2011 BMW 128I Complaints

The contact owns a 2011 BMW 128I. The contact stated while entering the vehicle she noticed that the passenger’s seat occupancy sensor light was illuminated however, there was no one occupying the seat. The contact stated that the warning light remained illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer who inspected the vehicle and diagnosed the failure as a faulty memory SRS light and sensor. The contact was informed that to repair the failure the passenger’s seat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000.

VANOS FAILED ON 2011 BMW 128I, MANUFACTURE OFFERED EXTENDED WARRANTY AND FAILED TO HONOR SAID WARRANTY. VEHICKLE MAKES LOUD NOISE. CAR WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK MAKING CAR UNDRIVABLE EVER AGAIN, WITH 7K REPAIR COST WHICH EXCEEDS VALUE OF CAR WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES

WATER ACCUMULATES IN THE TRUNK/BOOT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING NUMEROUS ELECTRONIC FAULTS, ERROR CODES AND STATES PER BMW THIS ISSUE SIGNIFICANT. MANY ISSUES LIKE THE ONES I'VE DESCRIBED WERE RECALLED TO A DEGREE. NOW, THEIR 'FIXES' ARE FAILING AND MORE AND MORE ISSUE EMERGE WITH THE BMW E8X FRAME. I WAS TOLD PER BMW THAT THESE RECALLS REMEDY THE MISTAKE; THEREFORE, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE SAME ISSUES THE RECALL COVERED I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THESE ISSUES CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. MOST OFTEN WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE BUT ON PARTICULARLY RAINY DAYS IT CAN BE ANY TIME AND ANYWHERE.

CAR RANDOMLY ACCELERATES FOR AN ADDITIONAL SECOND AFTER RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL.

ON THE CONVERTIBLE MODEL THERE IS A REAR BRAKE LIGHT BAR LOCATED ON THE TRUNK DECK. THIS LIGHT BAR HAS FALLEN OFF MY VEHICLE 4 TIMES IN 43000 MILES. IT IS NOT A VERY EFFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT IF IT KEEPS FALLING OFF. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SAFETY FEATURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 128I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED MORE THAN ONCE AND, WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED BACK INTO THE GARAGE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER (FIELDS BMW WINTER PARK, 963 WYMORE RD, WINTER PARK, FL 32789, (407) 628-2100) WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WOULD SUPPLY THE REMEDY AND PARTS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V683000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

REFERENCE PCV VALVE HEATER RECALL. MY CAR STARTED SMOKING BETWEEN A MONTH AND A HALF TO TWO MONTHS AGO. I HAVE TALKED TO BOTH REGIONAL AND LOCAL BMW. THEY SAID THERE WERE GOING TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM SINCE 1/16/18. MY CAR IS NOTICEABLY SMOKING WHILE STATIONARY, AND YOU CAN SMELL PLASTIC BURN SMELL WHEN DRIVING. AT FIRST, I CONTACTED REGIONAL BMW SOMETIME DURING EARLY DECEMBER. THEY ADVISED ME TO CONTACT MY LOCAL BMW IN REFERENCE TO GETTING ME INTO ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION UNTIL MY RECALL PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. BMW OF OCALA TOLD ME THEY HADN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION AND THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT BE SMOKING DUE TO THE RECALL. I PARKED MY CAR AND UNDID THE BATTERY ON 12/30/17. I TRIED TO START MY CAR ON EITHER 1/14/18 OR 1/15/18 AND IT STARTED SMOKING AGAIN IMMEDIATELY. I CONTACTED REGIONAL ON 1/16/18. THEY TOOK MY INFORMATION (MILEAGE, PURCHASE DATE, PLACE PURCHASED, AND PLACE CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE), AND GAVE IT TO A CASE MANAGER AT REGIONAL. THE REGIONAL MANAGER TYLER CONTACTED ME BACK THE SAME DAY 1/16/18 AND TOLD ME HE FAXED MY INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS OVER TO BMW OF OCALA AND I SHOULD HEAR FROM THEM IN 1-2 DAYS AND IF NOT, TO CALL HIM BACK. I'VE BEEN CALLING TYLER AND LEAVING MESSAGES SINCE 1/19/18 AND HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM HIM, OR BMW OF OCALA. MY CAR IS NOT SAFE AND I CAN NOT DRIVE IT. THE NUMBER I HAVE BEEN CALLING FOR REGIONAL BMW IS 1800-831-1117. TYLERS EXTENSION THERE IS 7389.

MY CAR HEADLIGHTS AND ALL INSIDE PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT ON THE CAR. I NEED HELP BECAUSE NO ONE SEEMS TO CAN TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG AND HOW TO GET IT FIXED. I DO KNOW THAT A RECALL ON ELECTRIC SYSTEMS HAPPENED IN OCTOBER BUT MY CAR WAS NEVER FIXED. I LIVE IN LAUREL MS. MY TWO FRONT WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING THE SAME TIME THAT ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT.

TAKATA RECALL THE TAKATA AIRBAGS ON MY CAR WERE RECALLED IN FEB 2016. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MY LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE STILL ON A "NATIONAL BACKORDER." THIS HAS ALMOST BEEN 2 YEARS WITHOUT A RESOLUTION - THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.

TAKATA RECALL BMW HAS FAILED TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG THAT WAS RECALLED ON 2/5/2016 AFTER MANY SERVICES THEY HAVE NOT TO DATE REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG