BMW 328i Complaints

2,583 consumer complaints on file.

#11066099January 31, 2018
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT OF PASSENGER SIDE LED TURNED ON. PARKING LIGHT TURNS ON AND DRIVER SEAT ALIGNMENT ON WITHOUT REASON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065392January 27, 2018
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TAMARA RECALL: RECALL ON BATTERY TERMINAL; AIR BAG; BLOWER MOTOR; HEAT VALVE: RECALL 10/27/17: NOTIFIED DEALER: NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR ANY RECALL; DON'T KNOW WHEN WILL BE AVAILABLE. WAIT YOU WILL RECEIVE INFORMATION BY MAIL WHEN AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065012January 26, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
"TAKATA RECALL" WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WE WERE STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A VEHICLE WHO THEN RAN FROM THE SCENE.THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT MY PASSENGER, JULIE COPPERSMITH LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR A FEW SECONDS FROM EITHER HITTING THE DASH OR JUST FROM THE VIOLENT MOVEMENT FORWARD. SHE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT BUT THE SHOULDER RESTRAINT FAILED AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MALFUNCTION WAS ACKNOWLEDGED ON THE CARS INFORMATION SYSTEM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11065226January 26, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 328I. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V676000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER TWO MONTHS AGO. THE DEALER (REEVES BMW TAMPA, 109 E FOWLER AVE, TAMPA, FL 33612) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD NOT RECEIVED RECALL LETTERS FOR THREE OTHER RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065341January 26, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 328I. WHENEVER THE CONTACT PLACED FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK, SHE COULD ONLY FUEL THE TANK TWO DOLLARS WORTH AT A TIME TO FILL THE TANK. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V676000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 17V683000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED BMW OF WEST HOUSTON AT (855) 627-3055 (LOCATED AT 20822 KATY FWY, KATY, TX 77449) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V676000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 17V683000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064657January 24, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V683000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 17V676000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE BMW DEALER (BMW OF PALM SPRINGS, 3865 E PALM CANYON DR, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92264, (760) 202-8951) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE SUMMER OF 2018. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064341January 23, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 328I. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V676000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); 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. ROADSHOW BMW (405 GERMANTOWN PKWY, CORDOVA, TN) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064424January 23, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
BLOWER MOTOR : THIS RECALL INVOLVES THE WIRING FOR THE SYSTEM, KNOWN AS A BLOWER-MOTOR, THAT CONTROLS AIR FLOW FOR THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. OVER TIME, THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE WIRING AND THIS SYSTEM COULD DETERIORATE AND, IN RARE CASES, COULD LEAD TO OVERHEATING. BMW HAS INSTRUCTED PEOPLE WITH THESES VEHICLES TO AVOID PARKING IN THEIR GARAGE DUE TO POTENTIAL FIRE RISKS. PCV VALVE: THIS RECALL INVOLVES AN ENGINE COMPONENT KNOWN AS THE POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PCV) VALVE HEATER. THE PCV VALVE HEATER MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PRODUCED TO SPECIFICATIONS. OVER TIME, IT COULD DETERIORATE AND, IN RARE CASES, COULD LEAD TO OVERHEATING. NOTIFICATION OF RECALL OCCURRED 10/25/2017, AS OF JANUARY 23, 2018. BMW STILL HAS NO REMEDY OR ANTICIPATED DATE FOR COMPLETING NEEDED REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064300January 22, 2018
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS HIT BY A DRIVER GOING APPROX 100MPH ON HIGHWAY 50E FROM BEHIND AND AFTER BEING SEVERALLY HIT MY TEKATA AIRBAG DAMAGED MY CHEST, HURT MY FACE, BURNED MY CLOTHES, ARMS, AND MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO BREATHE. THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED IF BMW HAD MORE AVAILABILITY TO INFORM, REPLACE AND FIX SUCH A HORRIFIC EVENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11063719January 19, 2018
STEERING
WHEEL STEERING LOCK LIGHT COMES ON. BMW IS COMPLETELY AWARE OF THIS FLAW IN THEIR CARS, BUT SINCE NHTSA HAS NOT STEPPED IN TO FORCE THEM TO FIX THIS ISSUE AS A RECALL THEY KEEP CHARGING PEOPLE FOR THE REPAIR UNDER A TSB.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063734January 19, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNT AREA UNDERNEATH THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V676000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 17V683000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). 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 (KEELER MOTOR CAR COMPANY, 1111 TROY SCHENECTADY RD, LATHAM, NY 12110) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR BOTH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V676000 AND 17V683000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063451January 18, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE THAT PROGRESSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ISSUED A RECALL FOR OTHER YEAR AND MODELS, BUT EXCLUDED THIS MODEL YEAR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063452January 18, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE 3 SERIES BMW'S WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 16V-746 FOR FUEL LEAK EVEN THOUGH THE 5 AND 7 SERIES HAVE THE SAME FUEL PUMP. MY CAR IS LEAKING GAS WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY AND OTHERS. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS ACCOUNTS ONLINE OF THE SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE 3 SERIES. A PROBLEM OF THIS MAGNITUDE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063478January 18, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 328I. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND A BURNING ODOR EMITTED THROUGH THE VENTS. ALSO, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE MUFFLER. THE CONTACT RESUMED DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V683000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063253January 17, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED. NO INJURY AS ROOF SLIDER (THIN SLIDE PANEL UNDERNEATH GLASS) WAS CLOSED. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. NO APPARENT IMPACT POINT, GLASS APPEARS TO BE EXPANDED OUTWARD (VS. INWARD).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063246January 17, 2018
AIR BAGS
I HAVEN'T RECEIVED MY DATE I CAN TAKE MY CAR FOR REPAIR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063247January 17, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BLOW MOTOR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063322January 17, 2018
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2 RECALLS: I HAVE TWO RECALLS ON MY CAR AND BMW DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION OR A POTENTIAL SOLUTION OR DATE. THEY WILL NOT SUGGEST A FIX OR REPLACE ANYTHING. THE REPORT CLAIMS HIGH RISK OF CAR SETTING ON FIRE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063397January 17, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED TWO INCIDENTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. ON JANUARY 15, 2018 IT OCCURRED AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (55 MPH) AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 95 MPH. FORCIBLE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES SLOWED THE VEHICLE AND THE ACCELERATION REVERTED TO NORMAL. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS ON JANUARY 17, 2018. THIS OCCURRED ON A SURFACE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN TO AT LEAST 90 MPH, AND UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKES, REVERTED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX 40,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK THIS CAR TO KUNI BMW IN BEAVERTON, OREGON. THEY CHECKED OUT THE CAR AND REPORTED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063064January 16, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V676000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 17V683000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). 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 (ORANGE COUNTY BMW, 101 MAHER LN, HARRIMAN, NY 10926) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-525-7417 AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL BACK. A CASE NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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