL THE CAR IN ORDER TO GET THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING. AFTER I WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE TO CUT OFF, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS STILL ON. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO GET THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO TURN OFF. I BELIEVE THAT THE FREELY TURNING IGNITION AND THE STUCK IGNITION ARE RELATED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885972April 16, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE HOUSING PORTION DOES NOT HOLD LATCH PLATE IN BUCKLE HOUSING MECHANISM. LATCH PLATE POPS OUT OF BUCKLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED BUCKLE. *AK CONSUMER HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THE FAILED HOUSING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742063March 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IS THERE A SAFETY ISSUE OR RECOMMENDATION FOR RECALL, OR MANY COMPLAINTS? I HAVE A 1996 328I CONV. WITH 56,000 MILES. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AS OF 8 MONTHS AGO. PURCHASED FROM A LOCAL MERCEDES DEALER WHERE IT WAS TAKEN ON TRADE. WE HAD A FEW OIL LEAKS REPAIRED WITH THE LATEST BEING THE OIL FILTER HOUSING ITSELF. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE HOUSING IS NOW BEING MANUFACTURED DIFFERENTLY. ORIGINALLY THE PLUGS IN THE HOUSING WERE PRESSED IN. APPARENTLY MANY LEAKED AND NOW THE HOUSING PLUGS ARE THE SCREW IN TYPE. I HAD A LEAK AT THE PLUG AREA AND NOW THE ENTIRE HOUSING HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741827March 2, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIDEWALL FAILURE ALL OTHER PARTS OF TIRE OKAY. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225/45/17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/45/17 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740068January 29, 2001
TIRES
ODI #740028. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ACTM2Y7166 TIRESIZE: 205/60R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740028January 27, 2001
TIRES
IT HAPPENED AT 3:50 PM, PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, JANURAY 26, 2001, FREEWAY 91 HEADING EAST, PASSED FREEYWAY 710, AT THE EXIT OF ATLANTIC. I WAS LUCKY TO PULL OVER AND MY COLLEAGUE WAS FOLLOWED ME AT THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. SHE WITNESSED EVERY THING. THE METRO (MTA) TOW TRUCK PASSED BY 15 MINUTES LATER AND CHANGED THE SPARE TIRE FOR ME. A PIECE OF TIRE WAS FLYING AWAY AND CAUSED THE MUFFLER AND THE LEFT SIDE REAR BUMPER SEVERE DAMAGE. I HAVE TAKEN A ROLL OF PICTURES AFTERWARDS. I WILL SEND YOU A DETAILED TIRE'S SPEC. TOMORROW. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878388January 17, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO PARK VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY TURNING OFF IGNITION. BRAKES WOULD ONLY SLOW IT DOWN, BUT NOT STOP IT. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, AND WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, WILL NOT REPAIR IT. MANUFACTURER AGREED WITH DEALERSHIP, AND POLICY WAS TO RETURN VEHICLE IF NOT REPAIRABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785229January 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
THERMOSTAT FAILED CAUSING THE THERMOSTAT NEEDLE TO SWING FROM BLUE TO RED, EML AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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