Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 08/09/2012 | 165700 | ||
| The metal strap that supports the passenger side of the fuel tank just broke off. i was driving down the street and heard a pop sound and then metal grinding and and jumping around (like a needle on a scratched record/ a cd) the bracket to which the forward end of this strap mounted to the underbody broken free leaving a gash like tear on the underbody. i am having the car serviced for repairs, but when i called the dealership the parts department didn't have any fixable solution for the mishap. they told me that the only thing that i could do was take it to a body shop to have a fabricated piece made. i've researched this incident and found that there have been several other bmw owners who have experienced the same incident. i am also experiencing the loss of reverse. the drive gear seems to be fine; however, the reverse is not operating. i am now looking into having it serviced for that issue as well. when i had called the dealership, they did tell me that there was an open campaign on the transmission (though the service manager said that it was only for programming issues). i had also found that there has been other bmw owners that have experienced this issue as well. i know that they had mentioned that there were two types of transmission (the gm and the zf transmission). there was a mention that it could be a faulty solenoid or the reverse drum has broken/ shredded. none the less you can place into reverse and give it gas and nothing happens no movement unless you place into drive. my car does have the steptronic feature. | |||
| 01/18/2012 | 171330 | ||
| Upon exiting the freeway a horrible, continuous metallic scraping noise began. i had heard this periodically on my drive, but until now it was not continuous. looking under the car, i could see the metal gas tank strap hanging and resting on the ground. it was the passenger side front that failed, so the strap was pointing forward. i assume it was only periodically at first because it took some time for my actual gas tank to slip down forcing the strap against the asphalt. knowing that a metal strap was scraping and possibly sparking against the asphalt next to my sagging gas tank, the car had to be towed to the nearest mechanic. | |||
| 07/04/2002 | 53000 | ||
| Window regulators (all windows) fail on a regular basis due to manufacture design in equipment. if window stops working in the open position your stuck until repaired. the repair lasts a short time and then the regulator breaks again. this is also a safete issue if one is in a situation were the auto needs to be lock or driven on a freeway. | |||
| 07/01/2009 | 61000 | ||
| Windows will not function, neither up nor down. the regulators plastic fails prematurely due to fatigue. this occurs on most 3series and 5series. | |||