BMW 435i Complaints

49 consumer complaints on file.

#10817636January 4, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
10/15/2015 CAR SERVICED FOR RECALL - FUEL PUMP ISSUE 10/23/2015 - WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. I PUSHED DOWN MY CLUTCH (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) AND WAS ABLE TO ROLL ONTO THE LEFT SHOULDER. HAD TO BE TOWED TO NEAREST BMW DEALER. CAR "REPAIRED" AND I PICKED IT UP ONE WEEK LATER. 11/4/2015 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH CAR ENGINE AGAIN SUDDENLY STOPPED AND I COASTED ONTO RIGHT SHOULDER. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER. BROUGHT CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER ADVISED PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED WITH FUEL SYSTEM AND REPAIRED. 12/16/2015 WHILE DRIVING IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC CAR OVERHEATED AND I HAD TO PULL OFF HIGHWAY. MESSAGE ON MY SCREEN ADVISED TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. I IGNORDED THAT AND WAITED FOR ENGINE TO COOL AND TRAFFIC TO FLOW. I THEN RESTARTED CAR AND MADE IT BACK HOME. CAR WENT IN FOR REPAIR NEXT DAY. DEALER ADVISED PROBLEM WAS SOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807997December 2, 2015
AIR BAGS
I WAS TRAVELING WEST ON SC 153 ,UNIT 2 WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON I85 EXIT RAMP.DRIVER UNIT 2 FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY PROCEEDINGS ACROSS SC 153,CAUSING HIS F-250 2002 .CAUSING THE FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE TO STRIKE THE LEFT SIDE OF ME. RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A GAS STATION. MY SIDE AIRBAGS CAME BUT MY FRONT AIRBAGS DIDN'T COME . MY SIDE MIRROR FLEW IN AND HIT MY SON IN THE HEAD. IF MY AIRBAG WOULD HAVE CAME SON WOULDN'T GOT HIT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10764594September 17, 2015
ENGINE
THE ENGINE VEHICLE POWER DIED DOWN WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD , THIS OCCURS 4 TO 5 TIMES WITHIN 20 MINUTES TIME DURATION, I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON FOR 4 SEPARATE TIMES WITHIN 20 MINUTES DURATION ,AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE CARS FROM BEHIND THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WAS NOT WORKING ,FOR OVER 5 MINUTES I WAS TRYING TO ADJUST THE MIRROR THROUGH THE CONTROLS BUT MIRROR WAS NOT RESPONDING AND UNABLE TO DO SO, WHILE I WAS MERGING THE FREEWAY, I CANNOT SEE THE TRUCK BEHIND ME WHILE MERGING THE BUSY FREEWAY, AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE TRUCK. ROSEVILLE BMW WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE AND THEY WANT ME TO TAKE BACK THE CAR TO DRIVE. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AGAIN, I'M REQUESTING A NEW SAFE WORKING CAR , ROSEVILLE, CA BMW REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANOTHER VEHICLE AS REPLACEMENT FOR THIS DEFECTIVE CAR.AND NOW, THIS PROBLEM IS BEING REPORTED TO BMW OF NORTH AMERICA CORPORATE OFFICE, HOPEFULLY, BMW NORTH AMERICA CORPORATE OFFICE IS TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEIR CUSTOMER NEEDS FOR SAFETY ON THE ROADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731286June 30, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 BMW 435X (NA). WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD HYDRO LOCK FROM WATER ENTERING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730550June 26, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
ON TWO OCCASIONS, JANUARY 2015 AND MAY 2015 MY 435I STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER. THE FIRST TIME I WAS CROSSING A VERY BUSY 3 LANE NORTHBOUND ROAD TO GET TO THE LEFT TURN LANE WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR JUST STOPPED. THEY WAS NO ENGINE LIGHT ON DASH. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT HIT AS I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRAKE, TO INDICATE TO DRIVERS BEHIND ME THAT I WAS SLOWING DOWN. THE LIGHTS, CHASSIS STABILIZATION AND DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION CAME ON THE DASH. TWO PRETTY SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, A POLICE OFFICER GOT THE CAR STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT ANOTHER MILE BEFORE AGAIN IT JUST STOPPED. WARNINGS ABOUT THE FUEL INJECTION AND ENGINE OVERHEAT CAME ON IN ADDITION TO DRIVETRAIN AND CHASSIS STABILIZATION. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL BMW DEALER WHOSAID THEY NEEDED TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. AFTER THIS I DROVE THE CAR FOR ANOTHER 3 MONTHS AND 2,000 MILES WHEN IT HAPPEN AGAIN. I BOARDED A CAR FERRY AFTER DRIVING 100 MILES ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. WHEN I STATED THE CAR TODISEMBARK, IT SHUT DOWN AND ALL 4 WARNINGS ALL CAME UP AT ONCE. I GOT IT STARTED AND GOT OFF THE FERRY WHEN IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN. ALL I COULD THINK OF WAS HOW LUCKY I WAS IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE WAS DURING AT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. AGAIN TOWED TO BMW WHO TOLD ME AGAIN THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND A FAN CHANGED. I DON'T BELIEVE THEM. THERE ARE RECALLS ON CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS FOR FAULTY PLATING ON THE FUEL PUMP. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. I AM AFRAID OF IT STOPPING NOT ONLY ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY BUT ANY ROADWAY AND BEING HIT FROM BEHIND AS THERE IS NO BRAKING TO INDICATE TO DRIVERS BEHIND YOU THAT YOU ARE STOPPING. ONCE IT SHUTS DOWN YOU CAN'T START IT. SO YOU ARE STUCK WHEREVER YOU ARE. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726582June 22, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW 435I. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER, THE WATER SEEPED INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSED IT TO STALL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART, BUT WAS NOT TOWED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724404June 9, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 BMW 435I. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692057March 4, 2015
ENGINE
THERE IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW ON THE BMW 435I 2014 TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE WHERE THERE IS RAIN. I WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF MY COMPANY AND THERE WAS A PUDDLE FROM THE RAN MAYBE 5-6" (NOT ENOUGH TO PENETRATE THE DOORS AND WET THE INSIDE) . I DROVE THROUGH THE PUDDLE AND THE ENGINE HYDROLOCKED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE CAR IS LOW TO THE GROUND AND THAT THE AIR INTAKE IS ON THE FRONT GRILL AT THE BOTTOM. WITH THIS CAR BEING LOW, HOW CAN ANYONE DRIVE IN RAIN IN AN AREA WHERE WATER ACCUMULATES? I WAS NEVER WARNED OR INFORMED OF THIS SITUATION. I HAVE WORKED AT MY COMPANY FOR 16 YEARS AND HAVE HAD OVER 6 CARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO WORRY ABOUT ANY PUDDLE AT THE DRIVEWAY OF MY BUSINESS. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621105August 9, 2014
ENGINE
ON 7/9/14, I BACKED OUR NEW 435I UP TO OUR GARAGE (OUTSIDE FOR THE NIGHT). THE GARAGE DOOR WAS OPEN, AND THE WARNING SYSTEM LET ME KNOW THAT I WAS CLOSE TO OUR LAWNMOWER. ONCE I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH, I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE CAR, AND IMMEDIATELY THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO FULL SPEED. I WAS ALREADY ON THE FOOT BREAK, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND. OUR DRIVEWAY IS CONCRETE AND QUITE SLICK. THE REAR TIRE SPUN UNCONTROLLABLY, CREATED A CLOUD OF SMOKE, AND LEFT A PILE OF TIRE DEBRIS BEHIND THE VEHICLE. I HIT THE KILL SWITCH AND REFUSED TO DRIVE THE CAR FURTHER. IT IS NOW 8/9/14 AND WE STILL DON'T HAVE A RESOLUTION. WE WROTE A LARGE CHECK AS A DOWN PAYMENT FOR THE CAR AND ARE MAKING PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE WE DO NOT POSSESS. I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WOULD BE INSPECTED BY AN ENGINEER, AND THAT THE REPORT WOULD TAKE TWO DAYS TO COMPLETE. AFTER THAT, THE ENGINEERING TEAM HAS 10 DAYS TO REVIEW THE RESULTS. SUBSEQUENTLY, BMW (CORPORATE IN NJ) HAS ASKED FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO WEEKS FOR EVALUATION. I ASKED FOR ANY RESULTS, BUT WAS TOLD NO INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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