2011 BMW 328 Electrical Problems

THE DOOR HANDLE ACTUATOR SPORADICALLY FAILS AND THE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED WITH EITHER THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE.

NHTSA ID

11181911

Incident

Feb 22, 2019

Mileage

90,000 mi

I HAVE A BMW 328I SERIES 2011 4 DOOR SEDAN VEHICLE ) I PURCHASED MY CAR 2018 APRIL AND SINCE THE 1 ST DAY IT HAS GIVEN ME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS DIAGNOSTICS NOR ANY MECHANIC HAVE FOUND SOULTION THE VEHICLES BATTERY SUDDENLY DRAINS I HAVE GOTTEN 5 NEW BATTERYS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY END UP BEING BAD AND I ALWAYS HAVE A DRAINED BATTERY AFTER 3 OR LESS HOURS OF RECENTLY USAGE ALSO THE VEHICLE IN VARIOUS OCCASION TURNS OF IN THE FREEWAY ,WHILE DRIVING IN THE STREET ETC. WHEN IT SHUTSDOWN LIGHTS FLICKER ,AND IN DASHBOARD THEIRS SHORTAGE NOISE AND IN THE DASHBOARD THE GROUND PICTURE WITH THE VEHICLE IS RED (NO CHECK ENGINE ) MY BRAKE LIGHT IS PERMANENTLY ON THEN AFTER 1-2 MIN CAR TURNS ON COMPLETLY WELL AND THE GROUND LOGO WITH THE VECHILE IS YELLOW BUT IT CAN TURN OF AND DO THE SAME IN 1-3 MIN OR SOMETIMES IT WONT DO IT UNTIL 4 HR OR THE NEXT DAY BUT IT IS A CONSTANT THING EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE I HAVE STARTED TO WORRY BECAUSE I NOTICED MY BATTERY FULL OF ACID AND I REPLACED IT THREE TIME BECAUSE TR SCID IS MELTING THE METAL WERE THE BATTERY GOES AND IT IS NEXT TO THE GAS TANK

NHTSA ID

11162804

Incident

Sep 18, 2018

Mileage

135,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 328. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSION COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER/HEATING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUMES COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT DURING THE WINTER SEASON, CONDENSATION APPEARED ON THE WINDOWS WHEN THE HEATING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PARK AVE BMW (530 HUYLER ST, SOUTH HACKENSACK, NJ 07606, (201) 843-4999) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V676000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,450. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR

NHTSA ID

11097754

Incident

Jul 26, 2017

Mileage

73,450 mi

CLUSTER MALFUNCTION, ONE MORNING AFTER A SNOWSTORM I STARTED THE CAR AND ALL LIGHTS ON DASH AND GAUGES STARTED TO MALFUNCTION ON AND OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THAT DEALERSHIP SAID THE CLUSTER IS BAD THE RDC CONTROL UNIT. TPMS, BATTERY AND KOMBI WIRING. AND ASK FOR A REAL HIGH PRICE TO REPAIR. AFTER I TAKE IT TO A FEW LOCAL BMW SHOPS AND EVERYONE IS ASKING ME IF I GOT THE RECALLS DONE BUT ONLY ONE RECALL OF THREE IS AVAILABLE TO FIX. SOME THINKS IT'S WATER DAMAGES AND BMW DIDN'T CHECK THE CAR PROPERLY.

NHTSA ID

11083583

Incident

Mar 30, 2018

Mileage

69,800 mi

BLOWER MOTOR WIRING AND POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PCV) VALVE HEATER. CAR FEELS HOT SOMETIMES I WENT TO THE DEALER ALREADY AND WAS TOLD SOMEONE WOULD CALL ME BACK IS BEEN OVER 2 MONTHS ALREADY

NHTSA ID

11074931

Incident

Nov 28, 2017

02/25/15 I LEFT MY BMW AT THE DEALER FOR MANY OF THE CONSTANT ISSUES MY CAR HAS HAD BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE. ONE OF THE MANY THINGS WAS THAT ALL DOORS WILL CLOSE BUT THE FRONT PASSENGER. THEY ALWAYS SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. BUT WHEN I LEFT MY CAR AT THE DEALER IT WAS JUST NOT CLOSING AT ALL. ON 02/27/15. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER AND HE SAID TO ME THAT HE WAS GOING TO EXPLAIN ABOUT THE ESTIMATES TO FIX MY CAR. I ASKED HIM WHY THEY WILL CHARGE ME FOR SOMETHING THEY NEVER COULD DUPLICATE WHEN MY CAR WAS ON WARRANTY AND NOW THAT MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY ITS SEEM THEY ARE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SAME PROBLEMS I HAVE BEEN ADVISING THEM FOR YEARS. HE SAID THAT HE COULD NOT USE GOOD WILL WITH ME ANYMORE BECAUSE HE HAS USED 4 ALREADY (IF WE ARE DEALING WITH A RECURRING ISSUE WHICH I HAVE NOTIFY YOU OF MANY TIMES BEFORE YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE GOODWILL, BUT I AM NOT AN EXPERT) I TOLD HIM THAT HE HIMSELF SAID ANYTHING THE CAR HAS ON HISTORY THEY WILL FIX WHEN THEY CAN DUPLICATE. THEN HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO REVIEW MY CAR HISTORY (I THINK TO THIS POINT HE SHOULD HAVE DONE IT BEFORE CALLING ME TO AGGRAVATE ME) HE NEVER DID CALLED ME OR AT LEAST APOLOGIZE.I FINALLY TALKED TO MY ADVISOR AND SHE SAID IT WAS OK THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT. ONCE AGAIN MY NON ENDING NIGHTMARE GIVES ME A HARD DAY AND A WORST HOPELESS FEELING. I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND THEIR FRUSTRATION. I SHOULD BE THE ANGRY ONE. BECAUSENOW THEY HAD DUPLICATE SOMETHING I HAVE SAID SO MANY TIMES AND MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR IT. TO ME THE WORD DUPLICATE FOR THEM MEANS ?HOW CAN WE KEEP ON HIDING ALL THE ISSUES AND KEEP PEOPLE BELIEVING THEY ARE CRAZY SO WE CAN KEEP ON MAKING MONEY". *TR

NHTSA ID

10692301

Incident

Feb 25, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 328. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER WAITING SOMETIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED AN ELECTRICAL RIBBON AND PERFORMED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE EXACT RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND OCCURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR.,UPDATED 06/17/13 *BF THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SEVEN FAILURES OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE, WITH THE COMPLETE ENGINE SHUT DOWN.

NHTSA ID

10506054

Incident

Mar 19, 2013

Mileage

14,000 mi

I LEASED A VEHICLE FROM BMW ENCINITAS THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN USED BY THEM AS A LOANER VEHICLE ON 3/24/11. ON 4/20/11, I PARKED THE VEHICLE AT MY HOME AFTER A SHORT 20 MINUTE FREEWAY DRIVE AND WITHIN 20-30 MINUTES, FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT THE TOP OF THE HOOD AND OVER THE TOPS OF THE FRONT TIRES. THE FLAMES WERE BLUE AND BURNED SO HOT WATER WAS UNABLE TO DOUSE THEM. THE FIRE BURNED FOR APPROX 15 MORE MINUTES BEFORE THE FIRE DEPT WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT. UPON INSPECTION, THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY CHARRED, ENGINE MOUNTS GONE AND THE BUMPER AND LIGHTS APPROX 2 FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR. THE CAR IS NOW OWNED BY STATE FARM INSURANCE. BMW WAS NOT AT ALL INTERESTED IN DETERMINING THE CAUSE OF THIS FIRE. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO WORK WAS EVER PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10403270

Incident

Apr 20, 2011