2007 BMW 328I Complaints

BLINKERS CONTINUE TO GO OUT THE BULBS ARE FINE SO ARE THE SOCKETS. THEY SOMETIMES WORK BUT MOST OF THE TIME NOT AFTER READING ONLINE I FOUND THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS WITH SIMILAR IF NOT THE SAME EXACT ISSUES. THEY HAVE FOUND THERE TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FRM MODULES. IF YOU PLAY WITH THE BULB LONG ENOUGH OR VERY SLOWLY TURN THE SOCKET IT MIGHT COME ON BUT DECIDES WETHER TO STAY ON OR NOT THERE IS NO PATTERN TO IT.

TAKATA RECALL: PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEFECT. MESSAGE THAT COMES ON WHEN ENGINE FIRST TURNED ON AND STATIONARY, READS: "FAULT IN PASSENGER-RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIR BAG, BELT TENSION OR BELT FORCE LIMITER. CONTINUE TO WEAR SEAT BELT." HOWEVER, THIS CAR NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL WHEN I CHECK LICENSE NUMBER.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ONE DAY, I MADE A QUICK STOP, TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF AND WENT BACK TO MY CAR TO START IT AND NOTHING. ONLY TO FIND THE STEERING LOCK LIGHT. MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START NO OTHER INDICATION OF POWER BESIDE INTERIOR LIGHT. I THINK THIS PRESENTS AN UNSAFE CONDITION, THAT WOULD LEAVE PEOPLE STRANDED SOME WHERE (THANK GOD IT WASN'T MY WIFE AND 4 KIDS STRANDED WITH THE CAR). NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A BMW SERVICE. I AM REALLY SHOCKED THAT THEIR IS NOT ALREADY A RECALL FOR THIS, WITH THE HIGH AMOUNT OF CASES I HAVE READ ABOUT ON FORUMS. I PRAY SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS.

MY CAR OVERHEAT WHENEVER I TURN ON THE HEATER IN THE CAR. THE CAR DOES NOT OVERHEAT WHEN THE HEAT IS TURNED OFF.

I WENT IN TO HAVE A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE A BRAKE FLUSH BY THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER LEAVING DEALERSHIP I STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING AND BRAKES. THEY INFORMED ME TO BRING CAR BACK IN TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE. AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY FAILED AND THE CAR HAS NOW BECOME INOPERABLE. THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX IT STATING THAT THE ISSUE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OIL CHANGE AND BRAKE FLUSH BUT WOULD MOST LIKELY BE A PERSISTENT VALVE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. THE CAR HAS TWO RECALLS IN THE PAST WEEK AND YET THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT ON MD 495 HEADING TOWARD SILVER SPRING. I HAVE TRIED TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH BMW OF SILVER SPRING AND BMW OF NORTH AMERICA AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

THE CENTRAL LOCKING FUNCTION STOPPED WORKING. THE UNLOCKING DOES NOT WORK THROUGH THE KEY FOB OR THE CENTRAL UNLOCK/LOCK BUTTON WITHIN THE VEHICLE. ONLY THE DRIVERSIDE DOOR IS ABLE TO BE UNLOCKED BY PULLING ON THE INNER DOOR HANDLE. THE OTHER 3 DOORS ARE UNABLE TO BE OPENED AND POSE A SEVERE SAFETY RISK. THE FIX PER BMW IS TO REPLACE 15A FUSES WITH 20A. THIS WAS ALREADY DONE TO MY VEHICLE IN THE PAST AND THE PROBLEM HAS APPEARED AGAIN. DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY OVERNIGHT HAS ALSO BEEN A FIX, BUT THAT DOES NOT WORK EITHER.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 (BMW OF DENVER DOWNTOWN (1040 S COLORADO BLVD, DENVER, CO 80246) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

FUSE # 56 AND #57 BLEW LEADING TO THE INABILITY TO OPEN ANY DOORS USING THE FOB. THE EMERGENCY KEY ONLY UNLOCKS THE DRIVER DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE OTHER DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED UNLESS THE FUSE IS REPLACED. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, HAD THE FUSES BEEN DAMAGED FOR SOME REASON, AND THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE OR SOME OTHER REASON NECESSITATED AN EMERGENCY EGRESS, THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AND LIKELY THE REAR SEAT PASSENGERS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE DOORS IN A POWER FAILURE. BMW HAS NO EMERGENCY DOOR LATCH TO BYPASS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AS OTHER CARS DO.

THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE RIGHT BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX. THE FIREFIGHTERS SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE CAR WAS OFF AND PARKED IN A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT. THIS HAPPENED ON 9/22/17. SOMEONE SAW THE CAR ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 6:00PM. SEVEN HOURS LATER, THERE WERE STILL BUZZING SOUNDS COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH. WE WERE TOLD NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR!

MY 2007 BMW 328I, DID NOT START AND IT SHOWED THAT IT HAD A LOCK STERRING WHEEL. ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH MY DRIVER SIDE MIRROR BEING FOLDED BACK WORLD AND DID NOT ALLOW ME TO POSITION TO A SAFE VIEW. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE STERRING WHEEL WAS LOCKED.