2014 BMW 428I Complaints

HORN STARTED TO SOUND LOWER, THEN IT DOESN'T WORK. I CHANGED THE FUSE AND IT WORKED FOR TWO MONTHS, THEN THE SAME ISSUE, THE VOLUME STARTS TO GO DOWN ON THE HORN, AND THEN THE HORN DOESN'T WORK. THERE WAS A BULLETIN ABOUT WATER GETTING INTO SOME PART OF THE CAR AND THE WATER CAUSES THE HORN TO FAIL.

WHILE IGNITION WAS ON, LEFT QUARTER TAIL LIGHT WIRING HARNESS PIGTAIL BURNT (SHORT CIRCUITED). LEFT BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL DON'T WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW 428I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS GOT STUCK IN A LOCK WHEN PARKED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (BMW OF WESTCHESTER 543 TARRYTOWN ROAD, WHITE PLAINS, NY 10607 914-761-6666) AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS BEING A FAULTY DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. THEY REPLACED THE ACTUATOR WITH A NEW PART. THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT THE DASH DRIVE SCREEN ON THE CONSOLE WENT BLANK AND THE FRONT BUMPER SENSORS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE DASH DRIVE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER BUT THE FRONT BUMPER SENSORS REMAIN UNREPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW 428I. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS MELTING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIELDS BMW WINTER PARK (963 WYMORE RD, WINTER PARK, FL 32789, (407) 628-2100) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000.

EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE HOLDER CAME APART AND CLIPS BROKE CAUSING CABLE TO BOUNCE AROUND NEAR TRANSMISSION AND DRIVE SHAFT. THE CABLE, HOLDER AND/OR CLIPS MADE A GRINDING SOUND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED AT HIGH RPM AND TORQUE WHILE DRIVING IN LOWER GEARS. NOT RELATED TO ANY COLLISION OR UNUSUAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. NOISE FIRST BEGAN AUGUST 2019. REPAIR ON 4 OCT 2019 IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE.

I JUST BOUGHT MY BMW 2014 428I AND WHEN I RECEIVED IT IT WAS WORKING FLAWLESSLY BUT AFTER A DAY MY CAR COMPLETELY STUTTERED AT A LIGHT AND STALLED AND I WAS COMPLETELY SHOCKED IT CRANKED RIGHT BACK UP BUT I WAS STILL CONFUSED, BUT NOW IT'S WORSE THAN BEFORE NOW WHILE I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT JUST SHUTS OFF AND PUTS ITSELF IN NEUTRAL, SO WHILE THE CAR IS STILL IN MOTION I AM FORCED TO START IT AND SHIFT IT BACK INTO DRIVE. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED I WAS SCARED BUT NOW IT HAPPENS SO MUCH THAT IT HAS BECOME SECOND NATURE WHICH I FEEL LIKE I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BECOME PRONE TO THIS. I LOOKED AT THE RECALL LIST AND SAW THAT ON OTHER 428I'S THE FUEL PUMP AND BRAKE LINE IS THEIR ISSUE BUT WHEN I SEARCHED MY VIN NOTHING POPPED UP BUT AS I JUST EXPLAINED IT IS AFFECTING MY VEHICLE AS WELL.

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH MY FOOT APPLIED TO THE BRAKE. SUDDENLY MY CAR SURGED FORWARD. I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED MY FOOT DOWN ON THE BRAKE HARDER. NOTHING HAPPENED. MY CAR CONTINUED TO SURGE FORWARD, HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. WE GOT OUT OF OUR VEHICLES. FORTUNATELY HER CAR ONLY RECEIVED MINOR SCRATCHES ON HER SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT (IT'S ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE) BUT MY CAR RECEIVED THE DAMAGE AS THE HOOD WENT UNDER THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT. I THEN NERVOUSLY/CAUTIOUSLY DROVE MY CAR TO SOUTH BAY BMW TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE WHAT HAPPEDED. TWO DAYS LATER I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THEM STATING THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY TOLD ME THAT I COULD LEAVE THE CAR THERE AND THEY CAN BEGIN AN INVESTIGATION WITH BMW BUT I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE MY CAR THERE AND IT MAY TAKE A COUPLE OF MONTHS. I LEFT MY CAR THERE AND EMAILED BMW IMMEDIATELY. I CALLED BUT THEY WERE ALREADY CLOSED. I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THEM THIS MORNING, 7/29, STATING THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BY SOMEONE FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE. I THEN CALLED THE RECALL DEPARTMENT AND SPOKE WITH A GENTLEMAN WHO SAID MY VIN WASN'T SHOWING A RECALL. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT MAY BE THE CASE BUT MY VEHICLE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL IS LISTED AS THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. HE INFORMED ME THAT HE SAW THAT I HAVE CONTACTED BMW AND THAT I HAVE TO WAIT TO HEAR BACK FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE. I THEN WENT ONTO YOUR WEBSITE AND SAW COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME EXACT THING HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. I WILL FOLLOW UP AS SOON AS I HEAR BACK FROM BMW. HOPEFULLY THIS IS SOMETHING THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FIX INCLUDING THE DAMAGES TO MY CAR AS I DON'T FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR TO FIX AS IT WAS A VEHICLE MALFUNCTION NOT HUMAN ERROR. THIS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND I'M NOT ALONE!

THE VEHICLE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT 47,000 MILES AND REQUIRES AND ENTIRE NEW ENGINE. IT WAS DIAGNOSED BY BMW, WHO COULD NOT COME TO A CONCLUSION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. BMW WILL NOT WARRANTY THE REPAIR.

THE CAR DOORS GET STUCK IN LOCKED STATE AND WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM INSIDE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED AFTER A DRIVE OR WHEN YOU START UP THE VEHICLE AND IT IS IN PARKED POSITION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER CAN GET LOCKED INSIDE THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS DUE TO FAILED LOCK ACTUATOR AND POSSIBLE MECHANICAL FAILURE IN THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM. THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY WIDESPREAD YET THERE IS NO RECALL FROM BMW ON THIS ISSUE. HERE IS A LINK WHERE MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE. BMW DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND THE REPAIR IS CHARGEABLE EVEN IF THE SAME ISSUE AFFECTS MULTIPLE DOORS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS: HTTPS://F30.BIMMERPOST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=1217271

HARD TOP WILL NOT COMPLETELY CLOSE HARD TOP WAS LEAKING ELECTRIC MODULE WENT OUT FUEL PUMP WENT OUT I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON MARCH 30TH AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN I HAVE DRIVEN IT. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I JUST HAD TO PAY $2300 IN REPAIRS TO THE FUEL PUMP AND ELECTRIC MODULE. I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK BECAUSE THE HARD TOP IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. I CURRENTLY HAVE AN EXISTING COMPLAINT WITH YOUR AGENCY. *JS