Bmw 328D problems and owner complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW 328D. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF A FAULTY FUEL PUMP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 15,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10730676 at NHTSA ↗

ALL 3 SERIES FROM 2014 WERE RECALLED BY BMW EXCEPT DIESELS. MY CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD 328 DIESEL AND THE FUEL PUMP DISINTEGRATED CAUSING ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH NICKEL SHAVINGS. THE RECALLED GAS BMWS FROM 2014 EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS SO CLEARLY MY CAR HAS THE SAME FAULTY FUEL PUMP WITH IMPROPER NICKEL PLATING INSTALLED, AND SHOULD ALSO BE UNDER THIS RECALL. SINCE I COMMUTE (HENCE DIESEL) A LOT AND MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY DESPITE THE FACT IS 3 YEARS OLD I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUTRAGEOUS $13,000 TO RESURRECT IT. IN FACT I ALMOS…

Owner-reported narrative. 101,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10971180 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE HAS ON 4 SEPARATE OCCURRENCES STALLED/FAILED TO ACCELERATE. "DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION" ERROR CODE IS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE HAD 11564 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AT THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. THE FAULTS WERE CLEARED, BUT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE, 6 MONTHS AND 9000 MILES LATER, A SENSOR WAS REPLACED, FAULTS CLEARED, NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN. THE THIRD TIME, SIX WEEKS LATER, A FUEL QUANTITY CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED. THE CAR HAS JUST BEEN TOWED FOR A FOURTH TIME. ON 3 OF THE 4 OCCU…

Owner-reported narrative. 23,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10823898 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY IN THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT. I ENTERED A SPACE TO PARK, PRESSING BRAKES. THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND HIT A CEMENT BARRIER. I WAS UNINJURED BUT IT CAUSED NEARLY $6,000 WORTH OF VEHICLE DAMAGE. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR SAME YEAR 328I'S. ALLSTATE REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR 328D'S. WOULD NOT THESE TWO VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME BRAKING SYSTEM? I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE ALSO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *JS

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10662082 at NHTSA ↗

I PULLED SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE GAS STATION. I STOPPED AND I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I WAS PRESSING THE PARK BUTTON WHEN THE CAR SURGED FORWARD, ACCELERATED OVER THE CURB AND INTO THE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE STORE. THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS ENOUGH TO RENDER IT UNDRIVEABLE AND THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING. THANK GOODNESS, NO ONE WAS ON THE SIDEWALK. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS RESPONDED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 10,858 miles reported. Look up ODI 10677106 at NHTSA ↗

AT 55K MILES IN APRIL 2017, IN FAST LANE OF FREEWAY, DRIVE-TRAIN MALFUNCTION MESSAGE DISPLAYED WITH SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS. CAR LOST POWER AS I WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO CHANGE MULTIPLE LANES TO SHOULDER AS CAR LOST COMPLETE POWER. BMW SOS DID NOT FUNCTION. IT TOOK 3 TOW DRIVERS AND 3 HOURS TO MANUALLY OVERRIDE SYSTEM TO GET CAR IN NEUTRAL TO SAFELY PUT ON TRUCK. BMW ADVISED THEY WOULD HAVE TO JACK CAR AND REMOVE TRANSMISSION PANEL TO MANUALLY PUT IN 'DRIVE' WHICH WAS NOT AN OPTION ON THE NARROW SHOULDER OF I-10 IN CA. DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED HIGH…

Owner-reported narrative. 55,114 miles reported. Look up ODI 11001775 at NHTSA ↗

DRIVING STRAIGHT ON FLAMINGO ROAD AT 45 MPH IN SUNRISE FL AND EXPERIENCED MAJOR POWER LOSS IN DRIVING POWER WITH NO TRANSMISSION CONTROL. PULLED ON THE SIDE AND ABLE TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY 10 MPH. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION WERE REPLACED. SUCH COMPONENT FAILURES SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 58,000 MILES. I WAS GIVEN A REASON OF PREMATURE COMPONENT FAILURE/MANUFACTURING DEFECT FROM THE DEALER. AFTER THE REPAIR, A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT OCCURRED ON THE EFFICIENCY INDICATORS THAT PROVES TO THE FACT THAT I HAD…

Owner-reported narrative. 58,139 miles reported. Look up ODI 11219689 at NHTSA ↗

BLOWER MOTOR WHICH CONTROLS AIR FLOW FOR HEATING AND A/C SYSTEM , THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE WIRING AND THE BLOWER MOTOR IS DETERIORATED ,THIS IS LEADING THE BLOWER TO ONLY BLOW HOT AIR AT ALL TIMES EVEN WHEN THE A/C IS ON ALSO MIGHT BE OVERHEATING THE CAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11307371 at NHTSA ↗

DIESEL FUEL FOUND IN UNEXPECTED AREAS INCLUDING WIRING HARNESS, FUEL INJECTORS, PRESSURE SENSORS, TURBO CHARGER COMPONENT, DDE, EGR, ETC. UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF FUEL LEAK INTO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSING POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD OR SERIOUS VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONING. ADVISED BY BMW SERVICE MANAGER THAT COST TO PERFORM REPAIR MORE COSTLY THAN VALUE OF VEHICLE. BMW NOT SUPPORTIVE IN CORRECTION OR ASSISTANCE WITH ISSUES. OVER 2.5 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, VEHICLE SERVICED >5+ TIMES FOR ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION ALERTS. EGR VALVE REP…

Owner-reported narrative. 87,818 miles reported. Look up ODI 11405853 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH OR SO THE VEHICLE'S ON-BOARD MESSAGE CENTER READ "DRIVE-TRAIN MALFUNCTION". I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS LOOSING MOMENTUM QUITE QUICKLY WHICH REQUIRED ME TO SWIFTLY, BUT SAFELY TO PULL OVER TO THE ROADWAY EDGE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE ISSUE HAS PRESENTED ITSELF. THE FIRST TIME WAS A FEW MONTHS FROM PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE FUEL LINES. THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM AND SENT ME OFF. A FEW MONTHS LATER I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVIC…

Owner-reported narrative. 64,917 miles reported. Look up ODI 11133035 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE CRUISING AT 70MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR STALLED OUT WITH NO WARNING. IT SIMPLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND CUT THE ENGINE, RENDERING THE VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL SINCE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING WERE NOT WORKING. THE CAR BROKE DOWN AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING ON A CITY SURFACE STREET WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 45MPH. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IMPLODED, SENDING METAL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. AGAIN THERE WAS NO WARNING AND BRAKING/STEERING WERE AFFECTED.

Owner-reported narrative. 176,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11233977 at NHTSA ↗