BMW 328i Complaints

2,583 consumer complaints on file.

#11004330July 11, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (BRIAN HARRIS BMW LOCATED AT 12336 AIRLINE HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA 70817; (225) 754-1200) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-525-7417 AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004051July 10, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION STATING THAT THE REMEDY PART WAS AVAILABLE. WHEN LAUDERDALE BMW (LOCATED AT 1400 SOUTH FEDERAL HIGHWAY, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33316, TEL: (954)527-3800) WAS CONTACTED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003659July 7, 2017
STEERING
CAR WANT START STEERING WHEEL WANT LOCK , ALREADY REPLACED STARTER AND IT STARTED RUNNING BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN AND I HAD IT CHECKED AND SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003415July 6, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A 35 MPH RD..I SLOWLY BEGAN TO BRAKE AS WE WERE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD, I HIT THE BRAKE HARDER, THE CAR BEGAN TO BUCK FORWARD, I HIT THE BRAKE AS HARD AS POSSIBLE BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO HOLD AND ONLY STOPPED WHEN IT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. THE POLICE CAME AND AN ACCIDENT REPORT WAS MADE. I DESCRIBED THE BRAKE FAILURE TO THE OFFICER BUT THEY ONLY SEEMED INTERESTED IN WRITING UP THE ACCIDENT REPORT. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR BODY SHOP AS WE WERE AFRAID TO DRIVE IN CASE THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ACCIDENT AND BRAKE FAILURE AND A TASK FORCE IS LOOKING INTO IT. WHEN WE RETURNED HOME WE LOOKED UP THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH BRAKES FAILING ON THE YEAR AND MODEL OF MY CAR. WE IMMEDIATE FOUND THREE ARTICLES LISTING MY EXACT CAR HAVING "RESTRICTED OIL SUPPLY FROM THE INTAKE CAMSHAFT TO THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP,WHICH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP TO FAIL, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER BRAKE ASSIST." IT ALSO SAID IN THE ARTICLE, BIMMERFEST, THAT BMW NOTIFIED NHTSA OF ITS INTENTION TO VOLUNTARILY RECALL MORE THAN 75,000 3 SERIES CARS DUE TO A POSSIBLE LOSS OF POWER BRAKE ASSIST THAT COULD RESULT IN THE VEHICLES FAILING TO STOP. A MANDATORY RECALL WAS NEVER ISSUED AND SO THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT OCCURRED WHEN TRYING TO STOP OUR CAR. WE HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO OUR INSURANCE CO AND BMW CORPORATE. WE ARE AWAITING AN ANSWER AND SOLUTION REGARDING OUR BRAKE ISSUE AND HOPE BMW WILL FINALLY REALIZE THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND WILL ADDRESS IT PROPERLY. AS OF NOW I WILL NOT DRIVE MY 2014 328I XDRIVE SEDAN UNTIL I AM COMFORTABLE THAT BMW CORRECTS THE ISSUE TO MY SATISFACTION AND SAFETY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11003063July 5, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (SANDY SANSING BMW 186 W AIRPORT BLVD, PENSACOLA, FL 32505 (850) 378-3382) WHO STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003198July 5, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HI SO I BOUGHT A CAR FROM SOMEONE I TRIED TAKING THE VIM OF SALE AND THE TRANSFER REASSIGNMENT FORM TO THEM AND THEY DENIED ME SAYING I NEED THE PINK SLIP AND I DON'T HAVE THINK PINK NEITHER DOES THE PERSON I BOUGHT IT FROM SO HOW DO I GO ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER THE VECHILE IN MY NAME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002896July 3, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED LAUDERDALE BMW OF PEMBROKE PINES (LOCATED AT 14800 SHERIDAN ST, PEMBROKE PINES, FL 33028, (954) 620-5050) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002335June 29, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (SANTA MONICA BMW 1127 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SANTA MONICA, CA 90401 (310) 829-3535) AND WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND THAT HIS NAME WOULD BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LOCAL DEALER HAD NOT RETURNED HIS CALL IN SEVERAL WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 08/23/17*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001721June 27, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN TIRE PRESSURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BEGINS TO FAIL, ITS RDC MODULE TAKES DOWN THE COMPLETE DASHBOARD MONITORING AND OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS. UPON FAILURE, THE RDC AFFECTS SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, RADIO, BLOWER, WIPERS, IDRIVE SYSTEMS. DRIVER HAS NO INDICATORS OF TURN SIGNALS OR LIGHTING (EVEN IF FUNCTIONAL) WITHIN THE CABIN OF THE CAR. THIS OCCURRED IN DRIVING SEQUENCE AS FIRST A SERIES OF FLASHES AND IDRIVE RESTARTS, THEN COMPLETE BLANKING OUT OF ALL DASHBOARD SYSTEMS. UPON ADVISEMENT OF REPAIR TECH, SIMPLE UNPLUG OF RDC CLEARS ALL DASHBOARD SYMPTOMS EXCEPT TPMS MALFUNCTION INDICATOR. A CAR SHOULD NOT SIMPLY HAVE A COMPLETE ELECTRONIC MONITORING AND OPERATIONAL (RADIO, BLOWER, TURN INDICATORS, WIPERS) FAILURE DUE TO ONE MONITORING SYSTEM GOING DOWN -- THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND COULD HAVE LED TO ME HAVING AN ACCIDENT EASILY DUE TO NO TURN OR SPEED INDICATORS AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001796June 27, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
STEERING WHEEL LOCK CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO START,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001190June 25, 2017
SUSPENSION
CAR WAS MAKING UNHEALTHY NOISES WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND ALSO WHEN GETTING ON AND OFF THE THE VEHICLE. NOISES WERE COMING FROM THE REAR AND MOSTLY UNDERNEATH, AS TIME GOES BY THE NOISES WERE PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE SUB-FRAME COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF FROM THE MAIN FRAME OF THE CAR. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE PROBLEM CAN OR MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, EVEN DEATH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001277June 25, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE RADIO, AND RECEPTION. I HAVE BEEN TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS IN 3 DIFFERENT TOWNS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE RADIO/ANTENNA IS OK. THE PROBLEM IS I HAVE A 2007 BMW AND A 3012 GOTD FUSION, AS WELL AS MY FORMER SPOUSE HAS A 2017 FORD MUSTANG AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM GETTING RADIO STATIONS IN EITHER OF THESE VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000202June 20, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (DON JACOBS LOCATED AT 2678 REGENCY RD LEXINGTON, KY 40503) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000250June 20, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 328I. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT LOST ALL POWER STEERING ABILITY BOTH TIMES THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995320June 15, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
OIL LEAKS IN THE MOTOR WHEN PARKED. GRINDING OR KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE LOWER PART OF THE REAR SUSPENSION ONLY WHEN MOVING IN REVERSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995380June 15, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER (BMW OF EL PASO, TEXAS, 6318 MONTANA AVENUE 79925) STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993123June 5, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. CALLED BMW AND THEY SAID THE PARTS STILL ARE NOT AVAILABLE YET TO FIX THE RECALL. IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993063June 4, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE RECENTLY STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN. THE DOORS WILL NOT ALWAYS OPEN WITH THE DOUBLE HANDLE PULL AND WILL REQUIRE THAT I HIT THE POWER UNLOCK BUTTON. I'VE FOUND SEVERAL SITES AND BLOGS DISCUSSING THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I WOULD HOPE THAT BMW ADDRESSES THIS AS IT IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT I'M IN A CRASH WITH LOST POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993009June 3, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERES A PROBLEM WITH THE GM5 MODULE INSIDE BMW'S THAT NEED TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED MY CURRENTLY ISN'T WORKING AND NONE OF MY DOORS WILL OPEN WHICH I CONSIDER A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. BMW NEEDS TO AKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM THEY HAVE WITH THEIR CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992872June 2, 2017
STEERING
110000 MILES. 2007 BMW 328I. STERRING WHEEL LOCK FAULT. CAR WILL NOT START AND WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. THIS IS A "COMMON" ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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