Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 12/26/2011 | 108000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 bmw 325i. the contact stated that the right turn signal failed. the vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor repaired. the dealer was contacted and they advised the contact that the resistance in the lamp connectors may have failed. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 108,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 12/26/2011 | 108000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 bmw 325i. the contact stated that when trying to use his right turn signal it would not function as such. the vehicle had not been inspected by a dealer nor had it been repaired. the dealer was contacted and they advised him that the resistance in the lamp connectors may have failed. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 108,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 06/15/2011 | 72000 | ||
| Exterior brake and tailight failure due to overheated ground terminal. nhtsa action # ea09019 | |||
| 09/21/2011 | |||
| Rear left tail light and blinker not working. wire is burned. | |||
| 06/15/2011 | 72000 | ||
| Exterior brake and tailight failure due to overheated ground terminal. nhtsa action # ea09019 | |||
| 09/21/2011 | |||
| Rear left tail light and blinker not working. wire is burned. | |||
| 06/15/2011 | 72000 | ||
| Exterior brake and tailight failure due to overheated ground terminal. nhtsa action # ea09019 | |||
| 09/21/2011 | |||
| Rear left tail light and blinker not working. wire is burned. | |||
| 11/11/2011 | 90000 | 1 | |
| Problem with electrical system. left rear brake, tail and turn indicator lights would go on/off. i replaced the bulbs, but there was a loose wire someplace. if the wires/connectors were wiggled, the lights would come on until a bump in the road or i closed the trunk. i reported this to bmw and but my vin number was not on the recall list, even though i had the same symptoms. bmw did repair the problem as a one time good will gesture. additional vin's may need to be added to the recall. *tr | |||
| 09/21/2011 | |||
| Rear left tail light and blinker not working. wire is burned. | |||
| 11/11/2011 | 90000 | 1 | |
| Problem with electrical system. left rear brake, tail and turn indicator lights would go on/off. i replaced the bulbs, but there was a loose wire someplace. if the wires/connectors were wiggled, the lights would come on until a bump in the road or i closed the trunk. i reported this to bmw and but my vin number was not on the recall list, even though i had the same symptoms. bmw did repair the problem as a one time good will gesture. additional vin's may need to be added to the recall. *tr | |||
| 11/11/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Problem with electrical system. left rear brake, tail and turn indicator lights would go on/off. i replaced the bulbs, but there was a loose wire someplace. if the wires/connectors were wiggled, the lights would come on until a bump in the road or i closed the trunk. i reported this to bmw and but my vin number was not on the recall list, even though i had the same symptoms. bmw did repair the problem as a one time good will gesture. additional vin's may need to be added to the recall. | |||
| 03/16/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Rear tail lamp on left and right side go out and come out intermittently. started at 80,000 miles and has gotten much worse now at 110,000 | |||
| 02/15/2011 | 94380 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 bmw 325i. the contact stated that the tail lights, brake lights and blinker lights were failing sporadically. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the bolt carriers, connectors, and wiring were burned out. there were no ground wires present which were replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was contacted who did not offer any assistance. the failure mileage was 94,380 and current mileage was 95,000. | |||
| 02/15/2011 | 94380 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2005 bmw 325i. the contact stated that the tail light, brake light, and blinker lights were all failing. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that they found burnt out bolt carriers, connectors, wiring, and no ground wires which had to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted who did not offered any assistance. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 94,380 and current mileage was 95,000. pm | |||
| 03/20/2009 | 56600 | 1 | |
| I have a 2005 bmw 325i and recently been experiencing intermittent failure of my turn signal. while i was driving on the road today it failed to operate and i was almost rear ended by a school bus full of children on the road...the bus had to slam on its breaks avoiding major catastrophe by inches. we stopped and made sure all of the children were okay and went our separate ways. i had switched the bulbs out just last week on vehicle and rechecked the tail light assembly. i discovered charred wiring and a charred wiring plug. i contacted bmw north america and they acknowledged that there is an issue regarding the design of the tail light wiring but there was no recall in place...this is outrageous and it is only a matter of time before somebody has to pay for bmw's design flaw with their life...20 children and myself almost did today. the service bulletin bmw issued on this is #630306. i ask the highway administration to investigate this matter immediately. *tr | |||
| 02/25/2006 | 12000 | 200 | 05/12/2005 |
| Tl* - the contact called regarding a 2005 bmw x3 2.5i. she noticed the vehicle would start vibrating while driving at any speed, and the brakes would make an awful noise when applied. she also stated that radio/tapedeck/cd overheated when playing cds. the contact stated that the vehicle had about 12,000 miles when brake problem started. she stated that she took vehicle to dealership, and they found nothing wrong with the vehicle, but they replaced 2 electrical modules and the brake assist. the contact continued to have problems with the vehicle vibrating and brakes squeaking. the contact took the vehcile to a dealership a second time, and they rotated all four tires . the contact states that this didn't resolve the problem. she took vehicle to the dealership again on 12/08/2006 and was told that the axle shattered, and that the axle was going bad during the entire time she's was having problems with the vibrating. bmw has informed the contact that she was responsible for the repairs of the shattered axle, the vehicle was still under warranty.*ak | |||
| 08/19/2006 | 10404 | 1 | 02/21/2005 |
| The incident happened on a freeway exit ramp, near noon time in a sunny ~80 f weather. during the driving, all warning lights on the dash board suddenly started to flash, accompanied with beeping warning sound. the whole flashing and beeping lasted for about 3 seconds. the vehicle did not stall, however. after the incident, car's memory of clock time and trip odometer were lost. made a check in local bmw dealer. the local dealer could not retrieve error code from the on board computer, and could not reproduce the symptom during the check. *nm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 01/27/2005 | 2 | 01/14/2005 | |
| The driver had taken the vehicle to the dealership for routine maintenance and the vehicle stalled at the dealer. the driver tried to restart vehicle, but was unable to do so. the mechanic placed the vehicle on the diagnostic machine and the codes registered on the machine. the mechanic determined that the transmission and the battery needed to be replaced. *ak *sc *jb | |||