BMW 325Ci Complaints (2004)

68 consumer complaints on file.

#10075849June 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY
ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ON 2004 BMW 325IC. *MR THE CHECK COOLANT LIGHT HAD COME ON, THEN THE OIL INDICATOR LIGHT AND THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. THIS ALL OCCURRED WITHIN SECONDS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A WATER PUMP WAS NEEDED AND THAT THERE WAS A SERIOUS OIL LEAK. THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINDOWS DID NOT MOVE INTO THE LOCK POSITION. *SC *JB
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#10068192May 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN DEC. TRANSMISSION FAILED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. DEALER TALKED US INTO HAVING A CLUTCH PACK REPLACEMENT AFTER SOFTWARE UPGRADE ATTEMPTS FAILED.*AK NOW THE CAR HAS A NOXIOUS STINKING SMELL EMMINATING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION EXPERT SAYS THE CLUTCH IS SLIPPING AND BURNING INSULATION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY WITH THREE PASSENGERS DOWNSHIFTED FOR MORE TORQUE THE ENGINE REVVED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE. BMW DEALER AND BMWNA ARE UNWILLING TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAY CAR IS PERFORMING NORMALLY. PLEASE HELP.
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#10064473April 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY NEW CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I GIVE IT GAS. CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS "NORMAL FOR A BREAK IN PERIOD". THE CAR HIT 2 - 3,000 RPMS WITHOUT MOVING. VERY SCARY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES USUALLY AFTER NOT DRIVING THE CAR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 2K MILES AND WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER. THE BMW MESSAGE BOARDS ARE FILLED WITH OTHER VICTIMS OF THIS KNOWN DEFECT. DEALER SAID I HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT AND THAT THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR A $45,000+ CAR TO BE UNSAFE. WILL YOU PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. THANK YOU. *NM
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#10060364March 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON COLD STARTS VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE WHEN TRANSMISSION PUT IN DRIVE. IT DELAYS FOR 10 TO 15 SECONDS TO ONE MINUTE. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT IT HAS A DEFECTIVE PART AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE HAS 2000 MILES ON IT. ALSO HAD PROBLEM WITH THE STEPTRONIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO MANUALLY SHIFT THE GEAR WHEN YOU SELECT MANUAL FOR THE CLUTCHLESS SHIFT. IT SIMPLY GETS STUCK AND THEN SHIFTS ON ITS OWN. DEALER HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. NOW I AM DRIVING 1 2004 X5 AS A LOANER FROM THE DEALER AND IT TOO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE STEPTRONIC TRANSMISSION WHEN YOU SELECT MANUAL. I CAN SHORTEN THE DELAY BY INCREASING THE ENGINE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WILL THEN CREEPS FORWARD UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION IS FULLY ENGAGED.
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#10060026February 29, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BMW 525I 2004: DEALER SAYS THEY CAN NOT SET SPEEDOMETER TO SHOW MILES ACTUALLY TRAVELING: INSTEAD THE SPEEDOMETERS ON ALL CARS ARE SET USING THE FOLLOWING FORMULA: SPEED SHOWN ON SPEEDOMETER X .10 (THE RESULT) ADD 2.4 MILES. THEN TAKE THIS RESULT AND SUBTRACT IT FROM THE MILES SHOWN ON THE SPEEDOMETER TO FIND THE ACTUAL MILES I AM TRAVELING! IN OTHER WORDS IF THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS I AM TRAVELING 70 MPH X .10 = 7 + 2.4 = 9.4 I AM ACTUALLY GOING 60.6 MILES! BMW REFUSES TO ADJUST THIS. WHAT CAN I DO SHORT OF TRADING IN CAR?*JB
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#10058244February 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COLD MORNING START THE VEHICLE REVS TO 2 -3K RPMS WITH LITTLE OR NO FORWARD MOTION. DRIVE IS NOT ENGAGING. PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC WAS TERRIFYING. DEALER OFFERED SEVERAL REASONS: 1) NEEDED TO BE BROKEN IN 2) NEEDS A SOFTWARE UPGRADE 3) NEEDS A CLUTCH PACK PART AND FINALLY 4) NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK
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#10055072January 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE STEPTRONIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAUGE IN "D" FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT. BMW REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 1100 MILES AND AT 300 MILES THE "NEW" TRANSMISSION IS DOING THE SAME THING. THE CAR GOES IN "R" AND POTENTIALLY COULD LEAVE YOU IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY.*AK
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#10055291January 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PETITION FOR DEFECT INVESTIGATION OF THE 2004 BMW 325XI DUE TO HESITATION IN SHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A FULL STOP. *MR WHEN THE CONSUMER SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE IT EXPERIENCED DELAYS OF FROM ONE HALF MINUTE TO TWO MINUTES BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO DRIVE THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE FORWARD. *SC
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