2011 BMW 328I

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, STATED THAT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL BUT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH A CONSTANT "BEEPING" SOUND AFTER THE DEALERS ACTIONS. THE DEALER (HOLEMAN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FL) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 328I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND WAS STRANDED ON THE CENTER SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE ONTARIO BMW DEALER (LOCATED ON AUTO CENTER DR IN ONTARIO, CA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VANOS BOLT UNDER THE VALVE ON THE CAMSHAFT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V176000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR TEN YEARS AND THEY WOULD NEED TO CONTACT THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LOCAL DEALER TO VERIFY COVERAGE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 08/30/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN. *JS

"VANOS SYSTEM RECALL" I ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE AND IT STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I CONTACTED A MECHANIC WHO STATED AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MY VANOS BOLTS WERE DAMAGED. I ALSO DID MY RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT BMW HAS AN NATIONWIDE RECALL ON A DEFECT IN THE VANOS UNIT HOUSING GROUP FOR THE YEARS 2010-2012. MY VEHICLE FALLS UNDER THIS BUT WHEN I ATTEMPT TO LOOK FOR MY VEHICLE RECALLS THERE IS NONE. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE GLOBAL IMPORTS BMW DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE AS OF JUNE 2017 HOWEVER, THE PARTS REMAINED UNAVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); 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 DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I HAD JUST LEFT MY HOUSE FOR WORK AND WAS A FEW MINUTES DOWN THE STREET AT A LIGHT WHEN I SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASH/HOOD AREA. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AND GOT OUT WITHIN SECONDS THE CAR WAS UP IN FLAMES. I COULD HEAR THE CAR TURNING ITSELF ON EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OFF AND I HAD THE KEYS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME. MY CAR LITERALLY BURNT TO THE GROUND. THEY SAID IT SEEMED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. IF I WASN'T AT A STOP, OR IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR FILLED SO QUICKLY WITH WHITE SMOKE THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE AND COULD HAVE CRASHED OR BEEN TRAPPED. BMW DID NOTHING AND TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY. THEY TRIED TO OFFER ME A DISCOUNT TOWARDS A NEW BMW IF I SIGNED AN NDA. I KNOW SEE ALL THE NEWS REPORTS AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THIS WAS REPORTED. THIS HAPPENED IN 11/2016. I HAVE VIDEO AND PHOTOS

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE WITH THE HEADING "FINAL REMEDY AVAILABLE" AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT MY BMW SERVICE CENTER TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR. WHEN I DID, I WAS ADVISED THAT THE REMEDY IS UNAVAILABLE AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL A LATER DATE, MAYBE THE SUMMER OF 2017. THE NOTICE SUGGESTS THAT I INFORM THE NHTSA IF BMW IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME. GIVEN THAT IT IS UNCLEAR WHEN THE REMEDY WILL BE AVAILABLE, I AM NOTIFYING THE NHTSA OF MY EXPERIENCE. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLED AND FAILED TO START SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT THE CONDITION PROGRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V044000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE TO DETERMINE IF A DEALER WOULD SCHEDULE A RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE TO PROVIDE A REPAIR SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 06/23/17*LJ *AS

AC/HEAT BLOWER MOTOR AND FINAL STAGE UNIT, VEHICLE AT 5700 MILES BURNED OUT RESISTOR/HARNESS CONNECTIONS. WHILE IN MOTION, BLOWER SUDDENLY STOP AND SAW SMOKE COME OUT OF THE VENT WITH A BURNING SMELL DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE FAN SWITCH OFF. THE RESISTOR BURNED OUT AND FRAYED THE WIRES OF THE BLOWER MOTOR. RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM TO THE 2013 AND EARLIER MODELS. DUE TO THIS ISSUE, THE MANUFACTURER CHANGED THEIR DESIGN/ HARNESS BUT DID NOT PERFORM A RECALL ON ANY VEHICLES. THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO INTERNAL CABIN FIRES AND TOTAL VEHICLE LOSS DUE TO ELECTRICAL FIRES. I DID HAVE MY PARTS REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE DUE TO VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY.