2016 BMW X1 Complaints

HALF THE WINDSHIELD GOES VERY DARK , NEARLY BLACK AT NIGHT. IT IS FACTUALLY DANGEROUS AND IF I HAVE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT MY SPEED IS GREATLY REDUCED AS I CANNOT SEE AT ALL. I CANNOT SEE MORE THAN 30 FEET IN FRONT OF ME AND CANNOT SEE TURNS AND CANNOT SEE AT ALL WITH HILLS. EVEN DRIVING VERY SLOW, 10MPH OR LESS IN A PARKING LOT THE EXTREME LACK OF VISIBILITY BECOMES 100% OBVIOUS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. BMW CORPORATE OFFICE SAYS THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY TECHNOLOGY THAT DIMS THE WINDSHIELD, THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS CLUELESS TO THIS AS WELL. I HAVE READ THAT A SAVVY AND HONEST DEALERSHIP CAN ADJUST THIS THROUGH THE ON BOARD COMPUTER CONTROLS. I REALLY DONT KNOW. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT THAT IS BOTTOM LINE, NO ONE CAN SEEM TO HELP ME DESPITE IT BEING ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH ALL TYPES OF VEHICLES. I WANT THIS DOCUMENTED IF CRASH OR INJURY OCCURS I WANT PROTECTION LEGALLY. EXAMPLE-DRIVING POSTED SPEED NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT NIGHT APPROACH SLIGHT TURN OR INCLINE AND IN AN INSTANT THE DARKNESS DESCENDS AND THE REACTION IS TO HIT THE BRAKES AS YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE ON THE ROAD. THIS IS THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. I BEG OF YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS, I AM SHOCKED THERE HAS NOT BEEN MORE DEATHS OR CRASHES AND INJURIES. I BROUGHT A 3RD PARTY WITH ME TO SHOW THEM AND THE REPLY WAS, "I CANNOT SEE AND I AM THE PASSENGER" "OH MY GOD ITS BLACK IN FRONT OF ME" ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS DRIVE ANY NUMBER OF VEHICLES AT NIGHT AND YOU WILL SEE. ADAPTIVE HEADLIGHT ISSUE, SOME CHEMICAL ACTIVATED THING IN WINDSHIELD? DONT REALLY KNOW.

THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE AN ISSUE THAT BMW KNOWS ABOUT, AS THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH 2016-2020 X1S AND X2S. THE BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT WHEELS HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE ONE BRAKE PAD WILL WEAR EXTREMELY QUICKLY WITHIN 5,000-20,000 MILES. WHILE THE OTHER BRAKE PAD WILL WEAR AS IT SHOULD. AS THE BRAKE PAD THAT WEARS DOWN QUICKLY IS THE INNER BRAKE PAD. TO ACTUALLY SEE THE BRAKE PAD ONE MUST REMOVE THE CAR WHEEL TO ACCESS ANY VISIBILITY OF THE BRAKE PAD ITSELF. DUE TO THIS VISIBILITY ISSUE, THE DEALERSHIP ALLOWED ME TO LEAVE WITH LESS THAN 2MM OF BRAKE PAD LEFT ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE CAR. THIS IS A HAZARD FOR ANYONE DRIVING THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL AS THEY WILL NOT HAVE ANY STOPPING POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 BMW X1. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE RETRACTABLE SUNROOF HEAD LINER DETACHED FROM THE SLIDING TRACK CAUSING THE HEAD LINER FABRIC TO CRUMBLE AND BLOCK THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FERMAN BMW (31400 US HIGHWAY 19 NORTH, PALM HARBOR, FL 34684, (727) 400-3542) TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD LINER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY DURING A CROSS COUNTRY ROAD TRIP, THE SUNROOF SUN SHADE/BLIND CAME OUT OF ITS TRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. A VISIT TO A BMW DEALER NOTED AN OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIR COST OF $2600. THE DEALER SAID THE ENTIRE PANORAMIC SUNROOF ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE SUN SHADE/BLIND. THE SUN SHADE HAS NOW BECOME INOPERABLE AND IS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THIS HAS CREATED AN UNACCEPTABLE EXPOSURE TO THE SUN IN THE VEHICLE. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES WERE OVER 110 DEGREES. IT APPEARS THAT A METAL COIL SPRING LIKE MATERIAL HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE SHADE/BLIND FABRIC. THE ADHESIVE BONDING THE MATERIALS HAS FAILED. THE SPRING MATERIAL IS TANGLED UNDER THE HEADLINER AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.

FOUL, MUSTY ODOR COMES FROM A/C FOR THE FIRST 5-10 MINUTES AFTER STARTING UP. CONCERNED ABOUT HEALTH IMPACT OF MOLD GROWING IN A/C SYSTEM.

I WENT TO OPEN MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF SHADE AND IT COMPLETELY CAME OFF THE TRACK ON ONE SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK BUT TURNED ON, AS I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE FOR THE DAY.

YOUR BOX WAS BAD IT WOULD JUMP OUT A GEAR FORCE ME TO HIT A CURB AT ONE TIME. ALL WHEEL DRIVE WAS BAD. BACK WHEELS PUSH FRONT WHEELS SO FRONT TIRES WEAR OUT ABOUT EVERY 2000 MILES, NO NOTICE OF RECALL GIVEN. AIR BAG PROBLEM NO NOTICE OF RECALL SENT. ROOF UNSAFE NOT AIR BAGS. SEAT BELTS, NO RECALL NOTICE SENT. ON X1 IS LARGE BUT I GEAR BOX WAS BAD THE CAR WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR, AT ONE POINT I HIT A CURB MESS UP THE WHEEL, NO NOTICE WAS SENT. SOMEONE HIT THE BACK OF MY CAR WHEN THE CAR JUMP OUT OF GEAR AND LEFT A MARK. I ONLY RECEIVED ON RECALL NOTICE. KNOW IT'S ON NET BMW X1'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED FROM 2015-2020. THE ONE NOTICE WAS DRIVERS SEAT BELT, MY LEASE WAS EXTENDED FOR 6 MONTHS AND DID NOT ADVISE ME OF ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS AND I WAS DRIVING AN UNSAFE CAR FROM 2016/SEPT THRU 2020 WITH NO KNOWLEDGE. I RETURNED THE CAR AND AFTER PAYING 6 MONTHS OF EXTRA PAYMENTS THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR DAMAGES THAT THE RECALLS CALL CAUSED. WHY ARE THEY NOT SENDING NOTICE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS THE CAR HAS. DOSE SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE.

THE SUN SHADE THAT COVERS THE MOONROOF FROM THE INTERIOR CAME APART ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, CAUSING IT TO HANG INTO THE CABIN. THIS OCCURRED BY ITSELF WITHOUT OPERATING THE VEHICLE OR SUN SHADE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STATIONARY FOR SEVERAL DAYS, PARKED OUTSIDE IN AN UNCOVERED PRIVATE PARKING SPACE. BMW IS CLAIMING THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, DESPITE SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. IT'S CLEAR THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. REPAIR COST IS $2,500. *TR

I DEPARTED MY HOUSE AND GOT ONTO THE WEST PARK TOLL WAY. AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MILES, I HEARD LIKE AN EXPLOSION. UNDER PANIC, I REALIZED THAT THE SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65MPH AND NO ONE WAS AHEAD OF ME OR ADJACENT TO ME. THERE WAS A PICKUP TRUCK BEHIND ME ABOUT SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE. *TR

THERE IS A MUSTY SOUR SMELL COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. I HAVE REPLACED THE CABIN AIR FILTER AND JUST SERVICED THE WHOLE AC SYSTEM TO NO AVAIL. ODOR HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED AND GOES AWAY AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5-8 MINUTES.