2012 Bmw 328I problems and owner complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 328I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE CONTACT APPLIED SIGNIFICANT FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE STEERING WHEEL FUNCTIONED NORMALLY WITH THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT T…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10483170 at NHTSA ↗

SUDDEN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE UNDERWAY ON INTERSTATE 476 NORTH OF PHILADELPHIA. CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF 4 LANES OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC AT 4:10 PM.IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF AN ISSUE PRIOR. I AM SOLE OPERATOR OF CAR. CAR WAS IN DEALERS SHOP FOR 7 DAYS. NO OBVIOUS CAUSE FOUND, BUT BOSCH COILS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. 300 MILES LATER ON MAY 26, AT APPROX 5:20 PM THE CAR AGAIN W/O WARNING HAD SUDDEN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER; WOULD NOT RESTART.

Owner-reported narrative. 38,478 miles reported. Look up ODI 10721700 at NHTSA ↗

RECENTLY MY GIRLFRIEND AND I HAD PURCHASED AND FINANCED A 2012 BMW 328I. THE MILEAGE WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR WAS AT 48,000. WITHEN THE FIRST 2 WEEKS OF HAVING THE CAR I HAD TO BRING IT BACK DUE TO THE PARKING LAMP BEING OUT. I DIDN'T GET NO WARNING FROM THE CAR THAT THE LIGHT WAS OUT EITHER. I BROUGHT IT IN THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR THE TIME BEING AND I WENT ON MY WAY. THE SAME EXACT PARKING LAMP WENT OUT ANOTHER FEW WEEKS LATER. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR 3 MONTHS AND IT IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE AND SAYING THAT I HAVE DRIVEN A LOT …

Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11021140 at NHTSA ↗

CAME OUT OF THE PARKING LOT INTO A BUSY MAIN ROAD AND ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO INDICATION BEFORE ENGINE STOPPED. TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE (THE CAR HAS KEYLESS PUSH BUTTON START) BUT DID NOT START. WHEN TRIED TO RESTART, THE DASHBOARD MESSAGE SAID SOMETHING LIKE "ENGINE WILL NOT START". THERE WAS NO INDICATION BEFORE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. I WAS ON THE BUSY HIGHWAY IN CHICAGO AREA AN HOUR BEFORE THE INCIDENT. THE CAR WAS SERVICED IN MARYLAND DEALERSHIP TWO DAYS BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND DROVE TO CHI…

Owner-reported narrative. 38,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10661584 at NHTSA ↗

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING HOME FROM LA TO NEVADA. ON THE FREEWAY BETWEEN BARSTOW AND BAKER, THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. WARNING LIGHT APPEARED BUT DISAPPEARED SO FAST THAT WE DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO READ WHAT IT WAS SAYING, ONLY THE LAST PART WHICH I THINK SAID ENGINE FAILURE. IT DID NOT GIVE US A CHANCE TO LOOK FOR A SAFER PLACE TO STOP. FROM DRIVING AT 75 MPH, MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO A NEARBY LEFT SHOULDER, WHICH WAS VERY NARROW THAT INCOMING CARS STARTED TO HONK BECAUSE WE WERE NOT REALLY PARKED …

Owner-reported narrative. 63,595 miles reported. Look up ODI 10986075 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVE WAY TO PARK MY CAR. BECAUSE THERE IS A TINY SLANT, SO I DECIDED TO PUSH FOR A LITTLE GAS. THE CAR, HOWEVER, DID NOT STOP WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BECAUSE THE I DRIVE THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10498053 at NHTSA ↗

ENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL ON INTERSTATE AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AND AGGRESSIVELY ACCELERATED. AS THE VEHICLE SPEED INDICATOR APPROACHED THE CRUISE CONTROL PIPPER, THE PIPPER BEGAN TO INCREASE, STAYING ABOUT 5MPH AHEAD OF THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE. AT APPROXIMATELY 95MPH I DISENGAGED THE SYSTEM USING THE CONTROL IN THE STEERING WHEEL. INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYED A "CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION" ERROR. ENGAGING THE BRAKE DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT ONCE I RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CRUISE BEGAN AGGRESSIVELY ACCELERATING AGAIN. TRIE…

Owner-reported narrative. 15,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10605482 at NHTSA ↗

N20 Timing Chain failure/broke. My daughter's safety was put at risk because the chain broke while she was driving on a 2 lane back road, causing the vehicle to go into limp mode. The car stopped suddenly, in the middle of the road. The problem has been confirmed at the BMW service center. We have since found out that this is a known problem that BMW North America is aware of, and several class action lawsuits have been filed. The "transmission malfunction warning" appeared on the dashboard within seconds before the timing chain failure.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11433142 at NHTSA ↗

While driving car at speeds <30 mph, on hitting a minor bump on the road, car engine suddenly stopped with a "Drivetrain malfunction" error. The car lost all power within a few seconds, including power steering. The instrument cluster was off except for error message. Transmission shifted to Neutral automatically which I believe is by design. On somehow maneuvering in traffic and coasting to a stop, and waiting a minute and pressing the ignition start button, car powered on immediately and was driveable. The same incident repeated within 30 mi…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11433454 at NHTSA ↗