2008 BMW 528I

HAD TO REPLACE A HEADLIGHT BULB AND A TURN SIGNAL BULB. WHEN OPENING THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO ACCESS THE TWO BULBS MUCH OF THE INSULATION ON THE WIRING INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY JUST CRUMBLED AWAY INTO VERY TINY PIECES AND DUST, WHICH FELL INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE ASSEMBLY. IT'S AS IF THE WIRE INSULATION HAS DRIED OUT AND FAILED IN THE EIGHT YEARS SINCE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. NOW MOST OF THE WIRING IS JUST BARE AND EXPOSED. THE WIRING CAN'T BE ACCESSED FROM OUTSIDE AND THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY DOES NOT COME APART. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE WIRING SHORT CIRCUITING AND POSSIBLY CAUSING A FIRE IN THE HEADLIGHTS. I'M 68 YEARS AND HAVE OWNED 13 DIFFERENT CARS FROM AMERICAN AND GERMAN MANUFACTURERS. I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. I THINK THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WIRING. I CONTACTED BMW ABOUT THIS AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I THINK THIS MAY BE A SIGNIFICANT DEFECT THAT COULD AFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR. I HAVE DONE SOME SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS SERIES OF BMW CARS. BMW WON'T AKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM AND WON'T PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN TO SUGGEST THAT I BUY NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES FROM THEM WHICH WERE MADE WITH THE SAME POOR QUALITY WIRING.

STRONG GASOLINE ODOR WAS DETECTED IN OUR GARAGE. UPON CHECKING OUR CLASSIC AUTOMOBILE AND RULING IT OUT WE THEN REALIZED IT WAS OUR 2008 BMW 528I WITH 61,800 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT. THE ODOR WAS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. WE HAD TO REMOVE THE CAR FROM THE GARAGE WHERE IT NORMALLY PARKS NEAR A GAS WATER HEATER SO AS TO AVOID POSSIBLE IGNITION WITHIN THE CONFINES OF OUR GARAGE. I THEN SEARCHED ON THE INTER NET : "WHY DOES MY 2008 BMW 528I SMELL LIKE GAS ALL THE SUDDEN", TO MY SURPRISE THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF POSTS WITHIN BIMMER FORUMS AND OTHERWISE REGARDING THIS VERY ISSUE. WHAT GAVE ME PAUSE IS THAT IN MY SITUATION AS WITH MANY OTHERS, AN ENGINE AND OR EMISSIONS FAULT CODE WAS NEVER SENT TO THE MAIN SCREEN FOR THE OPERATOR TO IDENTIFY AND TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIRS. I CALLED BMW NORTH AMERICA AND GAVE THIS INFORMATION AND ASKED IF ANY RECALLS OR BULLETINS WERE RECORDED AND WAS TOLD THERE WEREN'T. I THEN CALLED MY LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP HERE IN TUCSON, AZ. AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THERE WAS IN FACT A NOTE REGARDING THE CHAR COAL CANISTER BEING UNABLE TO PROCESS THE GASOLINE FUMES WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES REACH OR EXCEED 100-101 DEGREES FARENHEIT. IT HAS BEEN IN THAT RANGE HERE NOW FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS. I NOW AS OF 28 JULY 2016 HAVE MY CAR IN THE BMW SHOP FOR REPAIRS AND WHAT THEY FOUND WAS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS LEAKING THROUGH THE TOP OF THE TANK AND A PUDDLE OF GAS HAS FORMED. AGAIN WHY NO ENGINE CODES WHEN A SEALED SYSTEM FAULTS AND LEAKS AND A KNOWN ISSUE LIKE THE CHAR COAL CANISTER EXISTS. MY HOPE IS THAT THIS AGENCY INVESTIGATES AND ISSUES A RECALL NOTICE. I AM GOING TO BE CHARGED $700.00+ FOR AN ISSUE WHICH IS WIDELY KNOWN OF ACROSS THE WEB AND WHICH MY DEALERSHIP FOUND NOT ALL THAT UNUSUAL. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 528I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND THE POWER TRAIN WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. AFTER THE THIRD ATTEMPT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE, IT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY AND THE "SERVICE VEHICLE, NO POWER TRAIN WAS DETECTED" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 528I. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UTILIZE THE SEAT HEATING SYSTEM, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BACKREST OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HAD A SMALL BURN HOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V575000 (SEATS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. ....UPDATED 01/13/16 *BF; UPDATED 05/10/18*JB *CN

HELLO I'M REPORTING IN REGARDS TO AN ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. FOR APPROXIMATELY THE PAST MONTH I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH A GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. I FIRST THOUGHT I WAS OVER FILLING SO CHANGED THE AMOUNT OF GAS I PUT IN THE VEHICLE. THAT STILL DIDN'T STOP THE SMELL FROM COMING BACK. SO I DECIDED TO SCHEDULE MY VEHICLE FOR AN APPOINTMENT. AS A RESULT THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THEY SMELLED IT BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND A LEAK. I DROVE HOME WITHOUT A STRONG SMELL BUT BY THE TIME I ARRIVED TO THE DESTINATION IT WAS EVIDENT AGAIN. I CONTACTED A FEW OTHER BMW AUTHORIZED DEALERS AND TALKED WITH SERVICE ADVISORS AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH ISSUE/CONCERN. AT ONE DEALERSHIP THE ADVISOR HUNG UP ON ME WHILE I WAS EXPLAINING IT. I READ A FEW ARTICLES WHERE OTHER BMW OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE, SOME WHO CARS CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS MADE ME BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT THAT CAUSES THIS ISSUE. SO I CONTACTED BMW OF NORTH AMERICA AND WAS TOLD BY JOEY THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT I CAN'T KEEP PAYING DIAGNOSTIC FEES FOR THEM TO DETERMINE NOTHING IS WRONG. I HAD IT ESCALATED AND WAS TOLD BY KAYLA THAT I NEED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP. NEVER WAS I OFFERED TO HAVE IT CHECKED FOR FREE. I UNDERSTAND I'M OUT OF WARRANTY BUT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT BEING TOLD AN ISSUE EXISTS IS ROBBERY. I JUST WANT MY CAR CONCERN RESOLVED BEFORE ANYONE IS INJURED OR HARMED AS A RESULT OF THE ISSUE.