Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||||
| SIB-63-02-01 | 08/01/2010 | 10037025 | Ready | 04/27/2011 | |
| SIB-63-02-01 | 08/01/2010 | 10037025 | Bmw: procedure for determining and replacing incandescent and halogen light bulbs under warranty. *rm | 04/27/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 02/22/2013 | 177600 | ||
| I own a 2001 bmw 325i. the ground wires for the tail light assembly burned out, causing the lights to become inoperable. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised the contact that there were no recalls for the failure. the repairs would include adding a ground wire to the tail light assembly. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure who advised teh contact that there were no recalls for his vehicle and offered no other assistance. | |||
| 02/08/2013 | 100000 | 1 | |
| Headlights flicker on and off while driving. tail lights and brake lights non-functional. i believe this is an issue related to previous recall of bmw's recalled in nhtsa campaign number 11v438000. i called bmw which told me my car was not covered under that recall. i believe that it should be. *tr | |||
| 02/08/2013 | 100000 | ||
| Headlights flicker on and off while driving. tail lights and brake lights non-functional. i believe this is an issue related to previous recall of bmw's recalled in nhtsa campaign number 11v438000. i called bmw which told me my car was not covered under that recall. i believe that it should be. | |||
| 12/01/2012 | 1 | ||
| Right side tail lights failed in the manner described in nhtsa campaign id number: 11v438000. this vehicle was manufactured in 2000-10-30 and that campaign applies to vehicles manufactured after 09-2001. *tr | |||
| 12/01/2012 | |||
| Right side tail lights failed in the manner described in nhtsa campaign id number: 11v438000. this vehicle was manufactured in 2000-10-30 and that campaign applies to vehicles manufactured after 09-2001. | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 137000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. the contact stated that his dashboard began to illuminate indicating light failure and immediately after the contact turned the headlights on and they began to flash. the contact was able to remedy the failure by unplugging the rear brake assembly. the contact was informed of a recall for this failure but the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included. the failure and current mileage was 137,000. | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 137000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. the contact stated that his dashboard began to illuminate indicating light failure and immediately after the contact turned the headlights on and they began to flash. the contact was able to remedy the failure by unplugging the rear brake assembly. the contact was informed of a recall for this failure but the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included. the failure and current mileage was 137,000. pmb | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 137000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. the contact stated that his dashboard began to illuminate indicating light failure. the contact then turned his headlights on and they began to flash. the contact unplugged the rear brake assembly and the headlights began to work. he was informed of a recall for this failure but after contacting the manufacturer was notified that his vin had not been recalled. the failure and current mileages were 137,000. dt | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 1 | ||
| A friend was following me home and nearly ran in back of me because she said i didn't brake , i told her i did , but a warning light came on in my car, so i went to purchase more bulbs, the bulb worked for a couple of hours, then the warning light came back on, then days later the other one , i took to mechanic, he found that a part in the housing had burned all the way down, and that i should check on recalls, because it's no fault of mine... i checked recalls and found that there were problems with the housing that houses the brake and signal lights, beginning with 2002... my car is a 325i 2001, i feel that this year should be included in the current recall, i researched online, and found that i am not the only one with a 2001 bmw325i with the same problem as the current recall... this could definitely cause an accident, with the housing working one minute and out the next , really think this should be included immediately... i was pulled over by an officer stating i didn't signal, but i did, the signal worked in car, but didn't outside ... *tr | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 112000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. the contact was driving 35 mph when the rear driver's side brake light and turn signals failed. the failure recurred numerous times. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign id number: 11v438000 (exterior lighting:brake lights) and the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis however he was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall. the manufacturer was notified of the issue but offered no assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was unavailable.the failure and current mileages were 112,000. | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 112000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. the contact was driving 35 mph when the rear driver's side brake light and turn signals failed. the failure recurred numerous times. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign id number: 11v438000 (exterior lighting:brake lights) and the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis however he was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall. the manufacturer was notified of the issue but offered no assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was unavailable.the failure and current mileages were 112,000. kmj | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 112000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. the contact stated while driving 35 mph the rear driver side brake light and turn signal failed. the failure had recurred numerous times. the contact was informed of a recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 11v438000 (exterior lighting:brake lights) and the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis however he was informed that his vehicle was not part of the recall. the manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. the vehicle had not been repaired. the vin was unavailable.the failure and current mileages were 112,000. dt | |||
| 01/04/2012 | 186000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. the contact stated the ground wires to the tail lights assembly burnt out causing the lights to be inoperable. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated there are no recalls or warranty for this failure. the repairs would be adding a ground wire to the tail light assembly and the repairs would be $600 to the owners expense. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified who stated there are no recalls for his vin and offered no other assistance. the failure mileage was 186,000. mw | |||
| 01/03/2012 | 17775 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. the contact stated that while stopped at a stop sign, the rear driver | |||
| 01/03/2012 | 17775 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. the contact was at a stop sign when it was confirmed the drivers side rear tail light failed to illuminate. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was contacted and they confirmed the vin did not qualify for recall under nhtsa campaign id number:11v438000(exterior lighting:tail lights). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 17,775 and the current mileage was 17,775.22 | |||
| 12/29/2011 | 86000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. the contact stated that the rear brake lights failed and would not illuminate when depressing the brakes. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised him that the wires in the brake lights were burned out and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and advised the contact that the vehicle was not inlcuded in any recalls. the failure and the current mileages were approximately 86,000. kmj | |||
| 12/29/2011 | 86000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. the contact stated that his rear brake lights had failed and would not illuminate when depressing the brakes. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they advised him that the wires in the brake lights had burnt out and needed to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they advised him that he was not inlcuded in a manufacturers recall. the failure and current mileages were approximately 86,000. tb | |||
| 12/17/2011 | |||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. the contact stated that the rear tail lights failed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was told that the wiring had burned out and needed to be repaired. the current mileage was 175,000 and the failure mileage was unknown. | |||
| 12/17/2011 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. the contact stated that the rear tail lights failed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was told that the wiring had burned out and needed to be repaired. the current mileage was 175,000 and the failure mileage was unknown. kmj | |||
| 12/17/2011 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. the contact stated the rear tail lights failed on the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was told the wiring had burned out and needed to be repaired. the contact feels this is a manufacturer defect. the current mileage was 175,000.rl | |||
| 11/06/2011 | 189500 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. the contact stated that the tail light, brake lights and turn signals failed. the resistance in the electrical components caused the rear lamp functions to fail. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 189,500. | |||
| 08/12/2011 | 112000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. the contact stated that when he was advised that his tail lamps were not functioning he took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was advised that the rear tail lamps needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and advised him that there were no recalls related to his vin. the failure mileage was approximately 112,000. | |||
| 04/24/2008 | 93000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. when the contact purchased the vehicle, the brake lights were working. a couple of days later, the lights stopped working. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they could not determine the cause of the failure. the contact has learned of multiple issues regarding bmw brake lights. the failure mileage was 93,000. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS | |||
| 10/15/2004 | 85000 | 3 | 12/31/2002 |
| I have a 2001 325i bmw. the rear tail light bulbs get so hot that they melt the bulb wires and ment the fixture that holds the bulbs. this results in no brake lights on my car. *ak | |||
| 05/01/2003 | 30000 | 1 | |
| Right side brake light would keep blowing out. dealer replaced the circuit board and the light socket. after a week, the problem recurred. dealer was unable to locate the problem.*ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL | |||
| 12/01/2012 | 1 | ||
| Right side tail lights failed in the manner described in nhtsa campaign id number: 11v438000. this vehicle was manufactured in 2000-10-30 and that campaign applies to vehicles manufactured after 09-2001. *tr | |||