Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 11/28/2012 | 137300 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 528i. the contact stated that a strong burning odor was emitted in the trunk area while the vehicle was parked. in addition, the contact was unable to start the engine. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for further inspection. the failure was located at the battery cables, which were not properly connected. prior to the failure, the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign id number: 12v126000 (electrical system: battery: cables). the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vin was not available. the failure and current mileage was 137,300. | |||
| 11/28/2012 | 137300 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 bmw 528i. the contact stated that a strong burning odor was emitted in the trunk area while the vehicle was parked. in addition, the contact was unable to start the engine. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for further inspection. the failure was located at the battery cables, which were not properly connected. prior to the failure, the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign id number: 12v126000 (electrical system: battery: cables). the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vin was not available. the failure and current mileage was 137,300. kmj | |||
| 11/28/2012 | 137300 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 bmw 528i. the contact stated that while the vehicle was at the dealer for the fuel pump repair, the dealer advised that nhtsa campaign id number: 12v126000 (electrical system: battery: cables) was performed; however the repair did not correct the failure. the contact noticed that a strong smoke odor emitted in the trunk area while the vehicle was parked. the contact was unable to star the engine up. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for further inspection. the failure was located at the battery cables were not properly connected. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure and current mileage was 137,300. li | |||
| 11/15/2012 | 68000 | 1 | |
| I turned my car on and it instantly notified me that my taillight was out. then i stepped out and tapped the taillight and it went back on then i took it to the dealership the next day now they are saying the connectors are burnt and they want me to pay 200$ to repair something that the manufacture should of corrected and perfected this is ridiculous hope someone helps me. *tr | |||
| 11/15/2012 | 68000 | ||
| I turned my car on and it instantly notified me that my taillight was out. then i stepped out and tapped the taillight and it went back on then i took it to the dealership the next day now they are saying the connectors are burnt and they want me to pay 200$ to repair something that the manufacture should of corrected and perfected this is ridiculous hope someone helps me. | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 65000 | 1 | |
| Warning came on that the right rear tail light malfunctioned. within the next few days the warning went away but then came back intermittently and also stated that the right rear brake light and turn signal had malfunctioned. these warnings were intermittent. about a week later the signals came on every time the car was driven. i looked at the lighting housing and discovered that both the plug and housing had melted due to a brown wire. i will be taking the car to the shop tomorrow to get fixed but it seems more damage could have been done unless i discovered the existence of the problem. *tr | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 65000 | ||
| Warning came on that the right rear tail light malfunctioned. within the next few days the warning went away but then came back intermittently and also stated that the right rear brake light and turn signal had malfunctioned. these warnings were intermittent. about a week later the signals came on every time the car was driven. i looked at the lighting housing and discovered that both the plug and housing had melted due to a brown wire. i will be taking the car to the shop tomorrow to get fixed but it seems more damage could have been done unless i discovered the existence of the problem. | |||
| 08/03/2012 | 32400 | 1 | |
| The 8 pin connector to the right rear light assembly melted. turn signal, brake light stopped working one wire seems corroded. *tr | |||
| 08/03/2012 | 32400 | ||
| The 8 pin connector to the right rear light assembly melted. turn signal, brake light stopped working one wire seems corroded | |||
| 05/30/2012 | 50200 | ||
| The 8 pin connector to the rear light assembly melted. turn signal, brake light stopped working while i was driving on the freeway. | |||
| 05/05/2012 | 32000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 bmw 528i. the contact stated that the vehicle was included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 12v126000 (electrical system:battery:cables). an authorized dealer was contacted and stated that the parts needed to perform the recall repair were on a national back order. the manufacturer was notified and stated that the parts were not yet available. the failure mileage was 32,000. kmj | |||
| 05/05/2012 | 32000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 bmw 528i. the contact stated that the vehicle was included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 12v126000 (electrical system:battery:cables). an authorized dealer was made aware of the failure and stated that the parts necessary to remedy the failure were on national back order. the manufacturer was notified and stated that the parts were not yet available. the failure mileage was 32,000. sm. | |||