BMW 328i Complaints

2,583 consumer complaints on file.

#10433514October 29, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILURE: FRONT DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS FAILED DISALLOWING EXIT FROM ALL DOORS EXCEPT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR. PASSENGERS COULD ONLY EXIT THE VEHICLE BY CRAWLING OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR. THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND BOTH REAR DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED BY USING THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR DOORHANDLES. FURTHERMORE, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DISALLOWED ANY UNLOCKING OF THESE THREE DOORS AS WELL. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DURING THIS DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILURE. DURING THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT, TWO PEOPLE WERE IN THE CAR. THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT HAVING DOORS WHICH CAN OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR COULD PROVE DEADLY IN AN ACCIDENT. A LETTER WAS WRITTEN TO BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC BY THE OWNER OF THIS CAR IN THIS REPORT AND THEIR RESPONSE ON OCTOBER 7TH, 2011 WAS, "WE HAVE NO RESPONSE." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432528October 24, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED; WHENEVER SHE UNLOCKED THE DOORS THE LATCH ON THE FRONT DRIVERS AND FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED SHE NEEDED ALL FOUR ACTUATORS TO FUNCTION IN ORDER FOR THE LOCKS TO WORK PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE REPAIR COST WAS $1200 AT HER EXPENSE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432602October 24, 2011
STEERING
THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILED WHICH REQUIRED BMW TO REPLACE THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN AT $1,252.92!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432477October 23, 2011
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THE CAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY DESPITE THE OWNER'S MANUAL SAYING THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I THOUGHT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE LIGHT, UNTIL I TRIED TO START MY CAR ONE MORNING. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, AND I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED. IT APPEARS TO BE A COMPLEX PROBLEM AS BMW DEALER MECHANICS CAN ONLY TELL ME THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY WILL NOT TELL ME WHY IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. ESTIMATES FOR REPAIR HAVE BEEN BETWEEN $1300 AND $1800 DEPENDING ON THE DEALER. I UNDERSTAND THAT CARS BREAK DOWN BUT, AFTER VISITING BMW FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, IT IS PLAIN TO SEE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT BMW REFUSES TO FIX. ONE POSTING DID INDICATE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION, BUT, IN MY CASE, THE CAR WAS PARKED. THIS DEFECT DOES POSE TO CAR OWNERS A GREAT INCONVENIENCE WITH POSSIBLE UNSAFE CONSEQUENCES DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE CAR OWNER GETTING STRANDED. FURTHERMORE, ONCE STRANDED, THE OWNER HAS LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO GET IT TOWED MOST LIKELY TO A BMW DEALERSHIP AND PAY THE LARGE REPAIR BILL. (I TRIED AN INDY BMW SPECIALIST FIRST. HE COULD NOT FIX IT OR EVEN DETERMINE WHY IT WAS OCCURRING.) I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN THE HOPE THAT ANY SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA WILL REVEAL THAT BMW HAS LET A KNOWN DEFECT PERSIST. ONCE THAT IS DISCOVERED, BMW SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THE DEFECT AND REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR A COSTLY REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432510October 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK. MANUAL KEY WILL WORK IN THE DRIVE SIDE DOOR OUTSIDE ONLY. OTHER 3 DOORS WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL. THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IS TO CLIMB THRU THE WINDOW OR CLIMB OUT OF THE DRIVER DOOR. DRIVER HAS TO CLIMB OUT OF WINDOW AND USE MANUAL KEY TO OPEN DOOR. MANY POST ONLINE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WILL HAVE IT FIXED, HOWEVER, THE COSTS ARE VERY HIGH; THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! IF CAR IS WRECKED OR ON FIRE, RESCUE WOULD NOT LIKELY BE ABLE TO HELP DRIVER OR PASSENGER TIMELY. RECALL IS NEEDED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430501October 17, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK (WITH BOTH THE REMOTE ENTRY AND THE DOOR LOCK SWITCH LOCATED IN THE CAR) WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR USING THE MANUAL KEY TURN. THIS WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS, UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429203October 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN
MY 382I WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE NOR FORWARD. THE BMW RICHMOND VA. ASKED FOR $2,695.56. TO REPAIR MY TRANSMISSION. I ORDER A USED TRANSMISSION FROM LKQ AFTERMARKET BY KEYSTONE BRING TO COST TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AT BMW RICHMOND VA, TO $1,065..THE BMW DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY DAMAGED THE CAR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING A OIL LEAK..THEY DIDN'T TELL ME THAT THERE'S NO OIL IN MY CAR, BUT I CHECKED ANYWAY DO TO THE FACT I LIVE IN BROOKLYN NY AND HAD A LONG DRIVE..WHEN I PUT THE OIL IN THE CAR THE CAR SMOKED VERY BADLY AND I HAD TOWED BACK TO THE BMW RICHMOND DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME ANOTHER $693.29 TO FIX THE PROBLEM.I FOUND OUT THAT BMW RICHMOND VA. NEVER REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION. ALSO THE CLAMPS THAT HOLD THE COOLING FAN WAS MISSING AND I WAS TOLD TO PAY THEM $475.00, TO REPLACE IT OR THE COOLING FAN WOULD JUMP INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING DEATH OR INJURY TO ME OR ANYONE AROUND THE CAR.I AM IN COURT ABOUT THIS SERIOUS SITUATION THEY PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429030October 7, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED A 2009 BMW 238I. I TOOK IT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE ON 30 SEPT 11. I DROPPED IT OFF, GOT A LOANER, AND WENT TO WORK. BEFORE I DROPPED IT OFF THAT MORNING THE CAR RAN GREAT, IT HAD NO TICKING, NO ENGINE LIGHTS NOR LOSS OF POWER. I HADN'T HEARD FROM BMW SO I CALLED THEM, THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD TALKED TO BMW NA AND I NEED TO AGREE TO THEM REMOVING MY VALVE COVER, AT MY EXPENSE $700. I SAID THAT I ONLY WANTED AN OIL CHANGE. HE TOLD ME THEY TERMINATED MY WARRANTY. MY WARRANTY WAS FOR 4YR/50,000 MILES, IT HAD NOT EXPIRED. I WAS VERY UPSET AND MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO CALL BMW NA AND THE SUPERVISOR TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO WITH WHAT THE SERVICE CENTER SAID AND THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE TO TALK TO. DISAPPOINTED, I PICKED MY CAR UP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR MADE SOME LOUD TICKING NOISES AND THE CAR SEEMED TO BE EXPERIENCING SOME POWER LOSS, IN THE MIST OF HIGH TRAFFIC. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE WHEN IT STARTED AND I IMMEDIATELY GOT OVER TO GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY. AND AS I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF (NO POWER), I BARELY MADE IT OFF THE ROAD. IT JUST SHUT OFF! I HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW. THAT WEEKEND THE CAR CRANKED UP AND IT SEEMED TO BE NOTHING WRONG. I TOOK IT AROUND THE BLOCK TO SEE IF IT WAS OKAY. THE TICKING RETURNED AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN AND I HAD TO COAST IT OFF THE ROAD ONTO CHURCH GROUNDS AND CALL A TOW TRUCK AGAIN. AND NOW IT WILL NOT CRANK AT ALL. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR AND I HAVE TO RENT A CAR. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL RECALLS, FOR EXAMPLE: BMW HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL AND VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS AND SAFETY RECALLS AND TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAFETY AND HOW BMW TERMINATES A LOT OF PEOPLE'S WARRANTIES PRIOR TO THEIR EXPIRATION DATE. BMW SEEMS TO BE PUTTING ALL OF OUR LIVES AT RISK AND TERMINATING WARRANTIES AT WILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428886October 6, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
1.) VEHICLE HAD VERY ROUGH IDLE WHILE IDLING IN NEUTRAL AT STOP LIGHT (0 MPH). TACHOMETER WAS FLUCTUATING RAPIDLY BETWEEN 500 AND 900 RPM AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO DEALERSHIP, WHO FOUND NO FAULT CODES AND MADE NO REPAIRS. VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY AFTERWARDS. ODOMETER APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES. 2.) VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IDLING IN NEUTRAL AT A STOP LIGHT (0 MPH). ENGINE DIED WITH NO SHUDDER OR ANY ABNORMAL NOISES. VEHICLE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AND DROVE NORMALLY AFTERWARDS. ODOMETER APPROXIMATELY 800 MILES. 3.) VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WHILE IDLING IN NEUTRAL AT A STOP LIGHT (0 MPH). AGAIN, IT RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AND DROVE NORMALLY AFTERWARDS. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, WHO FOUND NO FAULT CODES AND MADE NO REPAIRS. ODOMETER APPROXIMATELY 1500 MILES. 4.) VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH IN 2ND GEAR WHILE THE ENGINE WAS COLD. RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AND DROVE NORMALLY AFTERWARDS. AGAIN, BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, WHO FOUND NO FAULT CODES AND MADE NO REPAIRS. ODOMETER APPROXIMATELY 2050 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428889October 6, 2011
STEERING
VEHICLE DRIVES TO THE RIGHT WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS POSITIONED IN THE CENTER POSITION. STRAIGHT-LINE DRIVING POSITION IS SEVERAL DEGREES TO THE LEFT. PULL TO THE RIGHT WAS AMPLIFIED WITH SPEED; HIGHWAY DRIVING WAS VERY NOTICEABLE. DEALER PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT AT 1600 MILES AND FOUND REAR CAMBER, REAR TOE, AND FRONT LEFT TOE OUT OF SPEC. IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS THE PROBLEM REMAINED. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AT 2200 MILES FOR ANOTHER ALIGNMENT. VEHICLE STILL HAS SLIGHT PULL TO THE RIGHT BUT THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINS OFF-CENTER. AGAIN, STRAIGHT-LINE DRIVING POSITION IS SEVERAL DEGREES TO THE LEFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428304October 3, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYLESS ENTRY FUNCTION FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AFFECTED THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER DOORS DISALLOWING HIM TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ACTUATOR AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427632September 27, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 328I. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V223000 (AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW), BUT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424665September 11, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB. ONLY WAY TO ENTER WAS WITH THE KEY INTO THE DRIVERS DOOR. THE OTHER DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE, BOTH BY USING THE HANDLE AND THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DASH. APPARENTLY, THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS ARE DRAWING MORE CURRENT FLOW AND BURNING THE 15A FUSE INSTALLED. A BMW SB SAYS TO REPLACE WITH A 20A FUSE, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THIS CREATES AN UNSAFE CONDITION, IN THAT NO PASSENGER(S) CAN EXIT THE VEHICLE, AND NOBODY, SUCH AS EMERGENCY PERSONNEL, CAN ENTER FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE FUSE ISN'T THE ANSWER, BMW KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD DEAL WITH IT IN A MANNER THAT PROMOTES SAFETY OF PASSENGERS, NOT PROFITS FOR THE DEALERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424207September 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY DOORS HAVE LOCKED AND WILL NOT UNLOCK WITHOUT A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I HAVE TO USE THE INTERNAL KEY FROM THE KEY FOB TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER DOOR BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO UNLOCK ANY OF THE OTHER DOORS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THE OTHER DOORS WILL NOT EVEN UNLOCK FROM INSIDE THE CAR. ALSO IF YOU PLAN ON HAVING ANY PASSENGERS THEY ALL HAVE TO GET IN THROUGH THE DRIVER DOOR, IF IN AN ACCIDENT THEY HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE DRIVER DOOR, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND WAS EXPENSIVE TO FIX! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423131September 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, AIR BAGS
THROUGH OUT THE PAST MONTH I HAVE HAD MY CAR TOWED THREE TIMES WITH FIVE OCCURRENCES OF THE CAR NOT CRANKING AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTTING DOWN LEAVING ME STRANDED. OVER THE PAST YEAR THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH FOR LESS THAN 5-10 MINUTES AT THE TIME. THE FIRST INSTANCE IT WAS TOWED BMW OF MOBILE REPLACED THE BATTERY AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF TROUBLE SHOOTING EVEN THOUGH I HAD OUR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT CHECK THE BATTERY TO BE SURE THAT WAS NOT THE ISSUE. THEY CHARGED ME OVER FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THIS BATTERY. TWO DAYS AFTER THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED I HAD IT TOWED AGAIN TO BMW OF MOBILE BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK AGAIN AND THE LIGHTS ETC. WOULD COME ON. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR OVER 5 DAYS RUNNING TEST THEN STATED THAT "NOTHING WAS WRONG." I TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD IT TOWED IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. TWO DAYS LATER IT WOULD NOT CRANK AGAIN WHEN MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I WERE AT A LATE LOCAL HIGHSCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME. THIS TIME THEY SAID THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL WIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING THE PROBLEM CAUSING SOMETHING TO MELT NEAR THE FUSE PANEL($1,200) TO REPLACE). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419875August 17, 2011
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 328. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR SUB FRAME WAS SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A MAINTENANCE CHECK WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MOUNT FOR THE REAR WHEELS HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE REAR AXLE AND SUB FRAME. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS WON IN JUNE OF 2009 AND THAT THE TIME FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO MAKE THE REPAIR HAS ELAPSED. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE REAR WHEELS HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 190,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419747August 16, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:TANK VALVE/GAUGE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
I HAVE AN 2007 328I BMW WHICH STALLED AND CUTOFF ON 3 OCCASION WITHIN 4 YEARS. THEY REPLACED AS PER TECH THE FUEL INJECTION TWICE WITHIN 2 YEARS AND NOW THE CAR IS PARKED MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND CUTOFF AGAIN LAST 2 WEEKS. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418444August 10, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY WIFE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR ON OUR 2007 BMW 328I. THE DOOR LOCKS SEEM TO BE STUCK WITH NO WAY TO OPEN THEM EXCEPT THE DRIVERS DOOR WHICH WILL STILL OPEN WITH TWO PULLS ON THE DOOR RELEASE LATCH. ALL OTHER DOORS AND THE FUEL FILLER DOOR ARE STUCK CLOSED. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS EVERYONE HAS TO EXIT THROUGH THE DRIVERS DOOR OR THROUGH THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS. OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON WITH THESE CARS. SHOULD BE RECALLED AND HAVE A FIX WHICH MAKES THE DOORS OPEN EVEN WITH AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417081August 4, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2007 BMW 328I KEY FOB NO LONGER LOCKS/UNLOCKS ALL DOORS. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN TWICE ALREADY. IF THERE WERE AN ACCIDENT OR IF PASSENGERS WERE IN THE CAR, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO OUT OF THE CAR THROUGH THE CAR WINDOWS. ONLY THE MANUAL KEY OPENS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416414July 31, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK EITHER WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL OR THE INSIDE DOOR LOCK BUTTON (CENTRAL LOCKING SYSTEM). DOORS EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN EVEN USING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES. THE DRIVERS DOOR HAD TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE USING THE KEY. MY WIFE AND I WERE LOCKED IN THE CAR IN TEMPERATURES EXCEEDING 100 DEGREES. WE DID NOT EVEN REALIZE THE LOCKS DID NOT WORK UNTIL WE RETURNED HOME FROM A BRIEF TRIP. HAD WE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE GAS FILLER DOOR IS LINKED TO THE DOOR LOCKS AND WOULD ALSO NOT OPEN. IT SEEMED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS ARE ONLY ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED WITH NO MANUAL LINKAGE SINCE LIFTING THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR DID NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR. AFTER FINALLY GETTING OUT OF THE CAR I DID SOME QUICK RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THE FUSE HAD BLOWN SO I REPLACED THE FUSE BUT I AM SURE IT WILL FAIL AGAIN. CANNOT TRUST THE CAR NOW SO WILL BE GETTING RID OF IT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DESIGN WHEN THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE WHEN THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to BMW 328i