2014 BMW 328I Complaints

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND CAR STOPS RUNNING I MEAN COMPLETELY STOPS RUNNING CARS AND TRUCK SWERVING TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. AS I LOOK UP INFORMATION ABOUT BMW RECALLS I FIND THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN GIVES NON SERVAL CARS LIKE MINE IN 2015 AND BMW WON'T FIX MY CAR UNLESS I PAY $1600 FOR A NEW FUEL PUMP. C

I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 15V520000. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH BMW AND NHTSA ABOUT IT BUT TTGHEY HAVE SAID MYVIN IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PROBLEM. I HAVE SET AN APPOINTMENT WITH BMW BUT WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE MY VIN IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL.

IF DOORS ARE LOCKED. SPORADICALLY IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO UNLOCK AND OPEN THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER'S FRONT DOOR FROM THE INSIDE USING DOOR HANDLE. IT IS POSSIBLE TO OPEN DOORS IF UNLOCKED WITH "DOOR UNLOCK". THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AS IN THE EVENT OF CRASH IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE TO LEAVE THE CAR IF ELECTRICAL POWER IS LOST.

CAR STALLED ON THE FREEWAY. DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION ERROR APPEARED ON THE CAR'S INFO DISPLAYED AND THEN THE CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY. IT WOULD NOT START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER SINCE MY CAR LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT. GAS TANK WAS ABOVE ONE QUARTER.

INABILITY TO OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT MAY REPRESENT A FAILURE OF THE DOOR ACTUATOR. TO BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY IS UNACCEPTABLE. THEY CLAIM THAT THE PROBLEM CAN OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE AND MAY NOT BE DETECTED BY THEIR DIAGNOSTICS. IT IS NOT A COVERED PART OR REPAIR DESPITE BEING A SAFETY ISSUE IN A VEHICLE UNDER THE ORIGNAL MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AND LIKELY REPRESENTS AN INTRINSIC DEFECT IN A VEHICLE WITH 36,000 MILES.

AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT OF PASSENGER SIDE LED TURNED ON. PARKING LIGHT TURNS ON AND DRIVER SEAT ALIGNMENT ON WITHOUT REASON.

THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED TWO INCIDENTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. ON JANUARY 15, 2018 IT OCCURRED AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (55 MPH) AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 95 MPH. FORCIBLE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES SLOWED THE VEHICLE AND THE ACCELERATION REVERTED TO NORMAL. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS ON JANUARY 17, 2018. THIS OCCURRED ON A SURFACE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN TO AT LEAST 90 MPH, AND UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKES, REVERTED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX 40,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK THIS CAR TO KUNI BMW IN BEAVERTON, OREGON. THEY CHECKED OUT THE CAR AND REPORTED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PATRICK BMW (700 E GOLF RD, SCHAUMBURG, IL 60173) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT CASING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO AVAILABLE REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHICH WAS THE SPEED LIMIT AND I VIVIDLY REMEMBER HAVING MY CRUISE CONTROL SET AT THAT SPEED, PLUS OR MINUS 2 MPH. I WAS DRIVING BEHIND A PICKUP TRUCK THAT WAS 8-10 SECONDS AHEAD OF ME. THE PICKUP TRUCK WASN'T EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL LIKE MY BLACK 328I BMW WAS SO THEY (A COUPLE) WERE TRAVELING SLOWER THAN I WAS AT THAT TIME. SO AS MY VEHICLE APPROACHES 4 SECONDS AWAY FROM THEIRS TRAVELING 75MPH (+ OR - 2 MPH). THEY BRAKED TO CHANGE LANES FROM THE LANE WE WERE TRAVELING TOGETHER TO THE OTHER LINE SINCE IT WAS A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. THEY DIDN'T SLAM THEIR BRAKES, THEY LIGHTLY PRESSED THEM BECAUSE A THIRD VEHICLE THEY WERE WAITING TO PASS IN ORDER TO SAFELY SWITCH LANES AND GIVE ME THE RIGHT AWAY. QUICKLY, I REACTED BY BRAKING AS WELL AND I COULD FEEL A HYDRAULIC LOCK IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALMOST LIKE I WAS TRYING TO PUSH DOWN ON CEMENT AND MY PEDAL WASN'T ACTING NORMAL WHILE BREAKING BUT ONLY HALF BREAKING LIKE IT WAS FULLY APPLIED WHEN I WAS PRESSING FIRMLY. I'M CONVINCED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP THAT SUPPLIES BRAKE POWER ASSISTANCE MAY HAVE BEEN MECHANICALLY FAULTY AND/OR FAILING FOR REASONS ONLY A MECHANIC COULD UNDERSTAND. NOW, I'VE BEEN A DRIVER FOR MANY YEARS AND THIS WAS MY FIRST BMW SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK OF IT. I BOUGHT IT FOR A GREAT DEAL AT A PRE-OWNED CHEVY DEALERSHIP THAT SAID IT WAS ASE CERTIFIED BY THEIR MECHANICS PRIOR TO SELLING IT TO ME. SO WHY DID THIS HAPPEN TO ME? I'M ONLY 27 YEARS OLD, WITH THREE CHILDREN AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. I'M VERY SHAKEN UP BY THE WHOLE SITUATION BECAUSE THE LOSS OF BREAKING POWER PROVOKED AN UNAVOIDABLE COLLISION THAT MAKES ME LOOK LIKE A RECKLESS DRIVER WHEN JUST WANTED THE CAR TO STOP. IT JUST APPEARED THAT I COULDN'T BRAKE ON TIME BUT IN ACTUALITY, THE CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS.

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A 35 MPH RD..I SLOWLY BEGAN TO BRAKE AS WE WERE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD, I HIT THE BRAKE HARDER, THE CAR BEGAN TO BUCK FORWARD, I HIT THE BRAKE AS HARD AS POSSIBLE BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO HOLD AND ONLY STOPPED WHEN IT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. THE POLICE CAME AND AN ACCIDENT REPORT WAS MADE. I DESCRIBED THE BRAKE FAILURE TO THE OFFICER BUT THEY ONLY SEEMED INTERESTED IN WRITING UP THE ACCIDENT REPORT. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR BODY SHOP AS WE WERE AFRAID TO DRIVE IN CASE THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ACCIDENT AND BRAKE FAILURE AND A TASK FORCE IS LOOKING INTO IT. WHEN WE RETURNED HOME WE LOOKED UP THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH BRAKES FAILING ON THE YEAR AND MODEL OF MY CAR. WE IMMEDIATE FOUND THREE ARTICLES LISTING MY EXACT CAR HAVING "RESTRICTED OIL SUPPLY FROM THE INTAKE CAMSHAFT TO THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP,WHICH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP TO FAIL, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER BRAKE ASSIST." IT ALSO SAID IN THE ARTICLE, BIMMERFEST, THAT BMW NOTIFIED NHTSA OF ITS INTENTION TO VOLUNTARILY RECALL MORE THAN 75,000 3 SERIES CARS DUE TO A POSSIBLE LOSS OF POWER BRAKE ASSIST THAT COULD RESULT IN THE VEHICLES FAILING TO STOP. A MANDATORY RECALL WAS NEVER ISSUED AND SO THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT OCCURRED WHEN TRYING TO STOP OUR CAR. WE HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO OUR INSURANCE CO AND BMW CORPORATE. WE ARE AWAITING AN ANSWER AND SOLUTION REGARDING OUR BRAKE ISSUE AND HOPE BMW WILL FINALLY REALIZE THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND WILL ADDRESS IT PROPERLY. AS OF NOW I WILL NOT DRIVE MY 2014 328I XDRIVE SEDAN UNTIL I AM COMFORTABLE THAT BMW CORRECTS THE ISSUE TO MY SATISFACTION AND SAFETY.