2013 BMW 328XI Problems & Recalls

2013 BMW 328XI SULEV. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO TURBO FAILURE. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STARTED SPEWING GREY SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST ON SOME COLD STARTS. THE OIL SUPPLY LINES TO THE TURBOCHARGER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FAILURE RECURRED. *JS

SYSTEM RESTRAINTS PASSENGER SIDE. WILL NOT RESET. CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE RESTRAINT ERRORS. HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, AND STAYS ON WHEN PARKED.

Mileage: 36,000

THE CAR HAD RECENTLY HAD ITS 8 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT REFILLED TO THE CORRECT CAPACITY AND WAS LOW. THE CAR BEGAN EXHIBITING DRIVETRAIN ERRORS AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE COMPUTER AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK WHILE I WAS D...

Mileage: 92,000

**PRESS BMW TO ISSUE RECALL** 2013 BMW 328I - XDRIVE HAS FAULTY TURBO ACTUATOR DESIGN. BMW CORRECTED THE DESIGN OF TURBO ACTUATOR ARM IN SUBSEQUENT MODELS. BMW REALIZED IT WAS THEIR DESIGN MISTAKE. TURBO ACT ARM BREAKS VERY EASILY. LOT OF CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN MADE TO SPEND A FORTUNE (>$3000) TO FIX...

Mileage: 40,000

SEVERAL TIMES, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND STATIONARY, THE DOOR LATCH FAILED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE LATCH WAS PULLED REPEATEDLY BUT THE LOCK DIDN'T UNLOCK AND THE DOOR COULDN'T BE OPENED. THE DOOR LOCK WAS UNLOCKED USING THE BUTTON ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, MOST REC...

Mileage: 50,000

JERKING WITH CHANGES OF LOWER GEARS (AUTOMATIC) ON CITY STREETS LOSS OF TRACTION IN INCLIMATE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, TRANFER CASE REPLACED AT 55K BELIEVE IT TO BE FAILING AGAIN

Mileage: 46,000

UPON A COMPLETE REFILL OF THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, RAW GASOLINE WAS FOUND LEAKING DOWN THE TANK AND PUDDLING UNDER THE CAR. DIAGNOSTIC INSPECTION UPON LOWERING THE FUEL TANK FOUND A DEFECTIVE "DUMMY PORT" SEAL AT THE TOP OF THE TANK. THIS PORT WAS USED IN EARLY MODELS FOR EMISSION CONTROL SENSING. ...

Mileage: 85,580

ERROR - "DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION: DRIVE MODERATELY. MAXIMUM DRIVETRAIN OUTPUT NOT AVAILABLE. CONSULT SERVICE CENTER." THIS WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (BMW OF SILVER SPRING, MD) AT FIRST. THEY SAID IT WAS THERMOSTAT ISSUE. SO, THEY INSTALLED A NEW THERMOSTAT AND I PAID MY $100 DEDUCTIBLE. THE SAME ER...

Mileage: 38,000

ERROR - "DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION: DRIVE MODERATELY. MAXIMUM DRIVETRAIN OUTPUT NOT AVAILABLE. CONSULT SERVICE CENTER." THIS WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (BMW OF SILVER SPRING, MD) AT FIRST. THEY SAID IT WAS THERMOSTAT ISSUE. SO, THEY INSTALLED A NEW THERMOSTAT AND I PAID MY $100 DEDUCTIBLE. THE SAME ER...

Mileage: 38,000

ERROR - "DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION: DRIVE MODERATELY. MAXIMUM DRIVETRAIN OUTPUT NOT AVAILABLE. CONSULT SERVICE CENTER." THIS WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (BMW OF SILVER SPRING, MD) AT FIRST. THEY SAID IT WAS THERMOSTAT ISSUE. SO, THEY INSTALLED A NEW THERMOSTAT AND I PAID MY $100 DEDUCTIBLE. THE SAME ER...

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 328XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THICK, WHITE SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO RAIN WATER SEEPING INTO THE EXHAUST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE IN 2017, BUT T...

FOR THE 2013 BMW 328XI MODEL HALOGEN LIGHTS ON THE LOW OR HIGH BEAM ARE ABSOLUTE OF NO USE. LIGHTING ON THIS CAR IS VERY POOR, ON A NORMAL NIGHT IT IS HARD TO SEE THE CURVES AND YOU CANNOT DRIVE MORE THAN 30 MPH IF WANT TO SEE WHAT'S COMING UP NEXT OR SEE THE SIGNBOARDS AHEAD. IT WAS RAINING YESTERD...

Mileage: 47,000

TIMING CHAIN STRETCH. THE TIMING CHAIN HAS STRETCHED AND AS A RESULT IS RUBBING ON INTERNAL COMPONENTS AND IS AT SEVERE RISK OF SNAPPING THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND BMW HAS OFFERED AND EXTENDED 7 YEAR/70,000 MILE WARRANTY TO COVER CARS MANUFACTURED BEFORE 3/2013 HOWEVER CARS INELIGIBLE FOR FACTORY WAR...

Mileage: 49,000

I PURCHASED A 2013 BMW 328XI CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED SEDAN 6/22/16 FOR MY WIFE. IT CAME WITH 18" WHEELS AND PIRELLI CINTURATO RUN-FLATS. THE TIRE-PRESSURE MONITOR (TPM) WARNING STARTED COMING ON A FEW MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT, SO I PUT AIR IN THE TIRES. BUT IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. I TOOK ...

Mileage: 49,000

TAKATA INFLATORS BMW SERVICE CENTER SAY THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE AND DON'T KNOW WHEN. ISN'T THIS DANGEROUS THAT THEY DON'T QUICKLY ACT ON IT AND REPLACE OUR PARTS? WHAT IF WE GET INTO AN ACCIDENT/ I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLIANT ON THEIR INEFFICIENCY IN TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AND ...

TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER, DECELERATED TO 25MPH, AND NARROWLY AVOIDED REAR-END COLLISION. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS WAS A DEFECTIVE HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP.

Mileage: 43,000

THE TRANSMISSION HAS SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING, ABOUT ONCE A YEAR, BEGINNING A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. I EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND THE DISPLAY READS "DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION, MAXIMUM DRIVETRAIN OUTPUT NOT AVAILABLE. CONSULT SERVICE CENTER." PULLING OVER AND RESTAR...

Mileage: 30,000

MY CAR DOORS INTERMITTENTLY WON'T OPEN, POTENTIALLY TRAPPING ME IN MY UNDER-WARRANTY CAR. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK ACROSS ANY OF THE FOUR DOORS AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 12 MONTHS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO BMW MULTIPLE TIMES UNDER WARRANTY WITHOUT REPAIR. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME...

Mileage: 30,000

ON DECEMBER 1ST I WAS REARENDED AT INTERSTATE SPEED (65 MILES PER HOUR) JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT I HAD TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO LESSEN THE IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. HOWEVER IT IS CLEAR FROM THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE THAT MY CAR MADE CONTACT ON THE DRIVER SIDE CORNER WITH THE ...

Mileage: 36,000

ON DECEMBER 1ST I WAS REARENDED AT INTERSTATE SPEED (65 MILES PER HOUR) JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT I HAD TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO LESSEN THE IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. HOWEVER IT IS CLEAR FROM THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE THAT MY CAR MADE CONTACT ON THE DRIVER SIDE CORNER WITH THE ...

Mileage: 36,000

ON DECEMBER 1ST I WAS REARENDED AT INTERSTATE SPEED (65 MILES PER HOUR) JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT I HAD TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO LESSEN THE IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. HOWEVER IT IS CLEAR FROM THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE THAT MY CAR MADE CONTACT ON THE DRIVER SIDE CORNER WITH THE ...

Mileage: 36,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE CAR'S IDRIVE SYSTEM SPONTANEOUSLY REBOOTED. THE SYSTEM WILL OFTEN TAKE SEVERAL MINUTES TO REBOOT (SOMETIMES THE SYSTEM WILL REBOOT AGAIN DIRECTLY AFTER REGAINING CONNECTIVITY OR WHILE TRYING TO REBOOT). WE HAD ALREADY BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES WHEN THIS HAP...

Mileage: 7,900

WHILE I WAS EXITING MY DRIVEWAY AT MY RESIDENCE THE VEHICLE'S BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT ENGAGE. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND SO I EASED THE VEHICLE ONTO THE PAVEMENT ON THE MAIN STREET, GOOD THING NO CARS WERE COMING. I THEN HEADED SOUTH ON N BROADWAY AND THE WARNING APPEARS THAT THE BRAKES HAVE MALF...

Mileage: 19,000

WHEN I STARTED THE CAR UP THE PARKING LIGHT MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS 7 DAYS AFTER I GOT THE CAR OUT OF THE SHOP FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. *TR

Mileage: 30,241

ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED WHICH IS RESULTING IN A REPLACEMENT OF THE THERMOSTAT. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVE ON A CITY STREET AROUND 30 MPH A WARNING SUDDENLY APPEARED INDICATING A POWER TRAIN MALFUNCTION WHICH IMMEDIATELY REDUCED POWER. FORTUNATELY I WAS COMING UPON A RED LIGHT. PROCEEDED TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE STARTING IT AGAIN. AFTER I STARTED THE...

Mileage: 9,915

I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MILES PER HOUR, AT 5:30 PM IN A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY, AND THE CAR COME TO A FULL STOP. THIS WAS VERY NERVE WRECKING. I AM SO THANKFUL THAT THE PERSON BEHIND ME DID NOT CRASH. THE CAR IS STILL DOING FUNNY HOLDINGS OF SPEED AT TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 3,597

I WAS DRIVING ON I-84 AND HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION FOLLOWED BY WHAT SOUNDED LIKE GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL HITTING MY CAR. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR AND PULLED OVER WHEN IT WAS SAFE TO DO SO. THE SUNROOF OF MY CAR HAD EXPLODED. THERE WERE NO TRUCKS IN THE VICINITY, I WAS NOT GOING UN...

Mileage: 9,807

I WAS DRIVING ON I-84 AND HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION FOLLOWED BY WHAT SOUNDED LIKE GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL HITTING MY CAR. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR AND PULLED OVER WHEN IT WAS SAFE TO DO SO. THE SUNROOF OF MY CAR HAD EXPLODED. THERE WERE NO TRUCKS IN THE VICINITY, I WAS NOT GOING UN...

Mileage: 9,807

IN LIGHT OF RECENT HEARINGS INTO GM FAILURE TO CORRECT VEHICLE ISSUES RESULTING IN DEATHS, AND BMW PAST HISTORY OF NOT REPORTING MALFUNCTIONS I SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING: ON 2 OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR CAME ON, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STARTED TO V...

Mileage: 3,000

IN LIGHT OF RECENT HEARINGS INTO GM FAILURE TO CORRECT VEHICLE ISSUES RESULTING IN DEATHS, AND BMW PAST HISTORY OF NOT REPORTING MALFUNCTIONS I SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING: ON 2 OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR CAME ON, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STARTED TO V...

Mileage: 3,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 328LI. THE CONTACT WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT 15 MPH WHEN THE E BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ...

Mileage: 2,000

I RECEIVED A SERVICE REQUIRED LIGHT TO BRING IN FOR SERVICE. AFTER I RECEIVED THE FIRST OIL CHANGE WITHIN THE NEXT 3 MONTHS I HAD TO ADD OIL TO THE CAR CONSISTENTLY. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK IN FOR SERVICE ON 11/20/2013 - 15,240 MILES I WAS ADVISED ALL THE SYSTEMS WERE RESET AND THE IF THE ADD OIL L...

Mileage: 10,748