2011 BMW 328XI Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 328XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY ELECTRICAL FAILURE THAT PROGRESSED WITH THE VEHICLE PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (FIELDS BMW OF DAYTONA, 1050 N TOMOKA FARMS RD, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32124, (386) 274-1200). THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX AND WIRING WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM AN ELECTRICAL RECALL AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

HI I HAVE A BMW 2011 328XI, RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON ME AND LITERALLY LEFT ME 10 SECS TO GET ON THE SHOULDER. MIND YOU THIS IS BUSY TRAFFIC HOUR COMING BACK FROM CHICAGO. I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP LAST YEAR, AND BMW TAKES NO OWNER SHIP OF THE PROBLEM. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ALSO ASKED THEM TO DIAGNOSE IT , BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME OH WE CANNOT DETECT IT. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AS THIS IS MY WIFES CAR AND I WOULD NOT WANT ANYTHING HAPPENING TO HER IF THE CAR RANDOMLY STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREE WAY.

2011 BMW 328XI. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVERS FRONT AIRBAG MODULES RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE RECALL REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/14/2017*JS UPDATED 11/03/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAG WAS REPLACED ON OCT 18, 2017.

TAKATA RECALL: HAVE BEEN TRYING SINCE MARCH 3016 TO GET BMW TO REPLACE AIRBAG UNDER RECALL. I LIVE IN FLORIDA (CERTAINLY HOT & MUGGY!). CALLED AUG. 14 AND TOLD IT WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF THIS WEEK. CALLED TODAY AND THEY HAVE NOT YET NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND "RELEASED" THE AIRBAG. MAYBE NEXT WEEK. FYI, THIS IS TAKING FOREVER IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT SHOULD BE PRIORITY. LOANERS NOT AVAILABLE.

FOOTWELL MODULE FAILURE CAUSED THE TURN SIGNALS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, POWER WINDOWS TO FAIL TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN A MECHANIC TRIED TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS ON THE VEHICLE DURING ROUTINE SERVICE.

THERE IS A REPORT BY AUTO CHECK REPORT SHOWING THAT THERE IS A FRAME OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE RECORD. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SELL THE CAR AND DUE THE INFORMATION THAT APPEARED ON THE REPORT THE PRICE OFFERING IS BELOW THE REAL PRICE. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM TO SELL IT BECAUSE THE SAME PROBLEM APPEARED AND EVEN CAR MAX EXPRESS EXPRESS THE SAME SITUATION. IN 08/28/2014 AN AUTO AUCTION IN TEXAS , AUCTION ANNOUNCED AS FRAME DAMAGE. IN A FEW DAYS I WILL BE SENDING A COPY OF THE REPORT. THANKS IN ADVANCE. UPDATED 10/16/2017*JS

I HAVE OWNED IT FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS AND HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES. THEY CHANGED THE COILS OUT, THEY CHANGED THE TIMING CHAIN, THEY REPLACED OIL PAN GASKETS, AND HEAD GASKETS, AND THEY REPLACED GASKET AROUND THE OIL FILTER. ALL ENGINE RELATED ITEMS. I HAVE HEARD THERE ARE BMW ENGINES THAT BUILD UP TOO MUCH PRESSURE IN THEM WHICH CAUSES THEM TO BLOW UP. WITH ALL THE ITEMS THAT I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH ON THIS CAR AND NOW THE ENGINE BLEW UP WITH 79,000 MILES ON IT, I AM VERY UPSET. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 50K MILES AND 2 YEARS FROM ORIGINAL WARRANTY. THE ENGINE BLOWS MONTHS AFTER THE 6 YEARS RUNS OUT. THIS ENGINE FAILED BECAUSE OF BMW QUALITY AND DESIGN NOT MY DRIVING. BMW NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION AND REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.

TAKATA RECALL - RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED OVER ONE YEAR AGO. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY BMW TO DATE. I HAVE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT CONTINUING TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND EFFECTIVELY CANNOT TRADE IT IN ON ANOTHER VEHICLE SINCE ITS VALUE IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED UNTIL THE RECALL IS COMPLETED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 328XI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 01/25/2017*CT THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG WAS FINALLY REPLACED. UPDATED 02/15/17.*JB

THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE DIDN'T START WITH THE SIGN SAYING "FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION." I HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED AT THE NEAREST BMW DEALERSHIP. AFTER A FEW DAYS, I GOT A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE "CAR IS RUNNING AS IT SHOULD." 8 DAYS LATER, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF ON A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE LOCAL ROAD. WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, I COMPLETELY LOST A CONTROL OVER MY VEHICLE. IT WAS A SUNDAY MORNING, SO THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC. BUT IT COULD HAVE LED TO AN ACCIDENT, HAD THERE BEEN MORE TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD.