2015 BMW 328I Complaints

I HAVE A 2015 BMW 328I WITH JUST OVER 40,000 MILES. A FEW WEEKS AGO I BEGAN EXPERIENCING A DASH WARNING FOR A "LEFT TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTION" HOWEVER IT WAS INTERMITTENT AND WOULD OFTEN GO OFF WHEN TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING. THEN I BEGAN GETTING A "LEFT BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTION" WARNING AS WELL. SOMETIMES I'D GET ONE OR THE OTHER. SOMETIMES I WOULD GET BOTH. ALWAYS INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES IT WOULD COME ON AT ENGINE START UP. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS NOW COME ON AND IS CONTINUOUS. I PURCHASED NEW BULBS HOPING IT WOULD SOLVE IT ALTHOUGH DOUBTFUL THAT THE BULB WAS ACTUALLY THE PROBLEM. AS IT TURNS OUT, THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE PIGTAIL CONNECTOR AND ONE OF THE PRONGS IS BURNT OUT. SO I HAVE NO LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL OR LEFT BRAKE LIGHT AFTER SOME GOOGLING, I DISCOVERED THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE FOR THIS CAR. I AM OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY BUT DO PLAN TO FILE A CLAIM USING MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THAT BEING SAID, WITH THE FREQUENCY THAT THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO OCCUR I AM INCREDIBLY SURPRISED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ISSUED.

THERE WERE MULTIPLE OCCASIONS (3 TIMES LAST YEAR AND 2 THIS YEAR) WHEN DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE IMMEDIATE REMEDY IS TO UNLOCK USING THE CENTER CONSOLE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ESP. WHEN A CAR GETS IN AN ACCIDENT OR NOT REACH BUTTON PREVENTING SAFE ESCAPE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN CAR HAS PARKED AND ATTEMPTING TO OPEN DOOR FROM LATCH. I ENDED UP HAVING THE CAR FIXED BY DEALER AT STEVEN CREEK BMW FOR $1200+ LAST WEEK REPLACING CABLE/LATCH ASSEMBLY. MY 328I XDRIVE IS BARELY 6 YEARS OLD AND FEEL THAT A MATURE PLATFORM SHOULD NOT PREVENT YOU FROM SAFELY EXITING YOUR CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF A CLIENT WHO OWNS A 2015 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE OWNER WAS STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A.R.T.S. AUTO SERVICE (1899 GRAND CENTRAL AVE, HORSEHEADS, NY 14845) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT CORROSION CAUSED THE STEERING RACK TO SEPARATE AND DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,115.

FUEL TANK SPLIT AT FACTORY SEAM CAUSING FUEL TO POUR OUT OF TANK WHEN FULL. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED AFTER FILLING TANK AND DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE. WHEN I CAME OUT TO MY CAR WHICH WAS PARKED, I NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2015 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BMW OF ROSEVILLE (500 AUTOMALL DR, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2015 BMW 328. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER TRAIN SAFETY RECALL.*LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL 20V185000. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED THE CAR PAYMENTS FOR THE MONTHS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN USE.*JS

BRACKET USED TO HOLD EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE TO PANEL SNAPPED AND NOW BRAKE LINE IS RUNNING UP AGAINST THE DRIVE SHAFT WHICH COULD CAUSE CABLE TO SNAP. THIS SEEMS TO BE WEAR AND TEAR AS NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THIS HAPPENED. MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS HAPPENING TO 2014-2016 VEHICLES AND SEEMS TO BE A SIMILAR ISSUE THAT HAPPENED ON RECALL OF THE 2001 M3.

THERMOSTAT IS REPEATEDLY STICKING IN OPEN POSITION. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES. *TR

MY 2015 BMW 328I LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND LEFT BRAKE HAVE MALFUNCTIONED FOR SOME MONTHS NOW. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS AND ITS NOT WORKING. I KNOW IT HAS TO BE SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY KNOW ISSUE LIKE MINE BUT THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR MY MODEL BMW.

DRIVER'S DOOR AND FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WITH THE INTERIOR DOOR LEVER. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT CAN HAPPEN ONCE A MONTH OR ONCE A WEEK. LOCK KNOB ON THE DOOR POPS UP AND THEN BACK DOWN WHEN USING THE LEVER. THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR IS TO PRESS THE DASH DOOR LOCK BUTTON. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS ALL BMW'S HAVE AN AUTOMATIC BATTERY DISCONNECT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT; THEREFORE THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE! I SPOKE TO THE LOCAL BMW SERVICE AGENT AND HE SAID THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM BUT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY BMW. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL!!!!!