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vehicle caught on fire while no one was driving and the engine was not on. It was parked for approximately 45 minutes. The fire started at the front under the hood. It destroyed melted the engine parts
My car is suffering from recall 19V472000 for my bmw 328i. My car horn dash lights windshield wipers and all my electric functioning in this aspect have continued to go on and off causing me to almost wreck numerous times as well as causing others to wreck into my car. Yet my vin is not included in this recall when I type in my vin. My car type year and model is however. I have another recall just fixed by bmw for the blower motor wiring and one supposedly waiting on a remedy. Bmw you need to vin to this recall list and stop hiding that you screwed so many. We pay for luxury cars for a reason-?? not so they stall out, catch fire whether on or off, or the entire electric system fails. The problems started around 108k.This had put my family and granddaughter at risk.
Car doesn-??t hold a battery Wants to start 2% of the time Engine shook the pulley off so have troubles steering It-??s under recall for a few things I would love a new car from bmw because this one is a nightmare the bmw tech advised me not to drive it so have been carless all year pretty much
Consistent steam coming through hood of vehicle. Electrical panel indicators. Vehicle has been serviced regularly and sent to BMW Mountain View for recall repairs.
The contact owns a 2009 BMW 328i. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer to be repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V676000 (Electrical System) however, upon picking up the vehicle and driving 25 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated and the vehicle started making abnormal beeping sounds. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who informed the contact that he needed to purchase the parts to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The contact stated that the beeping sounds would stop and the air bag warning light turned off whenever he buckled the front passenger seat belt. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 95,911.
- Floyd, VA, USA
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My car is losing power and the instrument panel tends to flicker on and off at times. I had to replace the battery cables, due to water entering the battery compartment and corroded the cables. Once that was repaired it was determined that the the positive battery cable at the front power distribution box may be damaged by vehicle vibrations or something which cause no power going to the distribution box. I repaired the issues with the battery cables and the water collecting in the battery compartment. Now the problem I outlined above with the power not reaching the the front distribution box is now being worked on. I reached out to BMW and was told that my specific vin # was not impacted. However, it's hard to tell based on the description of the problem as outlined in the recall 13V-044. At this time I can't find the copy of the repair bill, however, the repairs were completed at Motorsports gmbh, 101 Park Ave, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071 approximately $2,000
Vehicle needs an airbag replacement, and two electrical components fixed. One of those electrical components may lead to the car overheating which is extremely dangerous and a fire hazard. I have called the BMW roseville, ca dealership multiple times and they do not answer. I am concerned because I commute for work and I also drive around my pregnant wife and my 5 year old daughter.
The battery connections in the rear compartment have completely corroded. My mechanic has told me this is a common issue with many BMW series not just the 3 series. Water seepage appears to be a specific problem with failures to rubber gaskets in the trunk/rear lights in this convertible. The repair is $2,000 as the entire cable system must be replaced to the engine an 11 hour job. This is a well known issue but not acceptable from a car that has been garaged its entire life. This should be investigated as many consumers are paying an enormous bill due to bad design, workmanship and engineering. The dx occurred after much investigation and the inability to start the car for 2 weeks after $300 worth of repairs (new battery, starter, relay switch) the mechanic told me that we were lucky there was not a fire as the both main cables were arcing at the connection point.
The contact owns a 2009 BMW 328I. While driving 68 mph, the vehicle stalled and the "malfunction in drive" and "malfunction in transmission" warning messages displayed. The contact was able to coast the vehcle onto the road shoulder and applied the parking brake to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was restarted, but continued to stall. The contact's family member replaced the alternator and battery, but the failure continued. The contact was able to drive the vehicle home. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 13V044000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000.
My situation is power supply related, my headlights and part of my cluster display cash board began flickering, making an electrical noise and with the switch on off possition the lights did not want to tuirno off. I notice this on around June of 2018, I was driving on my way home from eating pizza, smell something like burn plastic, I asked my wife do you smell something like burn rubber", she said yes but were is it coming from", I paid not much mind to this later when I got home I smelled it again, lfelt the car some what hot but the samel was not strong so I paid no min, after a few weeks I had to change a water hose then another water hose, the when I tuern the car off the lights on the car and the triangle hazard light did not want to turn off even with the light switch on the of possition. My 2009 328I BMW was left at the autorized BMW service center in guaynabo, P.R. on the 18th of augost 2018 and is still at this service station but always come with an excuse to what the problem is, I know its recall related because its an electrical situation but the advisor at the servicice center always says its not recall related, at first they said they fixed the light probnlem but the noise continiued and that the noise came from the radios amplifier, then they said it came from tyhe cars fuse box, noe they say its the cars cas but tha this is not recall related, I told them that if this cas is the codified key entry that this should be recal;L related because its a power supply component and thats an electrical part so its recall related, they said its not related but that they have sent for the part and would be arriving on the 2ed of November of 2018 and they will inform me when the part arrives and that they are going to pay for the part and the service.
The contact owns a 2009 BMW 328I. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V676000 (electrical system). The dealer (sterling BMW, 3000 West coast hwy, newport beach, ca 92663, 949-200-8722) was contacted and confirmed that the part was not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Consumer stated problem has been repaired. Updated 01/30/19
Recall # 17V676, 17V683 it has been nearly a year and I'm still unable to make repair appointment with BMW dealer for reason of parts unavailable. My air conditioning system couldn't keep car cool enough as heat from the engine is high.
The contact owns a 2009 BMW 328. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 17V676000 (electrical system) and 17V683000 (engine and engine cooling); 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 contact did not notify a dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
The contact owns a 2009 BMW 328I. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 17V683000 (engine and engine cooling), 17V676000 (electrical system), and 13V044000(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 repair. Autogermana BMW (located at 298 avendia carlos E. chardon, san juan, puerto rico) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
The contact owns a 2009 BMW 328I. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 17V676000 (electrical system) and 17V683000 (engine and engine cooling). A dealer was not made aware of the recall. 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 contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2009 BMW 328I. The contact received recall notices for NHTSA campaign numbers: 13V044000 (electrical system), 17V676000 (electrical system), and 17V683000 (engine and engine cooling). In addition, the contact stated that various unknown warning indicators illuminated and the lighting for the instrument panel gauges flickered. An unknown BMW dealer was contacted and stated that parts were unavailable. The dealer provided a loaner vehicle from a rental facility for over two weeks. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was not available. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Consumer stated the fuse box has problems now and not available updated 11/26/18
The contact owns a 2009 BMW 328I. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V676000 (electrical system); 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. Momentum BMW (10002 southwest fwy, houston, tx 77074, (855) 645-6452) was contacted and confirmed that the part was not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Airflow meter/sensor - car sputters and struggles with air intake causing the car to stall. I was driving 45 mph and my car turned off. This happened back in 12/2017 - I took the car into the shop to fix the problem ($1300+) and the same issues are happening again. July 2018 driving 33 mph and my car stalled out.
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- Fort Worth, TX, USA