Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CRANKCASE (PCV) | |||||
| SIB-11-03-08 | 12/01/2010 | 10038217 | Ready | 06/10/2011 | |
| SIB-11-03-08 | 12/01/2010 | 10038217 | Bmw: crankcase pressure diagnosis and information for all vehicles. *rm | 06/10/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 04/23/2012 | |||
| 2007 328i -- i was driving thru my neigborhood in nyc and the car suddenly shut down completely; no power, no brakes, absolutely nothing at all.. and the thing is no warnings ever showed up.. i hope everyone who's had problems like this reports them to bwm because this is unacceptable and extremely dangerous. i'm lucky i was driving locally and there weren't any cars around because it was the scariest thing i've ever experienced driving a car. hope bmw steps up before something catastrophic happens, like toyota had them. | |||
| 01/17/2012 | 64799 | ||
| Oil leaking from head gasket. the aluminum bolts used in the engine warped causing leak. had to replace head gasket and all headbolts. | |||
| 04/23/2012 | |||
| 2007 328i -- i was driving thru my neigborhood in nyc and the car suddenly shut down completely; no power, no brakes, absolutely nothing at all.. and the thing is no warnings ever showed up.. i hope everyone who's had problems like this reports them to bwm because this is unacceptable and extremely dangerous. i'm lucky i was driving locally and there weren't any cars around because it was the scariest thing i've ever experienced driving a car. hope bmw steps up before something catastrophic happens, like toyota had them. | |||
| 01/17/2012 | 64799 | ||
| Oil leaking from head gasket. the aluminum bolts used in the engine warped causing leak. had to replace head gasket and all headbolts. | |||
| 04/23/2012 | |||
| 2007 328i -- i was driving thru my neigborhood in nyc and the car suddenly shut down completely; no power, no brakes, absolutely nothing at all.. and the thing is no warnings ever showed up.. i hope everyone who's had problems like this reports them to bwm because this is unacceptable and extremely dangerous. i'm lucky i was driving locally and there weren't any cars around because it was the scariest thing i've ever experienced driving a car. hope bmw steps up before something catastrophic happens, like toyota had them. | |||
| 01/17/2012 | 64799 | ||
| Oil leaking from head gasket. the aluminum bolts used in the engine warped causing leak. had to replace head gasket and all headbolts. | |||
| 01/14/2012 | 90000 | ||
| I was left stranded in a parking lot with the steering wheel lock light showing. i was not able to start the car at all and i was upset because i could not move the car and had to be towed to the closest place which was an extreme burden on me financially. | |||
| 01/31/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 bmw 328i. the contact stated while she attempted to make a left turn the vehicle stalled without warning. she was able to pull on the road side turned the vehicle off for a few moments, and was able to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer whom performed a diagnosed the failure was located within the piston valve area timing system failed causing the vehicle to stall. the dealer reprogrammed the engine system. the manufacturer will be contacted. the failure and the current mileage were 80,000. li | |||
| 03/29/2007 | 1 | ||
| Service engine light has come on 5 times within the past 6 weeks. i have returned to the dealership and they have been unable to identify the problem. the dealership has advised the dealership to reset the computer program, replace a purge valve, and eventually has had to replace the entire computer system. this has resulted in 5 visits to the dealership and an extreme inconvenience. *tr | |||
| 12/15/2007 | 15000 | 1 | 06/04/2007 |
| On 12/15/07 i pulled onto the highway from the dirt median. the car engine lost power and the vehicle came to a virtual stop on the highway with high speed traffic quickly approaching. i was pushing the gas pedal to the floor but no power was being applied to the wheels and engine rpm did not increase. this lasted for many seconds. i had time to confirm i was still in first gear. i then depressed the clutch, revved the engine to high rpm and took off in second gear. my wife and i were almost killed due to the length of time we were on the highway with the vehicle virtually at a standstill. *tr | |||
| 08/31/2007 | 270 | 2 | 08/28/2007 |
| 4 days after car was lease brand new 2007 bmw 328i failed on the road where it completely halted with no warning system. it was on surface streets luckily not on the highway or it would have been a car accident with possible deadly consequences. after 3 days still not diagnostic result! brand new! not used. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 04/17/2009 | 23399 | 1 | |
| My vehicle shakes and shuts down when im stopped at a red light and even sometimes when i put it on in the morning, this has happened more than five or six times since i bought the vehicle, i took the vehicle to the dealership and they keep saying they can not find the problem and they refresh a computer they say. also the service light comes on when i have this problem and before the check engine light came on. *tr | |||
| 12/23/2008 | 16431 | 1 | |
| 2006, 2007, and 2008 bmw 3 series have a metallic ticking noise from under the engine. *tr | |||
| 06/14/2007 | 700 | 3 | 05/19/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 bmw 328i. the contact stated that the keyless entry remote would not open the vehicle's door. she was able to open the door manually with the key, but it became stuck in the ignition. the vehicle was towed to the bmw dealer. the 30g relay was replaced. on june 24, 2007, the failure recurred and the vehicle was towed to the bmw dealer. the key slide and the ribbon cable were replaced. on june 27, 2007, while driving 45 mph, the engine shut down without warning. the contact was able to safely pull the vehicle over. the vehicle was towed to the bmw dealer where it is awaiting a diagnosis. the powertrain was unknown. the current mileage is 1,299 and failure mileage was 700. | |||