2008 BMW 328XI Unknown Or Other Problems

The car was over heating and not starting as well as fuel pump error on my dash. There is an open recall on my vehicle starting March of 2022 it is now June and BMW says they don’t know when they will have a remedy for this and it could be months but I need my car.

WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR TAKING A TURN THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF AT WHICH POINT I LOSE TOTAL CONTROL OVER THE CAR. AT THIS POINT I HAVE TO DO MY BEST TO COME TO A STOP SAFELY AND AVOID ANY POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON ONCE THE CAR SHUTS DOWN, BUT THE CAR WILL START RIGHT BACK UP AFTERWARDS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES AWAY. THE CAR WILL DRIVE NORMAL, BUT THIS HAPPENS OFTEN AND SCARED AS THERE IS NO WARNING SIGN OF WHEN THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME; I HAVE BEEN LUCKY SO FAR NOT TO GET INTO A MAJOR ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 120,000

CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED ON SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS AND ALL DOORS LOCKED FROM INSIDE. THERE WERE 2 OCCUPANTS INSIDE THAT NEEDED ASSISTANCE TO GET OUT WHILE THE CAR WAS CATCHING FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.

Mileage: 250,000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT AND A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE DASHBOARD

OPEN RECALLS HAVE NO REMEDY WITHIN A TIMELY MANNER. IN OCTOBER 2017, BMW ANNOUNCED 2 RECALLS AFFECTING MY CAR: (1) BLOWER MOTOR WIRING AND (2) POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PCV) VALVE HEATER. ORIGINALLY THE ESTIMATED TIME FRAME FOR A FIX FOR BOTH ISSUES WAS DECEMBER 2017. IT IS NOW MARCH 2018, ALMOST 6 MONTHS AFTER THE RECALLS WERE FIRST ANNOUNCED, AND NOT ONLY ARE THE REMEDIES STILL UNAVAILABLE, BUT BMW HAS FAILED TO COMMUNICATE ANY INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE AFFECTED ISSUES. DUE TO THE SERIOUS NATURE THAT THESE RECALLS COULD POTENTIALLY POSE, I FIND THIS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. THE OPEN RECALLS COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO THE CAR CATCHING ON FIRE EVEN WHEN NOT IN USE. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT YET BEEN AFFECTED BY THE POTENTIAL DANGERS OF THE RECALLS, EVERY TIME I USE THE CAR THERE IS A CONSTANT FEAR THAT IT MAY HAPPEN DUE TO THE LACK OF REMEDIES FOR THE RECALLS.

ACCORDING TO FIRE FIGHTERS THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED A FIRE. THE SMOKE AND BURN PATTERNS INDICATED THE FIRE BEGAN IN THE FRONT DASH AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, NOTHING WAS ON, NO ELECTRICAL DEVICES PLUGGED IN. IT HADN'T BEEN DRIVEN IN SEVERAL HOURS, NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR (DOORS WERE STILL LOCKED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NO LONGER OPERATED AND THE WINDOWS HAD TO BE BROKEN TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE). THE FIRE MELTED THE FRONT DASH, ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, SMOLDERED FOR QUITE A WHILE, AND WAS HOT ENOUGH TO CRACK THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THERE IS EXTENSIVE FIRE AND SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE CAR.

Mileage: 120,000

RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE.

Mileage: 26,000

HEARD A NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT THEREFORE I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. IMMEDIATELY. AS PER REPORT " FOUND THAT BOLTS TO MOTOR MOUNT SUPPORT ARM SHEERED OFF" - ALL 4 BOLTS WERE REPLACED. THIS CAR IS ONLY DRIVEN ON EVEN ROADS AND ONLY HAS 47,496 MILES AND HAD NO INCIDENT THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS ISSUE!!! THIS WAS ON A CITY STREET.

Mileage: 47,000

ON THE MORNING OF JULY 25TH, 2015, MY FRIEND WENT TO PICK ME UP FROM NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN MY 2008 BMW 328 XI COUPE. MY CAR HAS BEEN PARKED AT HER HOME IN FAIRFIELD, NJ FOR APPROXIMATELY 7 DAYS WHILE I WAS AWAY ON BUSINESS. SHE DROVE MY CAR TO THE AIRPORT FROM FAIRFIELD, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES. THEN ON OUR WAY BACK TO MY HOUSE, ABOUT 30 MINUTES INTO OUR RIDE, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED DURING THE DRIVE. I HAD THE INSIDE PIECE, CLOSED WHICH SAVED ANY PERSONAL INJURY FROM THE GLASS. I BROUGHT IT TO BMW TO GET THE WINDOW FIXED AND THE TOTAL COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $1,250. BMW SAYS THAT IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFAULT, BUT ON A CAR THAT HAS ONLY 53K MILES, IT WAS RATHER ODD FOR THAT SUNROOF TO JUST EXPLODE. ALSO TO NOTE, THAT DURING OUR DRIVE BACK BECAUSE IT WAS 7AM ON A SATURDAY MORNING, THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS OR TRUCKS AROUND US THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS DAMAGE WHICH IS WHAT BMW SUGGESTED.

Mileage: 53,000

EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM NOTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 14V176000. VANOS BOLT SHEARED OFF, CONNECTED TO THE INTAKE CAMSHAFT, THEN TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND CAME OFF.

Mileage: 84,000

TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. CAR INITIALLY APPEARED TO RUN CORRECTLY, HOWEVER, A LOUD THUMPING SOUND (SIMILIAR TO A FLAT TIRE) WAS HEARD WHEN TURNING. HARD BRAKING RESULTED IN VIBRATION. *TR UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER, THE RIGHT SIDE MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS WERE FOUND TO BE BROKEN. SITUATION APPEARS SIMILIAR TO NHTSA ID# 10435750

Mileage: 36,800

DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK USING THE KEY FOB OR CENTRAL LOCKING BUTTON HTTP://WWW.BMWTIS.COM/TSB/BULLETINS/...P/B511907G.HTM SITUATION ONE OR MORE OF THE DOORS MAY NOT UNLOCK WHEN USING THE REMOTE KEY OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, OR THE CENTRAL LOCKING BUTTON INSIDE THE CAR. IT IS STILL POSSIBLE, HOWEVER, TO UNLOCK THE DOOR BY USING THE KEY IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK CYLINDER OR BY PULLING THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. TYPICALLY FAULT CODES A6D4 AND A6D5 ARE STORED IN THE JUNCTION BOX ELECTRONICS (JBBF). CAUSE THIS IS DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE IN THE JBBF CAUSED BY EITHER: AN EXCESSIVE AMPERAGE DRAW BY ONE OF THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS, WHICH IS COMMONLY ATTRIBUTED TO SILICONE CONTAMINATION; OR AN INTERMITTENT, BUT ACCEPTABLE, AMPERAGE SPIKE SLIGHTLY ABOVE 15A, DUE TO NORMAL VARIATION IN THE LOCKING SYSTEM. CORRECTION REPLACE THE FUSE WITH ONE OF A DIFFERENT RATING. REPLACE THE NECESSARY ACTUATOR AS WELL, BUT ONLY IF IT IS DRAWING EXCESSIVE AMPERAGE.

Mileage: 53,686