BMW 328i Complaints (2007)

399 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#10991245May 23, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ELECTRICAL IS THE MAIN ISSUE. NOTHING STARS. THE CAR DON'T TURN ON, WON'T EVEN LOCK AND IT RANDOM HAPPENED. I WENT TO WORK AND IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYTHING WAS FINE BUT WHEN I CLOCKED OUT .. MY CAR WOULDN'T EVEN START. I CHECK MY BATTERY & IT WAS FINE. THEN I CHECKED ONLINE & I NOTICED THAT I WASN'T EVEN THE ONLY PERSON DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986282May 18, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAS 2 INCOMPLETE RECALLS, NO ACCIDENTS I AM REPORTING THAT I WAS NEVER CONTACTED
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985998May 16, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FEB 2016 AND IT IS NOW MAY 2017 AND BMW HAS YET RESOLVED THE ISSUE WITH THE RECALL. I LIVE IN SC AND WAS ONE OF THE STATES CONCERTED TO BE THE GULF STATES. ALL I GET FROM BMW IS A RUN-AROUND CLAIMING THEY DON'T HAVE PARTS. IS BMW DEALING WITH THE ISSUE IN A TIMELY MANNER AS I DON'T CONSIDER 14 MONTHS AS TO BEING TIMELY. EVEN MORE SO BASED OFF THE MILEAGE I PUT ON MY VEHICLE EVERY WEEK AS I AM NOT A STANDARD COMMUTER DRIVING 10 MILES TO WORK. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985021May 11, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN I TRIED TO CLOSE MY SUNROOF, IT WOULD NOT CLOSE DESPITE TRYING TO RESET IT, SO I TOOK IT IN TO A MECHANIC. THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG UNTIL THEY LOOKED AND THE SUNROOF MOTOR BLEW A FUSE. THEY REPLACED THE FUSE, TRIED IT AGAIN, AND THE MOTOR BLEW THE FUSE AGAIN. SO THE SUNROOF MOTOR HAS A FAULT. I HEARD RECENTLY THAT BMWS ARE SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTING AND THAT WE SHOULD REPORT ANY UNUSUAL THINGS, SO I'M REPORTING THIS. MY CAR IS STILL AT THE MECHANIC (BAY BRIDGE BIMMERS AND MINIS IN OAKLAND) UNDER REPAIR. THEIR WEBSITE IS: HTTP://WWW.BAYBRIDGE-BIMMERS-MINIS.COM/. OCCURRED REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ETC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984153May 8, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL - FINAL REMEDY AVAILABLE NOTICE FROM BMW, RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 16V-071. IT STATES: WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS TO COMPLETE THIS RECALL. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR AUTHORIZED BMW CENTER IMMEDIATELY TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS IMPORTANT FREE REPAIR PERFORMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SO I CALLED ADVANTAGE BMW MIDTOWN IN HOUSTON, TX, AND ALL THE LADY COULD DO IS PUT MY NAME ON A CALL BACK LIST WITHOUT A TIMEFRAME FOR A RETURN CALL. WHEN I COMPLAINED THAT THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE, SHE PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH A BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS REP. I EXPLAINED TO THE LADY AT ADVANTAGE BMW AND BMW USA THAT THE NOTICE STATES: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH NECESSITATING DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG, EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE COULD CAUSE RUPTURING OF THE AIR BAG INFLATOR, RESULTING IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE DRIVER OR OTHER PASSENGERS POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. IF YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY DRIVER OF THIS VECHILE, PLEASE ADVISE ALL OTHER DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS OF THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. ALL THE BMW CUSTOMER CARE REP COULD DO IS MAKE SURE THAT MY NAME WAS ON THE CALL BACK LIST AS WELL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY BMW AND IT'S AUTHORIZED DEALER CAN NOT SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE REQUIRED REPAIRS. BMW'S LETTER STATES THAT THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND IT IS AN IMPORTANT RECALL THAT IF THE AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND/OR DEATH. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH BMW AND IT'S DEALERS? I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DO NOT TAKE CARE OF SUCH AN IMPORTANT RECALL IMMEDIATELY LIKE THE RECALL NOTICE STATES. IF BMW IS THE "ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE"? WHY DOESN'T BMW FIX THE VEHICLE THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND/OR DEATH? THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983873May 6, 2017
STEERING
I WAS OUT WITH MY KIDS AND WENT TO PARK AT THE RESTAURANT AND WHEN I TURNED OFF MY CAR A STEERING WHEEL LOCK SIGN IN RED POPPED UP ON THE DASH. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD SEEN THIS, SO I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND KEPT FLASHING. I TOOK THE MANUEL OUT TO SEE WHAT THIS WAS AND IT WAS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK. WELL I FIGURED OK I WILL READ MORE ABOUT IT AFTER I HAD DINNER WITH MY KIDS. I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT AFTER DINNER SO I GET IN MY CAR JUST LIKE NORMAL AND THEN I SEE THE RED SIGN STILL. WENT HOME AND THE LIGHT IS STILL ON. I HAD BEEN SEARCHING FOR THIS ONLINE AND I HAVE SEEN SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW SINCE IT'S WHAT I USE TO TAKE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AND PICK THEM UP. I JUST HOPE THE DEALER CAN FIX THIS SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN IT. IT NEVER EVEN WENT FROM YELLOW TO RED IT WAS JUST RED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983263May 3, 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 PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE ON MAY 2, 2017 STATING THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983283May 3, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. 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
#10983070May 2, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE PARTS HAD NOT BEEN AVAILABLE SINCE 2016. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A WAITING LIST FOR THE PARTS TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED IN MARCH OF 2017. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL AS OF YET DUE TO THE PARTS STILL NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981334April 28, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. AFTER BEING NOTIFIED BY BMW THAT MY CAR WAS BEING RECALLED FOR DANGEROUS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENTS I HAVE BEEN TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR OR LET MY LOVE ONES RIDE AS PASSENGERS. I HAVE BEEN DENIED USE OF MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT WHILE WAITING FOR THE REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS FOR YEARS. I DESERVE COMPENSATION FROM BMW AND TAKATA AS DO ALL OTHER OWNERS WHO PURCHASED THEIR VEHICLES IN GOOD FAITH AND HAVE WAITED PATIENTLY FOR THIS HORRIBLE SITUATION TO BE RECTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981357April 28, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OPENED THE DOOR AND PUT KEY IN, EVERY THING LOOKSED GOOD. BUT I PUSHED START BUTTON, IT COULD NOT START. THEN ALL POWER WENT DOWN: NO LOCK/UNLOCK, NO RADIO, NO LIGHT. YET AFTER SOME TIME, THE POWER WENT BACK AND I COULD START. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. I FOUND MANY 2007 BMW 328I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT'S RELATED TO THE B+ WIRE CONTACT ISSUE. BMW HAS A RECALL FOR THAT ISSUE: THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS E90 WONT START - SI B61 08 11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972187April 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED RECALL NO. 16V-071 FROM BMW IN MARCH 2016. IT HAS NOW BEEN 13 MONTHS AND BMW HAS NOT RECALLED THE CAR AND REPAIRED THE AIRBAGS. ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA "TAKATA RECALL EXPANSION: WHAT CONSUMERS NEED TO KNOW", SINCE I LIVE IN ZONE A AND THE CAR IS OLDER THAN 2011 THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE OCCURRED BY NOW. I'M FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST BMW FOR NOT RECALLING AND REPAIRING MY 2007 BMW 328I AS IT LEAVES ME AND MY PASSENGERS AT RISK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971226April 7, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OUT OF NO WHERE THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO START UP ANY MORE. IT WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY BUT IT WASN'T. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT COULDN'T START. I CHECKED ONLINE AND THEN I NOTICED THAT THERE'S BEEN A RECALL FOR 3 SERIES BMW DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND I NOTICED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE IN MY SHOES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969364March 29, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 328I. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959944March 10, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955129February 16, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PLASTIC INSULATION HAS CRACKED AND PEELED ON ALL WIRING INSIDE MY FRONT HEADLIGHT HOUSINGS. EXPOSED WIRING CREATES A POTENTIAL SHORT CIRCUIT AND FIRE HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955160February 16, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. 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
#10954352February 13, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
SINCE I GOT THIS CAR MY OIL WAS LEAKING. I HAD TO REPLACE THE VAL COVER. I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW MUCH THAT COST ME. MY STEERING LOCK MODULE WAS REPLACED AND IT COST ME 1,181.07. I HAD MY BELT TENSIONER REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS BENT. IT COST ME $327.04. THIS WAS DONE 3/6/2015. A RECALL ON SRS AIR BAG. I STILL HAVE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. BMW RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE OF EXHAUST LIFTERS AND ROLLER DRAG LEVERS WITH UPDATED UNIT TO ELIMINATE TICKING NOISE AT IDLE WHICH WILL COST ME 1,466.40. I NEED TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR, BELT, BATTERY AND THE CAR WON'T START. I FIXED THE BATTERY PROBLEM AND AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND PARKED THE CAR WOULD NOT START. MY BATTERY CONNECTION NEED TO BE REPLACE. COMMON ISSUE WITH ALL BMW. I WILL SPEND ABOUT 1,518.7 TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10950156February 7, 2017
STEERING
DURING NORMAL CRUISE, THE YELLOW STEERING LOCK APPEARED RANDOMLY ONCE....PULLING IN TO THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOME THE STEERING LOCKED IN A FIX POSITION. I WAS GOING LESS THAN 5 MPH, MAINTAIN CONTROL BUT ALMOST IMPACTED MY HOME. IN DOING RESEARCH ON THIS FAULT, THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE RANDOM RESULTS OF STEERING WHEEL LOCK ON BMW VEHICLES. I BELIEVE THAT IF I WAS NOT BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS CAR, IT COULD HAVE HAD VERY NEGATIVE RESULTS ( IF MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING-AND COULD HAVE CAUSE INJURY TO OTHERS OR PROPERTY). BMW NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THESE FAULTS THAT HAVE THE POTENCIAL TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION, AND WHEN NOT IN MOTION THE RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF CHARGES THE COMPANY WANTS TO PASS TO CONSUMERS FOR A POTENTIAL FAULTY DESIGN OR QUALITY DEFICIENCY THAT CAN CAUSE INJURY OR WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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