4.3

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
26,667 miles

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problem #3

Nov 102023

320

  • miles
The engine would completely shut down while driving you had to completely take foot off gas petal because it would not excellent to make the car run it would almost come to complete slow down and stop you could then push gas and it would pick up and start running again.was worse when raining. Then the brakes got to where they would not stop and would lock up.Iwas on busy road and on interstate when it happened several times I could have been hit in the rear end and it would have caused a major collision. There was no warning lights come on at any point and timethen the brakes started where they would get hot and start smoking and eventually they locked up could not even drive the car. I didn't have the money to try to get it fixed so my 2015 BMW 320i sit for months before I could get it looked at had to replace frount and back rotors, calipers and brakes, ABS system replaced. When they checked it out the man at KADENZA AUTO REPAIR SHOP said that was only the second BMW that they had worked on that had this problems and didn't know why or what caused the problem. They did the repairs but couldn't guarantee that it wouldn't happen again said it could be a manufacturer defects. It was really dangerous when it started doing it because I could have been hit in the back of the car and it would have caused a major car pile up accident. It started doing it several months back because I wasn't able to drive it for several months had to tow it in when I took it to KADENZA AUTO REPAIR.They specialize in foreign and domestic cars.

- Knoxville , TN, USA

problem #2

Nov 112023

320

  • miles
My car shut off on the highway due to my fuel pump delivery system. My gauge is not reading I have enough gas leading me to believe I had gas in my car until it completely shut off. I was able to safely get my car out of the road due to the fact it was early morning and very minimal cars were on the road. I also now currently as well have an issue with the engine, coolant and oil having a leak. According to bmw I need to completely change my intake manifold there is too much leakage and just changing certain components won-??t fix it. The whole things needs to be removed and replaced. Once I crank my car up within 10 seconds you can see the smoke start to build up under the hood. I-??m pretty sure if I leave it running it will catch fire it-??s thick white smoke and it has melted something silver inside as u can see the silver is now black due to it burning.So I write this due to me doing research as to what could have caused these issue and I see there is a recall for the same vin but my not specific car. I anm having the EXACT same issues with my car as the recall. I have 3 of the issues that the recall is for but my model I guess is not included. also have lighting issues.. my back lights tend to work when they want according to pep boys a board of some sort needs to be replaced because the bulbs will not stay in place. Is there a way to add my model to the recall list as it needs to be fixed my car is not operational at this time due to the risk of a fire under the hood

- Jacksonville , FL, USA

problem #1

Sep 122019

320

  • 80,000 miles
My 2015 BMW 320I gave me a warning of charging malfunction warning so I took my car to BMW service for an inspection. This was in April 2019. The service advisor let me know I could need a new battery so I approved new battery if that's what it needed. Once inspected further I was told there was an oil leak and that caused my drivebelt to deteriorate and slide off belt tensioner. The oil leak was due to needing a new oil filter housing gasket, so I replaced that as well. I wasn't what created the oil leak issue only that I needed to replace the belt tensioner, housing gasket and drive belt. I was told this was why my charging malfunction warning came on. My battery was fine, no need to replace. 3 months later September 12th 2019 the charging malfunction warning comes on again. This time I'm told they're 80% sure I need a new battery. So I approve the battery and I receive a call that my car needs a new alternator. The alternator is not creating charging voltage which make my battery voltage low causing the charging malfunction. My car a 2015 BMW, it is 4 years old. In this last year I have had issues with the charging malfunction and still can't figure out the problem.

- San Bernardino, CA, USA