This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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There is a ebrake bracket made of plastic underneath the car but that sits above the drive train running from the front to the back parallel to the drivetrain. It's not protected by a heat shield and is only made of thin plastic. My has been replaced three times already and is already needing to be fixed again on a car with only 76k miles. The high temperatures from the exhaust melt the plastic and cause the cable to fall on to the drivetrain. It's only the matter of time before it gets caught in the drivetrain or wraps around causes an accident and serious bodily injury. I am shocked to see this is not recalled already to be replaced with a metal bracket. Mfg Part # 34406854898 34-40-6-854-898 34 40 6 854 898 34.40.6.854.898
The plastic clip supporting the emergency brake line clip failed resulting in the emergency brake line guide resting on the drive shaft. This could cause a complete failure of the emergency brake. Replacing the clip requires removal of the gas tank, exhaust and heat shield to access the clip. A BMW dealer shop did the expensive repair ($3345) and told me it was common. I-??ve read that the clip may have been redesigned. I believe this part should be properly designed and replaced in impacted cars and that the cost of the repair should be on BMW and not the consumer. The emergency brake/parking brake needs to be a reliable functioning part of the car to protect the safety of people in and around the vehicle. I do not have the broken clip for inspection, however, I attached photos. I realized I had a problem from the intermittent noise made from the emergency brake guide resting on the drive shaft. The vehicle inspection at the dealership identified the problem. A video of the inspection was made at the dealership. I attempted without success to gain some reimbursement and find out about the clip redesign from BMW USA.
I was driving at 20mph and the brakes failed at a red light and it felt that a misfire in the engine as well I didn't have other option to force my way to the side because I could push the front car and pedestrians where crossing.
Vacuum pump leaking oil into brake booster. Engine oil leaking into brake booster damaged master cylinder causing the car not to brake potentially causing a crash. We noticed the brakes not functioning correctly while driving on city streets.
I started the car and got it out of my garage. Stopped the car, engaged "park" on the electronic gear-shift lever, and activated the parking brake by pulling on the manual lever. Got out of the car without turning it off and manually closed my garage door. The car, stood still for about 45 seconds on my driveway (which has a 10 incline) while I closed my garage door. As soon as I touched the vehicle's door handle to get back in the car, the car started rolling forward. The car hit my garage door. I was still outside of the car when this happened. This was triggered by touching the car's door handle, likely due to the same mechanism that unlocks the car doors when I touch the door handle. (the vehicle has a keyless entry feature that unlocks the car when touching the handle as described above) when I got back in the car I confirmed that the car was still in the "park" mode and that the parking brake was still engaged. This incident appears to be similar to previously reported roll away BMW's. after doing some research online, it appears similar to incidents reported with BMW series 7 and X5 models. My car is currently at the BMW dealership and they are investigating the incident.
- Cincinnati, OH, USA
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1.traveling about 20-30mph on the freeway under slow traffic condition 2.the car was cruising abut 20-25mph at the point of accident. I needed to reduce speed as traffic get slower, but brake did not function properly. Pressed brake hard but the car was still rolling and rear ended the car front of me twice, because my car could not stop until hit rear end twice I strongly believe this incident related to previous NHTSA campaign number: 13V454000.
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- Richmond, VA, USA