Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 10/01/2012 | 51400 | 1 | |
| Right rear brake light failure indicator on dash board turned on. inspecting the light bulbs, all seemed to be in working condition. fuses were also good. found the ground wire pin and socket on the bulb holder burned out pretty severely. problem appears to be intermittent as the indicator would turn on and off before eventually staying on permanently. also, indicator would show turn signal failure at first, then brake light, then right back up light, then all three. eventually it settled in on brake light only. potential for accidents related to turn signals not working and warning other drivers of braking and/or turning. also potential for an electrical fire beginning in the rear of the vehicle close to where the fuel filler cap is located. checking online forums for a repair, it appears to be a common problem, and the subject of an earlier recall on other bmw models. *tr | |||
| 10/01/2012 | 51400 | ||
| Right rear brake light failure indicator on dash board turned on. inspecting the light bulbs, all seemed to be in working condition. fuses were also good. found the ground wire pin and socket on the bulb holder burned out pretty severely. problem appears to be intermittent as the indicator would turn on and off before eventually staying on permanently. also, indicator would show turn signal failure at first, then brake light, then right back up light, then all three. eventually it settled in on brake light only. potential for accidents related to turn signals not working and warning other drivers of braking and/or turning. also potential for an electrical fire beginning in the rear of the vehicle close to where the fuel filler cap is located. checking online forums for a repair, it appears to be a common problem, and the subject of an earlier recall on other bmw models. | |||
| 04/26/2011 | 52187 | 1 | |
| While driving, the entire electrical panel [speedometer, radio, display screen, etc.] begin to click on/off each time reappearing with appeared to be everything but english. soon to follow, i received a warning light indicating engine overheated, engine power was being reduced, and to stop the vehicle when possible. unfortunately, i was in the middle of traffic and could not immediately pull off to the shoulder. the vehicle didn't travel very far before complete engine power was lost due to the possibility of fire risk as indicated on the panel. *tr | |||
| 04/26/2011 | 52187 | ||
| While driving, the entire electrical panel [speedometer, radio, display screen, etc.] begin to click on/off each time reappearing with appeared to be everything but english. soon to follow, i received a warning light indicating engine overheated, engine power was being reduced, and to stop the vehical when possible. unfortunately, i was in the middle of traffic and could not immediately pull off to the shoulder. the vehicle didn't travel very far before complete engine power was lost due to the possiblity of fire risk as indicated on the panel. | |||