2014 BMW 328I Complaints

I HAVE RECENTLY STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN. THE DOORS WILL NOT ALWAYS OPEN WITH THE DOUBLE HANDLE PULL AND WILL REQUIRE THAT I HIT THE POWER UNLOCK BUTTON. I'VE FOUND SEVERAL SITES AND BLOGS DISCUSSING THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I WOULD HOPE THAT BMW ADDRESSES THIS AS IT IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT I'M IN A CRASH WITH LOST POWER.

TAKATA RECALL -- 1.4 YEARS IS LONG ENOUGH!!!!! LACK OF INFORMATION FROM BMW, DEALER HAS NO INFORMATION ON WHEN THEY WILL BE REPLACED. MIDDLE OF 2016 THEY SAID EARLY SPRING OF 2017 AND STILL NO INFORMATION. PLEASEE HELP, THIS IS WHY NHTSA EXISTS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS AND PUT PRESSURE ON THE BIG MANUFACTURERS TO FIX SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. WE SERVED 52+ YEARS BETWEEN THE TWO OF US IN THE MILITARY AND DON'T CHOOSE TO BE SEVERELY INJURED BY AN AIRBAG IN A LUXURY VEHICLE THAT MIGHT SPRAY SHRAPNEL.

TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2014 BMW 328I. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOFTWARE IN THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A DIAGNOSTIC CODE FOR THE DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,564. UPDATED 05/31/17*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE DRUM WAS RUSTED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION, IT SLIPPED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY AND ROLLED DOWN A HILL AND PINNED THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND THE BUMPER OF AN INDUSTRIAL BOX TRUCK. THE AIR BAGS HAD NOT DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND UNKNOWN INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD ON A 6 LANE HIGHWAY. AFTER ALMOST 3 HOURS OF WAITING FOR BMW TOW SERVICE THE POLICE HAD THE CAR TOWED. WHAT HAPPENED PRIOR TO THE TOW WAS A CAR CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF THE POLICE CAR THAT WAS BEHIND US. AFTER 4 DAYS IN THE SHOP WE WERE TOLD THE CARS "MAIN COMPUTER HAD A "CATASTROPHIC" FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE CALLED AND WRITTEN BMW CORPORATE AS MY WIFE IS SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND I WAS HOPING THEY WOULD DISCUSS SOME KIND OF REPLACEMENT OR BUY BACK. THE CAR WAS TOTALLY WITHOUT ANY POWER INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS! THERE APPEARS TO ME TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY FLAW IN THE CARS DESIGN AND WANT YOU TO REVIEW WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE ANOTHER SERIOUS BREAKDOWN OCCURS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW 3281. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/04/16*LJ *TR

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. FIRST TIME WHEN ONLY 3 TO 4 MONTHS OLD ON A HIGHWAY WITH 55 MPH SPEED LIMIT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, WOULD NOT ENGAGE GEAR, HAD TO COAST WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH FLASHERS ON TO REACH A SAFE LOCATION. WAS REPAIRED AT THE TIME - SUPPOSEDLY COMPUTER CHIP PROBLEM. HAS NOW OCCURRED FOR A SECOND TIME AT 16 MONTHS OLD, ON A LOCAL ROAD WITH 45 MPH SPEED LIMIT, VEHICLE INDICATED A FAILURE AND WOULD NOT RUN AFTER PULLING OVER TO SHOULDER. BOTH INCIDENTS WERE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IN TRAFFIC. INDICATOR ON VEHICLE STATED ENGINE OR DRIVE TRAIN FAILURE OF SOME SORT.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WITH MY SON IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A REALLY LOUD EXPLOSION. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAD HAPPENED, IT ALMOST SOUNDED LIKE A LOUD GUNSHOT. I HEARD PARTICLES FALLING ON MY CAR, BUT I DID NOT KNOW WHAT THEY WERE. I GOT OFF OF THE FREEWAY JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WASN'T MY CAR. SURE ENOUGH, WHEN I GOT OUT, I SAW A BASKETBALL SIZE HOLE IN MY MOON ROOF. I KNEW THAT NOTHING HAD HIT THE MOON ROOF BECAUSE I HAD NOT GONE UNDER AN OVERPASS NOR I HAD I SEEN ANYTHING COMING AT ME THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS DAMAGE. I WENT HOME AND CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND SAW DAMAGE TO ANOTHER BMW THAT LOOKED ALMOST IDENTICAL TO MINE. THE DRIVER OF THAT VEHICLE EXPLAINED THE SAME EXPERIENCE THAT I DID, THAT HE HAD HEARD A LOUD BOOM OR POP AND THERE APPEARED A HUGE HOLE IN HIS MOONROOF. THIS EXPLODING MOONROOF PHENOMENA IS NOT JUST A BMW PROBLEM APPARENTLY. I SAW VEHICLES OF ALL TYPES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS. MY SON AND I WERE LUCKY. ALL WE EXPERIENCE WAS A HUGE SCARE AND SOME FALLING GLASS, BUT HAVE THERE BEEN MORE TRAFFIC ON THAT FREEWAY, WE MIGHT NOT HAVE MADE IT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTO GLASS THAT IS BEING INSTALLED IN THESE VEHICLES AND IS A HUGE ROAD HAZARD. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT . UNFORTUNATELY, LIVES MAY BE LOST AS A RESULT . SOMETHING DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE DONE.

MY 2014 BMW 328I WAS REAR-ENDED ON A FREEWAY RAMP DURING RUSH HOUR (AROUND 5PM OCT. 30, 2015). THE TRAFFIC WAS STOP AND GO. MY CAR WAS STILL WHEN THE CAR BEHIND HIT. THE IMPACT TO MY REAR BUMPER CAUSED THE SEAT BELT TO LOCK DOWN. THE SEAT BELT HELD ME VERY TIGHT (ALMOST STRANGLED) ME AND WOULD NOT EJECT NOR RELEASE. AFTER MORE THAN 5 MINS, I WAS ABLE TO PULLED IT OUT WHILE HOLDING THE EJECT BUTTON. ON TOP OF THE SEAT BELT LOCK-DOWN, MY CAR WOULD NOT RE-START. THE SYSTEM GAVE A "CHASSIS STABILITY" WARNING AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO SHIFTING GEAR OR ANY OPERATIONS. I COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR EVENTUALLY WAS TOWED OFF THE FREEWAY RAMP. FORTUNATELY, ALL VEHICLES WERE MOVING SLOW DUE TO THE RUSH HOUR. OTHERWISE, EITHER OF THE SITUATION (LOCKED DOWN SEAT BELT OR THE STALLED VEHICLE WITH A BUMPER IMPACT) WOULD HAVE KILLED ME ON THE FREE WAY.