10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
15,840 miles

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problem #2

Apr 162020

i3

  • 5,000 miles
When the vehicle is in eco pro plus mood. While speed is above 56mph the vehicle will somtimes automatically break to 56 mph. When in cruise control this seems to happened when cruise control is disengaged every time. I feel this is a safty concern especially when I try to accelerate but the car will ignore my input and continue to deaccelerate to the economy pro plus 56 speed.

- Redwood City, CA, USA

problem #1

Mar 032020

i3

  • 26,680 miles
The contact owned a 2017 BMW I3. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, his vehicle accelerated independently into on coming traffic without warning. As the contact struggled to regain control of the vehicle, he steered the vehicle into a wooded area where he hit a trash dumpster. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. The contact suffered a headache and injuries to his back and neck area. The contact did not receive medical attention at the scene. The police was called; however, the contact never received a police report. The vehicle was towed to BMW of buena park (6750 auto center dr, buena park, ca 90621) to be investigated. The contact was unable to state what the investigation found; however, the investigation did deem the vehicle a total loss. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and agreed to pay for a rental vehicle. The manufacturer offered no further assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 26,680.

- Stanton, CA, USA