2011 BMW 328i
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BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2006-2011 3 Series Sedan (324i, 325i, 325xi, 328i, 328xi, 330i, 330xi, 335i, 335xi), 2006-2012 3 Series Sportswagon (325xi, 328i, 328xi), and 2009-2011 3 Series Sedan (335d) vehicles. The original steering wheel may have been replaced with a sport or M-sport steering wheel equipped with an inflator that can explode during deployment.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the driver's air bag module as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 30, 2024. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2008-2013 128i and 135i Convertibles, 128i, 135i, and M Coupes, 2007-2010 X3 30si and X3 xDrive30i, 2013-2015 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i and X1 xDrive35i, 2007-2013 328i, 328i xDrive, 335i, 335is, 335i xDrive and M3 Coupes, 2006-2011 328i, 328xi, 328i xDrive, 325i, 325xi, 330i, 330xi, 335i, 335xi, 335i xDrive and M3, 2009-2011 335D, 2006-2012 325xi, 328i, 328xi and 328i xDrive, 2010-2011 X6 ActiveHybrid, 2007-2013 328i, 335i, 335is, M3 Coupes, X5 30si, X5 xDrive30i, X5 xDrive35i, X5 48i, X5 xDrive48i, X5 xDrive50i and X5 M, 2009-2013 X5 xDrive35d and 2008-2014 X6 xDrive35i, X6 xDrive50i and X6M vehicles equipped with non-desiccated driver frontal air bag inflators containing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) that were used as interim remedy parts for previous Takata recalls. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver air bag. On X5 and X6 vehicles, only the inflator will be replaced. All repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began March 11, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2008-2011 128i and 2007-2011 328i, 328xi, 328i xDrive, 525i, 525xi, 528i, 528xi, 530i, 530xi, X3 3.0si, X3 xDrive30i, X5 xDrive30i, Z4 3.0i, Z4 3.0si and Z4 sDrive30i vehicles. The heater for the positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve may short circuit.
Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the PCV valve heater, free of charge. Interim letters were mailed on November 27, 2017. Owners will receive a second notification by the end of October 2018. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2006-2011 323i, 325i, 325xi, 328i, 328xi, 330i, 330xi, 335i, 335xi and M3, 2007-2011 328i xDrive, 335i xDrive and 335is and 2009-2011 335d vehicles. The wiring and electrical connectors for the system that controls air flow for the heating and air conditioning system may overheat.
Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiring and electrical connectors, free of charge. Interim letters were mailed on November 27, 2017. Owners will receive a second notice when the remedy becomes available. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 128i Coupe, 128i Convertible, 328i Sedan, 328i xDrive Sedan, 328i Coupe, 328i Convertible, 328i Sports Wagon and Z4 sDrive 30i, 2011-2012 135i Coupe, 135i Convertible, 335i Sedan, X5 xDrive 35i, and X6 xDrive 35i, 2011 335i xDrive Sedan, 335i Coupe, 335i Convertible, 528i Sedan, 535i Sedan, 535i xDrive Sedan, X3 xDrive 28i, and X3 xDrive 35i, 2010 X3 xDrive 30i, and X5 xDrive 30i, 2012 640i Coupe, and 640i Convertible and 2010-2012 535i Gran Turismo vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the bolts that secure the housing for the variable camshaft timing adjustment (VANOS) unit can loosen over time and may possibly break.
Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the four VANOS housing bolts for both VANOS units (intake and exhaust), free of charge. In addition, owners of approximately 170,172 model year 2010-2012 BMW vehicles equipped with inline 6 cylinder engines not covered by this recall, will receive an extended warranty to address this condition. The recall began on September 24, 2014. Owners may contact BMW at 1-800-525-7417.
BMW is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 1-Series coupes and convertibles manufactured December 2007 through September 2011; and 2007-2011 3-Series coupes and convertibles manufactured March 2007 through October 2011; 2007-2011 3-Series sedans manufactured March 2007 through October 2011; 2007-2011 3-Series sports wagons manufactured March 2007 through June 2011; and 2009-2011 Z4 vehicles manufactured March 2009 through June 2011. In February 2013, BMW recalled 504,545 vehicles. In July 2013, BMW informed the agency that it was adding 1-Series, 3-Series, and Z4 vehicles, representing an additional 12,094 vehicles. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 516,791. The connector for the positive battery cable connector and the corresponding terminal on the fuse box may degrade over time. Over time, the high current flow and heat from electrical resistance may lead to a breakage of the connection, and a loss of electrical power to the vehicle.
Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the positive battery cable connector and secure it with an improved method, free of charge. The recall began on March 13, 2013. Owners may call BMW at 1-800-525-7417 or email BMW at CustomerRelations@bmwusa.com.
BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 328I XDRIVE AND 335I XDRIVE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 8, 2011, THROUGH JULY 29, 2011. THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT ATTACHMENT BOLTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATION. IF THE BOLTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATION, THEY MAY BECOME LOOSE.
Remedy: BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT ATTACHMENT BOLTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING OCTOBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND SERVICES AT 1-800-525-7417.
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I WAS ON THE STREET. WHEN I GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT ON MAY 28 2017. MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AFTER I SLAMMED SOMEONE IN THE BACK BECAUSE MY BRAKES WERE NOT PROPYL WORKING. MY AIRBAGS ALSO SHOT OUT SOME METAL FRAGMENTS CUTTING MY HAND UP.
"TAKATA RECALL" WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WE WERE STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A VEHICLE WHO THEN RAN FROM THE SCENE.THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT MY PASSENGER, JULIE COPPERSMITH LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR A FEW SECONDS FROM EITHER HITTING THE DASH OR JUST FROM THE VIOLENT MOVEMENT FORWARD. SHE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT BUT THE SHOULDER RESTRAINT FAILED AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MALFUNCTION WAS ACKNOWLEDGED ON THE CARS INFORMATION SYSTEM.
2011 BMW 328I. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAULTY AIRBAGS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HIS WIFE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 40 MPH, AFTER THAT VEHICLE RAN A STOP. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER, PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, PANEL AND HOOD. THE REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD RECEIVED DAMAGE WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND IT REQUIRED THE MOTOR TO REMOVED AND RE-MOUNTED. THE COST OF THE DAMAGE WAS ESTIMATED OVER $15,000.UPDATED 12/09/15 *BF *TR
MY SON'S BMW (2011 BMW 328I XDRIVE) SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED ON SEP 4 2017 WHILE HE WAS DRIVING BACK FROM WORK AT 4 AM ON SUNRISE HIGHWAY NY. LUCKILY HE NOTICED SPARKS AND SMOKE AND PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT. THE CAR FULLY BURNT WITHIN 30 MINUTES.
My driver and passenger airbags deployed because my car all of the sudden lurched forward on it's own and I bumped the car in front of me and when it happened my car started accelerating and revving all on it's own into the car ahead and I was trying to make it stop by pushing the brakes but the brake pedal wouldnt move it was hard and wouldnt move so my car kept accelerating bumping the car in front of me over and over and I was stomping down on the brake pedal to make it stop but it wouldnt. After about 30 seconds of this it just stopped. The airbags were blowing out very hot air that burned and bruised my left arm very badley and myself and my minor passenger were choking from it. My driver side window and windshield were both broken from the explosion of the airbags but the body of my car wasn't damaged. I had noticed that sometimes the display in my car wouldnt show all the car controls but never imagined the car would malfunction like this. Now the repair shop wants the same amount of money that I initially paid for the car to repair it and my insurance is not covering it. Please help because this was not my fault the car malfunctioned.
My son was injured by the impact of an accident on May 30th, 2021. He was driving when a car sped past him, lost control, slammed into the center median guardrail, then into the drivers side door of my sons car. The impact was strong enough to dent and puncture a large hole in the door, yet the side impact air bags did not deploy. Nor did any other air bag. we still currently have the vehicle.
I FEEL LIKE THE AIRBAGS EXPLODED ON MY FACE AND HIT MY HEAD. *TR
STOPPED AFTER EXCITING FREEWAY WITH TRAFFIC FLOW. SUV CAME UP BEHIND ME AND DIDN'T STOP AND HIT ME FROM BEHIND GOING 40-60 MPH. IMPACT THREW ME BACK THEN HEADREST DEPLOYED AND PUNCHED ME IN THE BACK OF HEAD WHICH I THEN HIT SEARING WHEEL. INSTANTLY FELT PAIN IN NECK AND HEAD. TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL. 2 C.T. SCANS DONE,CHEST XRAYS, AND 2 MRIS OF NECK AND BRAIN SHOWING SPINAL STENOSIS OF CERVICAL REGION, BULGE OF CERVICAL DISC WITHOUT MYELOPATHY. I ALSO SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND WHIPLASH WHICH IS STILL PRESENT AS OF TODAY. CAR TOTALLED. ONE OF DOCTORS STATED IMPACT FROM HEADREST DEPLOYING WAS SAME AS BEING PUNCHED IN BACK OF HEAD FROM A 200 LB. MAN.
TAKATA RECALL FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG INFLATED LATE AND SHOULDN'T HAVE AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS IN THE ROOF IN BOTH FRONT AND BACK SEAT. SIDE FRONTAL PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT INFLATE. CHEMICAL REACTION OCCURRED. AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT BROKE MY LEFT HAND.
I WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC IN TOWN AT 4 PM ON A SUNNY DAY. THE CAR AHEAD OF ME SLOWED DOWN EVEN MORE AND WHEN I WAS TRYING TO SLOW MY CAR TOO, IT DID NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL. I DID HIT THE CAR AHEAD OF ME AT A SLOW SPEED AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED CAUSING SEVERE INJURY TO MY RIGHT WRIST AND TO THE LEFT WRIST. IT CAUSED PROFUSE BLEEDING BECAUSE THE AIR BAG CAUSED CUTS IN MY WRIST AREA, VERY CLOSE TO A VEIN. A FIVE INCH HEMATOMA APPEARED WITHIN MINUTES IN THE RIGHT WRIST AND THE SKIN WAS SCRAPED OFF BOTH WRISTS. SEVERAL BURN MARKS ARE ALSO VISIBLE ALL THE WAY UP TO THE BEND OF MY ARMS. THE POLICE CAME WITHIN MINUTES AND THEY BANDAGED MY WRISTS TO TRY TO STOP THE BLEEDING. AN AMBULANCE WAS CALLED AND THE EMT WANTED TO TRANSPORT ME TO A HOSPITAL.
SAFETY RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT FIRST CLASS MARCH 2016. MY DAUGHTER HAS CALLED TWO TIMES AND IS BEING TOLD THE PART IS NOT IN AND MAYBE OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER. SINCE THEN, SHE WAS REAR ENDED AS SHE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET ON SUNDAY, 9/25/16 AND SUFFERED SEVERE NECK, SHOULDER, ARM AND HIP INJURIES. HER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH MAY HAVE PROTECTED HER FROM SOME OR ALL INJURIES. WHY IS SHE NOT BEING UPDATED AND WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG FOR THIS DRIVER'S AIRBAG TO BE RECEIVED AND REPLACED? INFORMATION PROVIDED BELOW IS AN ESTIMATE AND ONLY CONTAINS TO OUR CAR. GOING APPROXIMATELY 18 MPH AND MILES APPROXIMATELY 42000 MILES, BUT CANNOT VERIFY AT THIS TIME BECAUSE AAA HAS IT. THE GIRL WHO HIT MY DAUGHTER DROVE A BMW AS WELL AND HER AIR BAG DEPLOYED.
I WAS FOLLOWING MY HUSBAND HOME FROM WORKING AROUND 5PM ON JULY 28TH AND AS HE PRECEDED TO TURN LEFT, I OBSERVED TRAFFIC AND SAW IT WAS SAFE TO FOLLOW THROUGH AS WELL. AS I WAS TURNING ANOTHER GENTLEMAN CAME THROUGH THE LIGHT GOING APPROXIMATELY 45-50MPH AND WE HAD A COLLISION. MY DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE FRONT AND THE CAR WAS THEREFORE TOTALED. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I PROCEEDED TO HIT MY FOREHEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. HIS AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY AND HE WAS IN A 2013 328I AND I WAS IN A 2011 328I. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE OR WHY MINE DID NOT DEPLOY...UPDATED 10/06/14 *BF UPDATED 3/25/2015*JS..*TR...UPDATED 12/09/15 *BF . UPDATED 05/17/2017 *JS
THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NOV. 2011. EVER SINCE, WE'VE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: THE MECHANISM/GEAR SEEMS TO WANT TO SHIFT TO A FASTER GEAR WHEN RIDING THE BRAKE AT A LOWER SPEED TO COME TO A STOP, WHICH IN TURN CAUSES THE CAR TO SURGE FORWARD. I HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I WAS INJURED AND STILL SUFFERING FROM THE ACCIDENT. BMW MECHANICS/ENGINEER INSPECTED THE CAR BUT COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE CAR SAGS ON THE RIGHT SIDE REAR, WHICH WAS SEEN AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE BMW. THEY SAID THAT THE SAG IS WITHIN BMW SPECS. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH ONLY 3,684 MILES. WE WERE TOLD THAT ONE OF THEIR WEALTHY CLIENTS LEASED IT WHILE WAITING FOR HIS PORCH TO ARRIVE. WE DISCOVERED LATER FROM THE CAR FAX THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A PRIOR OWNER AND WAS PURCHASED FOR COMMERCIAL USE. WE FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE CAME WITH A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH WE FEEL IS A DANGER TO US AND THE PUBLIC. WE'VE ALREADY HAD TWO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM; ONE BY ME AND THE OTHER BY MY HUSBAND. WE DRIVE IT WITH THE AWARENESS OF ITS DANGER BUT ARE NOT ALWAYS IN A SITUATION TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WITH IT SURGES FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. *TR
MY DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING ON I-95 SOUTH IN ST AUGUSTINE FL , WHEN SEVERAL CARS CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. MY DAUGHTER WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND HIT A SUV, SHE WAS APPLYING HER BRAKES . THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY DAUGHTER WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, I THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG BECAUSE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND FELT THE NEED TO REPORT IT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
2011 BMW 328I. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, SHE NOTICED WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 10 MPH OR LOWER, APPLYING THE BRAKE, OR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME SURGING FOR A SECOND TIME, AS SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A CURB AND INTO SOME BUSHES. AS A RESULT, SHE RECEIVED WHIP-LASH TO HER NECK AND SLIGHTLY BRUISED HER ELBOWS, KNEES AND HURT HER CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL. BMW SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE A WEEK LATER, THE CONSUMER AND HER HUSBAND CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE. A MONTH LATER, THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED FORWARD AND HIT A PARKED SUV IN FRONT OF HIM, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY KEPT IT FOR TWO WEEKS. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS FINE AND IT WAS READY FOR PICK-UP. HOWEVER, TWO DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE SURGED AGAIN, AS THE CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED THREE TIMES, WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS OF FINDING THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANISM/GEAR WOULD SHIFT WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED OR RIDING THE BRAKE AT A LOW SPEED WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ALSO, THE VEHICLE SAGGED ON THE RIGHT SIDE, WHICH HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE MECHANICS, BUT IT CANNOT BE FIXED. UPDATED 05/13/14. *JB UPDATED 06/10/14
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