Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 07/01/2010 | 65000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 bmw 325i. the contact stated that the doors lock failed. the front passenger door and the rear doors could not be unlocked manually with the key. the contact mentioned that the driver door was the only door that could be unlocked manually with the key. the dealer advised that vehicle general electronic control module needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 97,000. pmb | |||
| 11/22/2011 | 50000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 bmw 325i. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the engine stalled without prior warning. the engine restarted and the vehicle resumed; however within five miles the failure recurred. the vehicle failed to restart and was towed to an authorized dealer. the technician stated that the engine exhibited a crack. the vehicle may possibly be repaired for the defect. in 2007, the engine was leaking a significant amount of oil and an unknown repair was performed by the dealer. in addition, the air condition compressor was replaced by the dealer three times. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 50,000. sm. | |||
| 11/22/2011 | 50000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 bmw 325i. while driving approximately 30 mph, the engine stalled without prior warning. the engine restarted and the vehicle resumed; however within 5 miles the failure recurred. the vehicle failed to restart and was towed to an authorized dealer. the technician stated the engine exhibited a crack. the vehicle may possibly be repaired for the defect. in 2007, the engine was leaking a significant amount of oil and an unknown repair was performed by the dealer. in addition, the air condition compressor was replaced by the dealer three times. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 50,000. js | |||
| 06/04/2012 | 109000 | ||
| The vehicle came equipped from the factory with bi-xenon auto leveling headlights manufactured by zkw. the light output of the headlights is below any vehicle that i have encountered on the road. cars that are over 20 years old have brighter headlights. i have replaced the bulbs and it hasn't helped. looking at it further, brown scorch marks are visible in the projector when the headlight is on. the rear of the projector is completely brown and burnt. at night, it is becoming very difficult to see. at this point i don't feel safe driving the vehicle. this problem is getting progressively worse. | |||
| 03/06/2012 | 50000 | ||
| My bmw 325i xenon headlight bowls had melted and dimmed toa dangerous point, they are all original and unaltered | |||
| 02/15/2012 | 90000 | ||
| The vehicle had been parked approximately 15-20 minutes when we were alerted by the fire alarm in our condo building. upon evacuating the building, we were told that our 2004 bmw 325i was on fire. we still have not been given any specific cause for the fire, except that it was probably electrical in nature. special agents from our insurance company were also called in, who, in turn, called in two more experts. evidence was bagged and the car was shrink wrapped to be taken to a lot with at least three other bmw's which had also caught fire while parked. this is one of the most frightening things to ever happen to us. we are posting this hoping it can help this from happening to anyone else. | |||
| 10/01/2011 | |||
| During a massive rainstorm windshield wipers, radio and central looking system stop functioning properly. looks like general module 5 has failed. | |||
| 07/06/2011 | 79000 | ||
| Rear turn-signal indicators began failing to operate, especially in hot, humid conditions.inspection of wiring harness revealed evidence of wiring-connection degradation by heat or corrosion. the car has not been damaged or flooded in any way. it is kept in a garage. since both rear blinker assemblies have been affected, i believe that the design or engineering was defective. the intermittent failure of turn signals is a serious safety hazard. | |||
| 07/05/2011 | 48717 | ||
| 2004 bmw 325i - saftey defect. rear tail light wiring, missing additional ground wire to avoid burning bulb carrier. bmw service information bulletin issued 2/2007 reveals bmw was aware of this issue and failed to notify consumers. purchased car cpo in march 2007 and was not told. replaced several taillight bulbs due to intermittent false indicator lights. finally in 2011, 1 year after car came out of warranty...removed the wiring harness connector to the bulb carrier and found it to be melting. contacted dealer and was told it could definitely start a fire if left too long. bmw dealer also stated this is a defect on cars produced from 2001 to 2005. after doing research found that bmw has used faulty wiring and there is a additional ground wired needed to fix. needless to say , had to pay 300.00 to have peace of mind and repair. | |||
| 05/27/2011 | 49000 | ||
| Tail light working intermittently in bmw 2004 325 4 door sedan | |||
| 02/08/2011 | 50790 | ||
| Just paid $419.53 for repair on my 2004 bmw 3 series for tail lamp connections and grounds. i understand that this defect is under investigation in number ea09-019. please include me and inform me when i can submit paid bill, as i was terrified while driving in fl on turnpike when a light on my dashboard showed my rear brakes were failing. i immediately found fields bmw jin winter park fl and brought it there. they were aware of defect and told me that their fix would include grounding other rear brake light to prevent other side from failure. thank you | |||
| 08/08/2009 | 49000 | 1 | |
| At first i thought it was defective light bulbs (one from two different sets failed when one set was installed for my turn signal and the other from my brake lights), but as i began to do more research online, i found that other people were having an issue similar to mine. they reported that there seemed to be an electrical problem that would cause corrosion and a loose connection. so i decided to check my car out as well and discovered that the problem had afflicted my vehicle as well. i then followed the link to the technical service bulletin released by bmw, and the problem that i am having is just as they have described. one of the 8-pin rear lamp connectors has melted causing a loose connection and my car continuing to tell me that i have a dead bulb, when in fact it is the connection. *tr | |||
| 03/01/2009 | 85000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 bmw 325i. the contact stated that the faulty lamp warning indicator would intermittently illuminate on the instrument panel. the electrical harness that plugs into the rear of the lamp harness for the exterior lighting had a faulty ground in the connector. the dealer stated that the wires could not take the heat distribution, which caused the wires to fry inside the connector. the failure also caused the turn signals and rear lamps to not operate correctly. there were no recalls for the failures; however, the contact was able to locate technical service bulletins pertaining to the issues (nhtsa item numbers 10025585 and 10020856). the current and failure mileages were 85,000. | |||