3.1

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
43,820 miles

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problem #2

Feb 112015

328

  • miles
My vehicle is equipped with halogen headlamps and halogen drl. The car has poor road visibility at night due to the design of the headlamps. I brought the car into BMW while it was under warranty for uneven brightness in the headlamps. The techs just adjusted the headlamps, but this had no effect on the visibility. During my next warranty visit, I brought up the headlamp issue again and the service advisor said that that when the car hits bumps the headlamps go out of alignment. The headlamps were then again readjusted. This still didn't improve the headlamp situation. Just recently I saw on fox five news that my model vehicle had the worst rating for headlamp quality. Fox five news stated that owners of my vehicle should use high beams when they can't see well at night. I live in the city and I can't drive with high beams on all the time. This is unacceptable for a luxury car brand. This is a dangerous safety issue affecting many other similar models out there. BMW should rectify this problem for all these models.

- New Hyde Park, NY, USA

problem #1

Apr 182011

328

  • 2,336 miles
Vehicle was delivered on 2/3/2011 and has experienced ongoing & unresolved electrical shorts, battery discharge, failures to start, erroneous door ajar messages, service engine soon & electrical malfunction messages leaving passengers stranded. Vehicle towed to dealership(s) 2 times. Dates/mileage of failure(s): 19feb2011 / 377 miles, 18apr2011 / 2,336, 01jun2011 / 3,816, 12 Aug 2011 / 4,690, 24oct2011 / 6,867, 21oct2011 / 6,943. Formal notices served to braman BMW / miami, South motors / miami & BMW corporate / NJ to repair or replace vehicle have gone unanswered. Pending lemon law / legal action currently pending.

- Miami, FL, USA