2011 BMW 328 Problems

TAKATA AIRBAG PROBLEMS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VECHICLE. WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM THE THIRD PARTY DEALERSHIP, 'CHASE AUTOPLEX' HE RESETTED THE SETTINGS EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PROPERLY, BUT AFTER GETTING HOME, THE NEXT DAY MY CAR SHOWED AIRBAG PROBLEMS. WHEN I CALLED HIM, HE SAID HE CAN'T HELP ME OUT WITH IT. SO MY QUESTION IS THAT, IF YOU GUYS CAN HELP ME GET A RECALL ON THIS AIRBAG, SO I DON'T HAVE TO SPENT MONEY ON IT MYSELF, I WILL APPRECIATE IT. THANKS

I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP (MOTORWORKS BMW IN BLOOMINGTON MN) REGARDING TWO OPEN RECALLS (PCV HEATER AND AIR BAG) THEY TOLD ME THAT THE AIRBAG WAS NOT AFFECTED BUT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE PCV HEATER. I AM MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAG AS IT IS RELATED TO CRASH SAFETY.

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

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

MY BMW 328I E93 HAS THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT COME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE COMPUTER SHOWS ERROR CODE 2B3A (P1449 DMTL SYSTEM FAULT). I CLEARED THE CODE AND IT CAME BACK A WEEK LATER. I TRIED REPLACING THE GAS CAP AND THE ERROR STILL COMES BACK THE SAME. I WAS DOING FURTHER RESEARCH AND CAME ACROSS THIS ARTICLE (ATTACHED) FROM NHTSA.GOV DESCRIBING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, WITH THE SAME EXACT CODE AND EVEN MY ENGINE IS THE SAME N52K FOR MY E93 328I. HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/TSBS/2012/SB-10051299-3508.PDF THE DMTL PUMP IS THERE TO HELP REDUCE EMISSIONS AND IF THE SYSTEM IS FAULTY, THE BMW DEALERSHIP SHOULD HONOR THE REQUEST FOR SERVICE WORK TO REPLACE THE DMTL PUMP UNDER THE EMISSIONS/EXTENDED EMISSIONS WARRANTY. I CALLED AND THEY SAID THERE'S NO RECALL FOR THIS VIN SO THEY CAN'T HELP ME...AND THEY ARE MAKING ME PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE...BUT I DO IN FACT HAVE MY EMISSIONS WARRANTY STILL IN EFFECT FOR THE VIN WHICH IS 8 YEARS OR 80,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. IT SEEMS THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE AN ACTIVE RECALL FOR THESE FAULTY DMTL PUMPS/SYSTEMS AS THIS PROBLEM EXISTS FOR ENGINES LIKE MINE -THE N52K ENGINE. I ENCOURAGE THE NHTSA TO TAKE A LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND WORK CLOSELY WITH BMW NORTH AMERICA TO INSTITUTE A REMEDY FOR THIS. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE AND HAVE A NICE DAY.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. BMW DEALER SHIP NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE DEFECTS, THE SPARKS PLUGS KEEP BURNING OUT DUE TO THE CAR OVERHEATING.

TAKATA AIRBAG PROBLEMS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VECHICLE. WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM THE THIRD PARTY DEALERSHIP, 'CHASE AUTOPLEX' HE RESETTED THE SETTINGS EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PROPERLY, BUT AFTER GETTING HOME, THE NEXT DAY MY CAR SHOWED AIRBAG PROBLEMS. WHEN I CALLED HIM, HE SAID HE CAN'T HELP ME OUT WITH IT. SO MY QUESTION IS THAT, IF YOU GUYS CAN HELP ME GET A RECALL ON THIS AIRBAG, SO I DON'T HAVE TO SPENT MONEY ON IT MYSELF, I WILL APPRECIATE IT. THANKS

TAKATA RECALLS? WHEN I START MY CAR, I KEEP GETTING A MESSAGE "PASSENGER RESTRAINT MALFUNCTION" INVOLVING SEAT BELT, AIR BAG, ETC. IF I DON'T CONNECT MY SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN NO ONE IS IN IT, THE BELL KEEPS RINGING.MY CAR IS NOT ON THE LIST OF RECALLS FOR THIS. WHY ISN'T MY CAR ON THE RECALL LIST?

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

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. BMW DEALER SHIP NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE DEFECTS, THE SPARKS PLUGS KEEP BURNING OUT DUE TO THE CAR OVERHEATING.

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

BMW 328/2011- POOR RAIN HANDLING & LACK OF AIRBAG(S) DEPLOYING IN CRASH WHERE CAR WAS TOTALED. I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND VISIBILITY WAS FINE. MY CAR STARTED TO HYDROPLANE AND STARTED FISHTAILING, THEN SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND INTO A GUARD RAIL ON I-95. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY CAR HAS BEEN DECLARED A "TOTAL LOSS." I HAVE HAD 5 CARS AND 2 OF THEM WERE BMW 3 SERIES. MY 2007 BMW NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. I'VE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THIS ONE AND AM CONFIDENT DRIVING IN THE RAIN. I DO NOT FEEL THAT MY BMW PERFORMED LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE. I DID NOT SUFFER "SERIOUS" INJURIES BUT AM HAVING TO GO TO A CHIROPRATOR AND GET DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE TWICE WEEKLY. I'M NOT SURE IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE HELPED MY SITUATION (I HIT MY HEAD AND AM HAVING WHAT I'M SURE ARE "NORMAL" PROBLEMS AFTER AN AUTO ACCIDENT.) *TR

GETTING "PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM" ERROR FOR NO APPARENT REASON AT ALL. I'M AFRAID THE AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY IN CASE OF ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 BMW 328. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A SPARK FOLLOWED BY A FLAME UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE HOW THE FIRE ORIGINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

MY BMW 328I E93 HAS THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT COME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE COMPUTER SHOWS ERROR CODE 2B3A (P1449 DMTL SYSTEM FAULT). I CLEARED THE CODE AND IT CAME BACK A WEEK LATER. I TRIED REPLACING THE GAS CAP AND THE ERROR STILL COMES BACK THE SAME. I WAS DOING FURTHER RESEARCH AND CAME ACROSS THIS ARTICLE (ATTACHED) FROM NHTSA.GOV DESCRIBING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, WITH THE SAME EXACT CODE AND EVEN MY ENGINE IS THE SAME N52K FOR MY E93 328I. HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/TSBS/2012/SB-10051299-3508.PDF THE DMTL PUMP IS THERE TO HELP REDUCE EMISSIONS AND IF THE SYSTEM IS FAULTY, THE BMW DEALERSHIP SHOULD HONOR THE REQUEST FOR SERVICE WORK TO REPLACE THE DMTL PUMP UNDER THE EMISSIONS/EXTENDED EMISSIONS WARRANTY. I CALLED AND THEY SAID THERE'S NO RECALL FOR THIS VIN SO THEY CAN'T HELP ME...AND THEY ARE MAKING ME PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE...BUT I DO IN FACT HAVE MY EMISSIONS WARRANTY STILL IN EFFECT FOR THE VIN WHICH IS 8 YEARS OR 80,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. IT SEEMS THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE AN ACTIVE RECALL FOR THESE FAULTY DMTL PUMPS/SYSTEMS AS THIS PROBLEM EXISTS FOR ENGINES LIKE MINE -THE N52K ENGINE. I ENCOURAGE THE NHTSA TO TAKE A LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND WORK CLOSELY WITH BMW NORTH AMERICA TO INSTITUTE A REMEDY FOR THIS. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE AND HAVE A NICE DAY.

WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, MY 2011 328I SHUT OFF. DUE TO MY GIVEN RELATIVELY LOW SPEED AND LOCATION (BACK ROAD) I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER. ONCE STOPPED, I ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE. THE CAR WOULD START. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST BMW SERVICE FACILITY. THE BMW REPAIR TECHNICIAN ADVISED AN INTERNAL FUEL LINK CRACKED, THUS THE CAR HAD EFFECTIVELY RUN OUT OF GAS. THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK AND PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "2011 BMW 328I SWOLLEN FUEL PUMP" REVEALS OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AS WELL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS THE CAR COULD HAVE SHUT OFF AND FAILED AT ANY TIME. I COULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELLING AT 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WANT TO KNOW IF THE REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK AND PUMP THAT BMW INSTALLED IN MY CAR ADDRESS WHAT IS CLEARLY AN ENGINEERING AND DESIGN FAULT, OR AM I AT RISK OF THIS HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE AS WELL? I'VE CONTACTED BMW USA BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE AS OF THIS SUBMISSION. *TR

MY RIMA KEEP CRACKING ON NORMAL POTHOLE DRIVES. I HAD THREE WHEELS FIXED ONCE, AND ONE WHEEL FIXED TWICE. THEN I HAD TO REPLACE ANOTHER WHEEL WITH A NEW WHEEL FROM BMW DEALERSHIP BECAUSE R WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE RIMS ARE OEM STARSPOKE 194 M

WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, MY 2011 328I SHUT OFF. DUE TO MY GIVEN RELATIVELY LOW SPEED AND LOCATION (BACK ROAD) I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER. ONCE STOPPED, I ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE. THE CAR WOULD START. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST BMW SERVICE FACILITY. THE BMW REPAIR TECHNICIAN ADVISED AN INTERNAL FUEL LINK CRACKED, THUS THE CAR HAD EFFECTIVELY RUN OUT OF GAS. THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK AND PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "2011 BMW 328I SWOLLEN FUEL PUMP" REVEALS OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AS WELL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS THE CAR COULD HAVE SHUT OFF AND FAILED AT ANY TIME. I COULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELLING AT 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WANT TO KNOW IF THE REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK AND PUMP THAT BMW INSTALLED IN MY CAR ADDRESS WHAT IS CLEARLY AN ENGINEERING AND DESIGN FAULT, OR AM I AT RISK OF THIS HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE AS WELL? I'VE CONTACTED BMW USA BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE AS OF THIS SUBMISSION. *TR

THE DOOR HAS MELTED.

I RECEIVED NOTICE IN OCTOBER THAT THERE IS A RECALL HOWEVER THE BMW DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT "YES THERE IS A RECALL BUT WE WILL NOT BE ORDERING PARTS UNTIL AFTER JAN 2018", WELL HOW SAFE AM I DRIVING THIS CAR.....THEY ACT LIKE IT IS NOT A CONCERN...????

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 328XI. THE CONTACT STATED IT WAS VERY EASY TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR, FROM REVERSE, DUE TO THE WAY THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS MANUFACTURED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, FROM FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT FIRST GEAR AND REVERSE WERE POSITIONED VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER ON THE GEAR SHIFTER, MAKING IT VERY EASY TO SLIP INTO THE WRONG GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

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