Bmw 428I brakes problems
20 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
155 owner complaints analyzed
7 distinct recall campaigns
50,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2014 to 2016 model years. Data snapshot: . 66 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
20 of 155 complaints match this topic (12.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10617844 · 2014-07-31 (July 31, 2014)
DRIVING DOWN A NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD WITH MY WIFE AS A PASSENGER ON JULY 12 AND GOING AT ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR APPROACHING THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, I NOTICED THAT MY TWO-WEEKS OLD BRAND NEW BMW WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN ALTHOUGH I MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO STOP IT BY USING THE FOOT PEDAL TO BRAKE. THE CLOSER I GOT TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO STOP THE CAR BUT IT FAILED AND I ENDED UP HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. FORTUNATELY, THE PERSON IN THE CAR THAT I HIT WAS NOT INJURED AND NEITHER WERE WE. I IMMEDIATELY …
Owner-reported narrative. 250 miles reported. Look up ODI 10617844 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10898745 · 2016-08-26 (August 26, 2016)
ON JUNE 19TH 2016 I WAS DRIVING MY 2014 BMW428I WITH 5200 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT SIGNAL I BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKES SLOWING TO 5-10 MPH.INSTEAD OF COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE BECAME ENERGIZED AND BEGAN SURGING FORWARD. I APPLIED AS MUCH PRESSURE AS POSSIBLE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT TO NO AVAIL AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ITS SURGE FORWARD UNTIL IT STRUCK THE STOPPED VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. LUCKILY NO DAMAGES, NO INJURIES ON MONDAY JUNE 20TH I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD "CHECK IT…
Owner-reported narrative. 5,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10898745 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11240359 · 2019-07-29 (July 29, 2019)
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…
Owner-reported narrative. 52,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11240359 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11253507 · 2019-09-05 (September 5, 2019)
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 SHO…
Owner-reported narrative. 82,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11253507 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11266476 · 2019-10-05 (October 5, 2019)
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.
Owner-reported narrative. 57,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 11266476 at NHTSA ↗