2011 BMW 328I

BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC (BMW) IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2006-2011 323I, 325I, 325XI, 328I, 328XI, 330I, 330XI, 335I, 335XI AND M3, 2007-2011 328I XDRIVE, 335I XDRIVE AND 335IS AND 2009-2011 335D VEHICLES. THE WIRING AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS FOR THE SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS AIR FLOW FOR THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM MAY OVERHEAT. CONSEQUENCE WIRING THAT OVERHEATS COULD CAUSE THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS TO MELT, AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A FIRE, EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNATTENDED. I HAVE BEEN SMELLING BURNING RUBBER AND AT TIMES IT LOOKS AS IF THE CAR IS SMOKING. I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MATTER BUT WAS OUT ON BED REST DUE TO HIGH RISK PREGNANCY. I DID HAVE THE CAR SERVICED. PLEASE ADVISE!

I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE MECHANIC HAD SPENT OVER 5 HOURS TAKING OUR CAR APART ONCE HE FOUND THAT SOME OF THE BOLTS ON THE CAMSHAFT WERE BROKEN AND HAD FALLEN IN THE ENGINE AS FAR AS THE OIL PAN. I CALLED BMW AND THEY SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WAS AN EXTENDED RECALL ON THIS THAT THE WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF THE EXPENSES FOR THIS MAJOR REPAIR WHICH WAS OVER $5500! THEY WOULD HAVE COVERED THE REPAIR IF I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO ONE OF THEIR SERVICE CENTERS. I WOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY MY LOCAL GARAGE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO GIVE ME THE CAR IN PIECES AND HAVE IS TOWED TO BMW. I TOLD MY MECHANIC TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR AND I WOULD ATTEMPT TO FIGHT BMW. CONTACTING YOU IS MY FIRST STEP IN FIGHT BMW. I WILL ALSO LOOK INTO A CLASS ACTION THAT MAY HAVE STARTED AGAINST THEM AND JOIN IT

WHEN I GET IN MY CAR I HAVE TO USE MY KEY TO LOCK MY CAR DOORS. AS SOON AS I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION ALL MY CAR DOORS UNLOCK. I HAVE TO FIGHT WITH THE KEY AND DOUBLE TAPING ON THE LOCK BUTTON ON MY KEY SEEMS TO KEEP THE DOORS LOCKED. MY BACK WINDOW PASSENGER SIDE WON'T STAY CLOSED. I HAVE TO FIGHT WITH THE ELECTRIC WINDOW DEVICE AND HOLD THE ELECTRIC WINDOW DEVICE WHEN I CLOSE THE WINDOW. IT'S LIKE I HAVE TO BE FAST WHEN I CLOSE THE WINDOW AND HOLD THE ELECTRIC WINDOW DEVICE WHEN THE WINDOW IS UP AND CLOSED.

MY LICENSE PLATE HAS 1 SCREW THAT FITS INTO THE METAL MADE HOLES. IT IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE 2 SCREWS THAT FIT INTO THE METAL HOLES IN THE TRUNK. THE PLATE ITSELF HAS SCREWS WITH NO BACKS AND ARE STRIPPED. I DON'T WANT THE LICENSE PLATE TO RATTLE AND FALL OFF FROM FAULTY WORKMANSHIP WITH LICENSE PLATE PANEL. ALSO THE FRONT PLATE IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM THE BACK LICENSE PLATE PANEL AND THESE SCREWS LOOK STRIPPED TOO.

THE BACK DOOR PASSENGER SIDE WOOD DOOR PANEL IS OFF AND IT WAS NEVER FIXED OR REPLACED WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THIS WILL PROBABLY COST ME MONEY TO GET THE WOOD PANEL PUT BACK ON THE DOOR. THE SAME LIGHTS ALWAYS APPEAR ON MY DASH BOARD. THE INDICATOR LAMPS ARE ON: DSC IS DEACTIVATED. I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GET THIS FIXED. THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AND IT IS ILLUMINATING A YELLOW LIGHT. I MANAGED TO RESET THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT AFTER READING YOUTUBE. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND COULDN'T GET THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO TURN OFF. ALSO THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I HAVE NEW BRAKES AND A NEW OIL CHANGE. A FRIEND TOLD ME HOW TO CHECK MY OIL AND MY OIL WAS A QUART LOW. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION AND PUT IN A QUART OF SYNTHETIC BLEND MOTOR OIL. I DISCOVERED AFTER DRIVING TO WASHINGTON FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA MY CAR LEAKS FROM MY ENGINE.

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND MY 3RD TOP CENTER BRAKE LIGHT HAS NEVER WORKED. MY TIRES THE TREAD SEEMS LOW AND I SHOULD HAVE HAD NEW TIRES ON THE CAR WHEN I PURCHASED IT. THE STEERING SEEMS MORE DIFFICULT WHEN TURNING THAN IT SHOULD BE. ALSO I DIDN'T RECEIVE 2 KEYS. MY OWNERS MANUAL SAYS I SHOULD RECEIVE 2 KEYS. I ALSO HAD TO ORDER MY OWNERS MANUAL AND MY CAR DIDN'T COME WITH IT'S OWNERS MANUAL.

PURCHASED A 2011 BMW 328I USED IT CAME WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY THE FIRST ISSUE I HAD WAS IN MY FOOT WELL MODULE I CAME IN FROM WORK PARKED CAR IN DRIVE WAY WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING TO NO HEADLIGHTS TURN SIGNALS AND CAR WOULD NOT START I CONTACTED BMW BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FOOT WELL MODULE TOOK CAR IN TO GET EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT BMW REPLACED FOOT WELL MODULE SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK DROVE CAR HOME THINKING EVERYTHING WAS OK PARKED CAR WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD NO POWER SO I TOOK BATTERY TO GET TESTED AND HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY ALSO THE BATTERY TERMINAL CAUSE SAFTEY TERMINAL WENT OFF FROM THERE I REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT WAS NEEDED CAR HAS POWER BUT WILL NOT CRANK HAD IT DIAGNOSTICS SAID IT WAS RELAY REPLACED ALL THE RELAYS IN THE CAR NO START SAME ISSUE HAD THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR REPLACED STILL NO START BATTERY GOOD LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE THAT THE FRM COULD CAUSE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WHICH IS CLEARLY THE ISSUE BUT ALL PROBLEMS TO THIS POINT GOT WORSE SINCE MODULE WAS REPLACED BY BMW DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSTICS BY THEM STATING EVERYTHING WAS OK. IVE LITERALLY EXHAUSTED MY OPTIONS OF BUYING AND REPLACING PARTS AND THE PROBLEM PERSIST WHEN I CONTACTED BMW ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE FOOT WELL MODULE INSTEAD OF THEM JUST REPLACING A MODULE AND SAYING MY ELECTRICAL WAS OK WHEN IT CLEARLY WAS NOT

MY BMW DOES NOT IDLE SMOOTH , IT HESITATES LIKE IT IS CHOKING ON GAS, ITS IDLE GAUGE GOES FROM 0 TO 15 CONSTANTLY. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I HAD IT TUNES=D UP AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. IT HAS LITTLE POWER ON AND OFF. YOU HAVE TO ACCELERATE HARD TO GET IT TO GO UP HILLS AND IT IS NOT A SMOOTH SHIFT WHEN YOUR RIDING IT HARD TO GET THE IDLE UP TO PAR TO GO FASTER.

CAR RAN ROUGH AFTER 190 MILE TRIP. ON VERGE OF SHUTDOWN. DEALER DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED # 1 FUEL INJECTOR AS INTERMITTENT. REPLACED #2 WITH #1 INJECTOR & PROBLEM REMAINED. REPLACED DME CONTROL UNIT & CAR RAN FINE FOR 200 + MILES AND REVERTED TO ROUGH ENGINE & VIBRATION. INDEPENDENT SHOP DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED #1 INJECTOR WHICH WAS AGAIN REPLACED. 8 MONTHS LATER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. RETURNED TO SHOP & SUGGESTED REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF DME CONTROL UNIT. RETURNED TO BMW DEALER AS DME WAS WARRANTIED. AFTER 4 HRS OF DIAGNOSTICS, CABLE HARNESS INJECTION VALVE REPLACED & CAR TESTED FOR 25 MILES. P/N:12-51-7-605-050 @ $565.54. CAR HAS 30,323 MILES. THIS IS 5-6 TIMES W/SAME PROBLEM.ALL FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE ON INTERSTATE OR MULTI-LANE STREETS @ 45-75 MILES/HR.