I was driving down a residential street with cars parked on both sides. My car stopped very suddenly because the passenger side front tire was pierced and flattened by something on the road. Almost simultaneously the car began to oscillate or jolt from side to side and hit a car parked on my driver-??s side very hard and then oscillated back to a parallel position. This is a known problem on the i4 edrive community website. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- Santa Monica, CA, USA

This is an electric vehicle. The affected part is called a heat changeover value - this value controls the coolant that is used by the car to keep the drive battery cool. The valves have a problem with leaks and when they leak, the car should not be driven out of safety concern. The main battery could overheat causing a fire/explosion. My vehicle experienced this issue and was undrivable for approx. 30 days. There are several Facebook and Reddit groups reporting this problem from all over the world. While my vehicle was at the dealer for the repair, this dealer had another vehicle like mine with the same issue along with another BMW electric vehicle, different model, same issue. From what I understand the parts are being replaced but not with a redesigned part. This also seems to be impacting more than just 2023 vehicle model years.

- Elk Grove Village, IL, USA

Wireless CarPlay is not operating correctly and proving to be a hazard in driving. Often times, the GPS will randomly shift the -??location of the car-??, making it unsafe to drive because it is off by several miles, and a distraction because the screen moves with the location ping. I-??ve reported this to apple and BMW several times over the last few months since January. Attached are just three of several instances in which this has happened (and I had a friend who was able to screenshot these).

- Dallas, TX, USA

When using navigation with CarPlay the position can become incorrect. This happens inconsistently but when it happens can happen suddenly. It is distracting as the navigation keeps re-routing and this often makes the map rotate in the big central display. It can also disorient the driver if they are driving in an area which is not familiar to them.

- Bellevue, WA, USA

Our BMW i4 is equipped with wireless Apple CarPlay. CarPlay gets its geo-location (ie, GPS) data from the car. Since CarPlay is also an extension of your iPhone, the phone also is getting its GPS data from the car. In some situations, the car sends the wrong GPS data to CarPlay, and then all the mapping applications in CarPlay (and on your phone) have the wrong location. When this happens, the car is shown way off course, and the navigation app starts giving you rerouting instructions to get you back on course. Of course, these instruction are nonsensical and the locations are sometimes comical -- we live near a body of water, and the car is often shown driving through the water. This can only be corrected by rebooting the cars iDrive system or by disconnecting your phone completely from the car. This is a safety issue for two reasons. First the car gives you erroneous navigation instructions which can confuse you and potentially lead to an accident. But more importantly, the car is giving your phone the incorrect geo-location. This means that when you look at any map on your phone it shows you in the wrong the location. Modern iPhones have an SOS feature. If your car crashes, it will call 911 and relay your location. However, it will send the *wrong* location because it only knows what the car is telling it. This problem has been seen in several different BMW models; most often with cars that have iDrive 8. Based on BMW owner community forums, BMW dealers were made aware of the problem as long ago as June 2022. BMW USA has acknowledged the problem, and if pressed will say "we are working on a resolution" but refuse to give a timeframe for a fix. In the meantime, they say "don't use CarPlay maps". But of course that doesn't address the phone GPS / SOS issue.

- Corona Del Mar, CA, USA

The on-board GPS sends incorrect information to Apple CarPlay devices, including both location and dead reckoning. This means that any application on the phone--including SOS and 911 calls-?"sends inaccurate location information when this is occurring. It is intermittent but acknowledged by BMW as an issue. Since CarPlay specifications for wireless CarPlay note that all GNSS information comes from the car to the phone, this is 100% a BMW issue (although they point to Apple). There are reports this happens with Android Auto, as well. There are also reports of this impacting the location BMW thinks the car has, including the My BMW app, which may also impact BMW's emergency services (untested by me for obvious reasons).

- Longmont, CO, USA