2014 BMW 328D Complaints

THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC WAS SLOW AND NO ONE REAR ENDED THE CAR. THE COPS WERE THERE MOMENTARILY AND HELP GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. THERE IS NO POLICE REPORT AS NO ACCIDENT RESULTED FROM THE INCIDENT. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. A TWO YEAR OLD CAR WITH LESS THAN 24000 MILES ON THE CLOCK SHOULD NOT PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION LIKE THIS ONE. THERE MUST BE A MAJOR DESIGN ISSUE WITH SOME COMPONENT THAT BMW HAS BEEN IGNORING TO ADDRESS FOR YEARS GOING BACK TO 2007. BY THE WAY THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE STALL HAPPENED ON THIS CAR. ALMOST A YEAR OR SO AGO THE ENGINE DIED JUST AFTER I LEFT MY HOME TO WORK. THE CAR WAS FIXED BY BMW UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO FAILED CATALYTIC CONVERTER SENSORS. THAT WAS ODD TO HAPPEN PREMATURELY. *TR

UNSAFE HEADLIGHTS NOT ABLE TO SEE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND INPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE HEADLIGHT BULBS AND HIGHBEAM BULBS WITHOUT SPECIAL TOOLS AND OR DANMADE TO HANDS. NON TECHNICAL PERSONAL IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE OR GET CHANGED. LIGHT OUT PUT IS DANGER THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT

VEHICLE HAS ON 4 SEPARATE OCCURRENCES STALLED/FAILED TO ACCELERATE. "DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION" ERROR CODE IS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE HAD 11564 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AT THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. THE FAULTS WERE CLEARED, BUT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE, 6 MONTHS AND 9000 MILES LATER, A SENSOR WAS REPLACED, FAULTS CLEARED, NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN. THE THIRD TIME, SIX WEEKS LATER, A FUEL QUANTITY CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED. THE CAR HAS JUST BEEN TOWED FOR A FOURTH TIME. ON 3 OF THE 4 OCCURRENCES, THE CAR WAS ON A HIGHWAY OR BUSY STREET, AT ONE TIME TRAVELING IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE LAST TIME WAS TURNING ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY, NARROWLY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON A DOWNTOWN CITY BLOCK, STALLING IN AN INTERSECTION AT LOW SPEED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW 328D. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND PIECES OF GLASS FELL DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN ROOF GLASS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

DATE: AUGUST 24, 2015; TIME: 4:10 PM; LOCATION: NORTHBOUND OREGON INTERSTATE 5 APPROACHING EXIT NUMBER 289; WEATHER: CLEAR/80 DEGREES F; SPEED: 65 MPH; ROAD CONDITION: CLEAR. NO OVERPASS STRUCTURES. NO OVERHANGING TREES. LOUD EXPLOSION FROM SUNROOF AREA. SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED OUTWARD SHOOTING GLASS ONTO HIGHWAY AND INTO FOLLOWING CARS. DRIVER STARTLED BY EXPLOSION. DRIVER DISTRACTED FROM DRIVING BY EXPLOSION. DRIVER INSPECTED CAR IN SAFE AREA AND NOTED LARGE HOLE IN SUNROOF GLASS WITH EXPLODED OUTWARD APPEARING GLASS SHARDS IN SUNROOF FRAME. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE SUNROOF STRUCTURE, NUMEROUS PAINT SCRATCHES ON ROOF AND TRUNK. FILED REPORT OF INCIDENT WITH BMW NA ON 08/25/15.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW 328D. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF A FAULTY FUEL PUMP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

ABRASION OF WIRE LEADING TO LEFT REAR ABS WHEEL SENSOR CAUSING FAILURE OF ABS AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL. CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS MISDIAGNOSED BY DEALER.

I PULLED SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE GAS STATION. I STOPPED AND I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I WAS PRESSING THE PARK BUTTON WHEN THE CAR SURGED FORWARD, ACCELERATED OVER THE CURB AND INTO THE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE STORE. THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS ENOUGH TO RENDER IT UNDRIVEABLE AND THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING. THANK GOODNESS, NO ONE WAS ON THE SIDEWALK. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS RESPONDED. *TR

ON OCTOBER 26, 2014 AT APPROX. 5:00 PM EST, MY WIFE HAD PULLED OUR CAR, LISTED ABOVE, INTO OUR NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY AFTER A SMALL TRIP. AS SOON AS SHE PARKED THE CAR, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE BMW. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD AND COMPLETELY ENGULFED THE FRONT END, MELTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND DESTROYED OUR CAR AND NEIGHBORS GARAGE SIDING AND DRIVEWAY. THIS WAS A BRAND NEW BMW PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2014. *TR

I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY IN THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT. I ENTERED A SPACE TO PARK, PRESSING BRAKES. THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND HIT A CEMENT BARRIER. I WAS UNINJURED BUT IT CAUSED NEARLY $6,000 WORTH OF VEHICLE DAMAGE. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR SAME YEAR 328I'S. ALLSTATE REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR 328D'S. WOULD NOT THESE TWO VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME BRAKING SYSTEM? I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE ALSO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *JS