2013 BMW 128I Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2013 BMW 128I. The contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure was a recurring failure, and the vehicle was parked and no longer driven due to safety concerns. The manufacturer wa...

On or about 2022 I was given notice of recall which told me to go to any BMW dealer for repair. I went to Niello BMW in Sacramento. I was getting car processed and then told to summarily leave. They refused to repair my car per recall notice

On or about 2022 I was given notice of recall which told me to go to any BMW dealer for repair. I went to Niello BMW in Sacramento. I was getting car processed and then told to summarily leave. They refused to repair my car per recall notice

On or about 2022 I was given notice of recall which told me to go to any BMW dealer for repair. I went to Niello BMW in Sacramento. I was getting car processed and then told to summarily leave. They refused to repair my car per recall notice

The contact owns a 2013 BMW 128I. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that while his wife was seated in the front passenger’s seat, the passenger’s side air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the ...

Mileage: 82,000

Front passenger air bag seat occupancy sensor (OC3) mat warning "Passenger restraint system. Fault in passenger restraint system affecting airbag" BMW has an extended warranty for this exact issue on several other models, but not the 1 series which should be included. This is a huge safety issue ...

See attached document for complaint.

See attached document for complaint.

The contact owns a 2013 BMW 128I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amo...

The contact owns a 2013 BMW 128i. The contact stated while driving at 30 MPH, she smelled a strong burning odor. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred several times while driving. The contact stated that the strong burning odor caused her to collapse ...

Mileage: 75,001

The contact owns a 2013 BMW 128i. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasona...

WHEN STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BREAK, CAR ACCELERATES & RPMS ROAR. DEALERS COMPUTER UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM, BUT DEALER SUGGESTS A BMW BATTERY OR REPLACING AN OUTSIDE POWER DOOR HANDLE, BUT NO GUARANTY

WHEN STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BREAK, CAR ACCELERATES & RPMS ROAR. DEALERS COMPUTER UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM, BUT DEALER SUGGESTS A BMW BATTERY OR REPLACING AN OUTSIDE POWER DOOR HANDLE, BUT NO GUARANTY

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK/LATCH (ACTUATOR) OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT UNLOCK USING NORMAL PHYSICAL FORCE, ONLY UNLOCKS WITH ELECTRICAL ASSISTANCE FROM UNLOCK BUTTON ON DASHBOARD OR KEY FOB. COULD BE DANGEROUS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE BATTERY POWER IS CUT OFF (BY DESIGN) - THE OCCUPANT IS UNABLE TO EGRESS AND R...

Mileage: 93,000

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK/LATCH (ACTUATOR) OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT UNLOCK USING NORMAL PHYSICAL FORCE, ONLY UNLOCKS WITH ELECTRICAL ASSISTANCE FROM UNLOCK BUTTON ON DASHBOARD OR KEY FOB. COULD BE DANGEROUS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE BATTERY POWER IS CUT OFF (BY DESIGN) - THE OCCUPANT IS UNABLE TO EGRESS AND R...

Mileage: 93,000

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK/LATCH (ACTUATOR) OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT UNLOCK USING NORMAL PHYSICAL FORCE, ONLY UNLOCKS WITH ELECTRICAL ASSISTANCE FROM UNLOCK BUTTON ON DASHBOARD OR KEY FOB. COULD BE DANGEROUS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE BATTERY POWER IS CUT OFF (BY DESIGN) - THE OCCUPANT IS UNABLE TO EGRESS AND R...

Mileage: 93,000

CPSC:WORKING WITH MY MECHANIC, IT WAS DISCOVERED OVER THE COURSE OF 2 MONTHS, THAT THE FRONT SEATBELTS AND SEVERAL OF THE AIRBAGS HAD EITHER BEEN DISABLED OR REMOVED. *DT *JS*DT*JB

Mileage: 31,150

CPSC:WORKING WITH MY MECHANIC, IT WAS DISCOVERED OVER THE COURSE OF 2 MONTHS, THAT THE FRONT SEATBELTS AND SEVERAL OF THE AIRBAGS HAD EITHER BEEN DISABLED OR REMOVED. *DT *JS*DT*JB

Mileage: 31,150

"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE CALLED TWO DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE MY AIRBAG REPLACE AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALSO ON AND THEY SAY THE PART WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED AND IT WOULD BE 2 WEEKS (UNITED BMW GWINNETT) AND I ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE MANAGER AND I LEFT A MESSAGE AND IT HAS BEEN A WEEK WITH NO RESPONSE. THIS...

TAKATA RECALL I OWN A BMW SERIES 1 128I YEAR 2013. I RECEIVED A NOTICE ON SEPTEMBER 2017 STATING THAT THERE IS A DEFECT ON MY AIR BAG , AND TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE NEAREST BMW. I HAVE CALLED BMW OF FORT LAUDERDALE AND BMW OF PEMBROKE PINES UNSUCCESSFULLY, SINCE I AM TOLD THEY DON'T HAVE THE R...

DON'T KNOW THE MAKE OF THE AIR BAG BUT THE RECALL WAS OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER HAS NOT HAD THE AIR BAG REPLACEMENT IN STOCK THIS ENTIRE TIME SO THEY HAVE NOT MADE THE RECALL REPLACEMENT. [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'...

Mileage: 5,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 128I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE C...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 128I .THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 128I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WA...

I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE AIRBAG RECALL ON FEBRUARY 2016 AND TO THIS DATE , THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED DUE TO PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE. PLEASE ADVICE ON THE NEXT STEP.

TAKATA RECALL - WHEN I BOUGHT MY USED VEHICLE AT A BMW DEALERSHIP ON 4/13/2015, I WAS NOT ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TAKATA AIRBAGS ON THE VEHICLE. SINCE THAT TIME, THE DEALER HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 15,000

TAKATA RECALL - IN MARCH, 2016, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM BMW INFORMING ME ABOUT RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 16V-071: DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG MODULE. MY DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG MODULE WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE WHEN PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. I FEEL 11 MONTHS IS AN UNREASONABLY LONG TIME TO WAIT FOR THIS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 128I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...

TAKATA RECALL I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE TIMELINESS OF THIS RECALL ON MY CAR. I WAS INFORMED OF THIS RECALL AT THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. IT HAS BEEN OVER 10 MONTHS I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING BACK ABOUT THE STATUS OF WHEN THIS RECALL IS GOING TO BE FIXED ON MY CAR. EVERY DAY...

EVEN THOUGH A RECALL IS ON THE CAR, MY BMW DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX THIS.

NOTHING -- YET. BUT BMW REFUSES TO REPLACE MY AIRBAGS, AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 128I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE A...

BMW IS STALLING UNNECESSARILY AND WILL NOT FIX MY RECALLED AIRBAG(S).

TAKATA RECALL, THE CAR IS BMW 128 2013 PRE-OWNED CERTIFIED. THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CARE IS FORT LAUDERDELATE IMPORT OF PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA. AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THE CAR 24 MONTHS AGO, THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE OF THE THE ENGINE DEFECT OF MY CAR, STILL THE DEALER MADE THE CA...

TAKATA RECALL, THE CAR IS BMW 128 2013 PRE-OWNED CERTIFIED. THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CARE IS FORT LAUDERDELATE IMPORT OF PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA. AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THE CAR 24 MONTHS AGO, THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE OF THE THE ENGINE DEFECT OF MY CAR, STILL THE DEALER MADE THE CA...

TAKATA RECALL, THE CAR IS BMW 128 2013 PRE-OWNED CERTIFIED. THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CARE IS FORT LAUDERDELATE IMPORT OF PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA. AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THE CAR 24 MONTHS AGO, THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE OF THE THE ENGINE DEFECT OF MY CAR, STILL THE DEALER MADE THE CA...

TAKATA RECALL...IT HAS BEEN OVER 6 MONTHS SINCE I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THE CAR THAT BMW SOLD ME IS A DEATH TRAP. AT ANY MOMENT I COULD BE HIT, OR I COULD HIT SOMEONE AND THIS HORRIBLE DEATH BAG (AIRBAG) COULD TAKE MY HEAD OFF. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS CAR ON MY BUMPER TO BUMPER DAILY CO...

Mileage: 35,000

TAKATA RECALL...I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE TIME FRAME OF THIS RECALL. IT'S TAKING FAR TO LONG. I THINK AT SOME POINT THE MANUFACTURE MUST OWN UP TO THE SUPPLIERS THEY CHOOSE FOR THEIR VEHICLES AND SOLVE THE ISSUE IN OTHER WAYS. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR, AND IT'S FAIR THAT I HAVE TO WAIT THIS ...

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 128I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MAD...

I BEGAN THE PROCESS OF BUYING A NEW BMW IN DECEMBER 2015. NOW THAT I CAN DEVOTE TIME TO THE PROCESS, I CALLED BMW WESTCHESTER, NY AND TOLD I CAN NOT ORDER MY NEW BMW DUE TO THE 2013 BMW HAVING A RECALL. THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR FAULTY AIRBAGS AT THIS TIME. THEREFORE I AM STUCK WITH A BMW THAT IS NOW...

Mileage: 54,000

I WAS APPLYING BRAKES TO STOP... I WAS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF DISTANCE FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED BRAKES AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. PRESSED ON BRAKES EVEN HARDER, AND CAR STILL WOULD NOT STOP. CAR GLIDED INTO SUV IN FRONT OF ME, CAUSING A CRASH. IT WAS BRAKE FAILURE WHICH CAUSED A...

Mileage: 7,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 128I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER AN UNKNOWN OBJECT AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

Mileage: 12,000

THE CAR WAS REDESIGNED AND THE REAR HEAD RESTS DON'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN, AS A RESULT, WHEN A SHORT PERSON IS DRIVING, THE HEADREST BLOCKS THE REAR WINDOW - AS YOU CANT SEE OUT THE REAR WINDOW , IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT MULTIPLE BMW DEALERS AGREE THAT THE DESIGN IS FLAWED BUT,...

Mileage: 4,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 128I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH SIDE VIEW MIRRORS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY MOVE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

I PURCHASE VEHICLE FROM BMW MAY 3,2013,WITH 40 MILES SHOWING. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO JUMP START VEHICLE TO GET IT STARTED AND OFF OF SHOW ROOM FLOOR. I ASKED ABOUT THAT AND WAS TOLD IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. AFTER TEST DRIVE AND PURCHASE I DROVE VEHICLE HOME 220 MILE. FOR THE NEXT WEEK EVERY TIME I TR...

Mileage: 300

I PURCHASE VEHICLE FROM BMW MAY 3,2013,WITH 40 MILES SHOWING. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO JUMP START VEHICLE TO GET IT STARTED AND OFF OF SHOW ROOM FLOOR. I ASKED ABOUT THAT AND WAS TOLD IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. AFTER TEST DRIVE AND PURCHASE I DROVE VEHICLE HOME 220 MILE. FOR THE NEXT WEEK EVERY TIME I TR...

Mileage: 300