Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 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 | |||
| 06/20/2012 | 33000 | 1 | |
| The grounding wire in the connector to the tail light bulb holder melted and melted parts of the connector. this resulted in no signal, brake and running rear lights. a recall has been called for bmw e46 3 series for this exact problem. the recall should be expanded to cover the 5 series as well. *tr | |||
| 06/20/2012 | 33000 | ||
| The grounding wire in the connector to the tail light bulb holder melted and melted parts of the connector. this resulted in no signal, brake and running rear lights. a recall has been called for bmw e46 3 series for this exact problem. the recall should be expanded to cover the 5 series as well | |||
| 02/17/2012 | 55000 | ||
| Ground wire for passenger side tail light burned up. ground wire, both sides of electrical connector, and tail light bulb holder all burned up. passenger side brake light, tail light, turn signal and back up light do not function at all. improperly rated fuse did not blow before circuit burned up and melted. this circuit is not designed correctly. this is a safety hazard to myself and anyone driving behind me. car model is a 2008 528i. | |||