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 | |||
| 03/13/2013 | 10000 | ||
| Upon trying to start car, control message came on said steering wheel locked, engine will not start. turn wheel to start engine. this did not work, many tries!. car is not running. in checking the internet, for a solution, i find many with the same complaint for the same model & even year bmw. something sounds fishy. there was just a recall on the 3 series for some short involving fuse box to back of car written up in my local newspaper. bmw said my car is not involved. could these two issues be related? i have maintained my car per recommended schedule! bmw of north america said the wheel lock problem is not warranteed nor is it a recall issue. sounds like too many people having this same problem for this not to be a defect that should be fixed by bmw at no charge to the customer. please investigate and advise! | |||
| 02/26/2013 | 69950 | ||
| I was driving on highway georgia 400, which is one of the most traveled highway's in atlanta, georgia. cars frequently travel 20-30 mph above the speed limit and if you do not go at least 75 mph, then you are obstructing the flow of traffic. my 2007 bmw 328xi sedan was traveling at about 80 mph until an orange engine overheat light came on, then quickly turned red. immediately the safety mechanism kicked in which restricts my speed and i could no longer accelerate. i was in the fast left lane and tried to pull over on the left hand shoulder but there is not enough space. i was trying to accelerate to at least pull over to the right hand lane, but could not. luckily the flow of traffic was not it's usual busy nature and cars behind me were honking as i kept trying to get over to the right shoulder (as cars were traveling high speeds). the engine noise was getting louder and louder. i limped over to the right hand shoulder and shut off the engine as it sounded like it would explode. i could smell smoke as well. the water pump ended up quitting on me, causing the engine overheat. however, no warning at all and no indication that allowed me to take pre-caution before i traveled in my car. this is simply outrageous and a design flaw. this is an extreme safety issue. your engine suddenly quitting on you, with no warning on a major highway system? cars in every lane traveling at least 75 mph or greater while you are quickly reducing in speed trying to pull over? on top of that, there is no reading in my car for engine temperature. bmw needs to fix this or someone will die because of it. many may get lucky they are on a side road or in a safe location when their water pump goes out. however, many are on the highway when this happens! three people worked on my car the last month and all say no way to determine when your water pump will blow. no excuses for this! | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 07/08/2012 | 80000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle displays moderate overheat warning and within minutes displays high temperature overheat warning and goes into failsafe mode which make the car come to a halt. this could cause a dangerous situation in a busy highway. problem was identified as failed water pump. *tr | |||
| 02/16/2007 | 4000 | 3 | 11/22/2006 |
| The 2007 bmw 328xi coupe's service engine soon light comes on all the time, and the electronic engine oil dipstick (no manual dipstick in this car) often reports an incorrect reading of add engine oil. these problems are dangerous as the engine service light can indicate any of a wealth of dangerous faults, and adding engine oil when the engine is full can create a hazard of splashing and/or burning of the skin. it seems that the engine oil is almost always full despite the warning. nevertheless it is reasonable for an owner to wrongfully add oil and thereby injure himself as the manufacturer's specifications indicate that one quart of oil may need to be added every 750 miles. my conversations with bmw owners in similar positions indicate that this problem is not isolated but rather is an epidemic. when the car is brought into the bmw service department all they do is change the oil and reset the service engine soon light. i have been told by the bmw technician that bmw is aware of these problems in this model, but that the service department is only authorized to take these measures and not make any repairs. the same exact problem(s) reappear in part or in whole a few days later. this recurrence is also not an isolated circumstance, but rather borne by many owners of this particular model. not only does this defect render the vehicle dangerous, it also severely limits the consumer's (myself included) use. *nm | |||