Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-10 | 12E029000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | 585 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY GOING 80 AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN, WAS UNABLE TO STEER, LEFT ME AND MY 9 YEAR OLD STRANDED FOR… |
| 2018-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2008 BMW 335XI WITH 42000 MILES WAS STORED IN MY HEATED SHOP. THE CAR STARTED ON FIRE AND DESTROYED THE CONTENTS OF… |
| 2018-10-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE WIRES ON THE INSIDE OF MY HEADLIGHTS ARE CRACKED, AND HAVE A LOT OF BARE COPPER SHOWING. THE PLASTIC SHEATHING (CAB… |
| 2018-10-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A 2008 335I TWIN TURBO BMW 3 SERIES, WHILE DRIVING I STARTED SMELLING A FRESH GAS SMELL IN THE BACK OF MY CAR INS… |
| 2018-08-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MANUFACTURER HAS NOT REMEDY THE SAFETY RECALLS IN A TIMELY MANNER AS IT'S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE THE RECALLS AND THER… |
| 2018-08-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UNREASONABLE TIME TO REMEDY |
| 2018-05-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ABOUT A MONTH AGO, MY 2008 BMW 3 SERIES ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED 45 MPH. I RECEIVED NO WARNING BEFORE THE … |
| 2018-04-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THERE ARE (3) CURRENT RECALLS FOR THIS MODEL, 2008 BMW 328I. ONLY (1) RECALL HAS A 'REMEDY' AVAILABLE. ACCORDING TO MY… |
| 2018-04-08 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | HELLO THERES TWO RECALL FOR BMW 3 SERIES THAT NEED TO DONE ASAP BUT WHEN I CHECK THE PARTS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE AND IT… |
| 2018-04-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE THE CAR WAS TRAVELLING AT A RATE OF ABOUT 45 MPH, IT DID SOMETHING I NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE. IT STARTED TO SHA… |
| 2018-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER TELLING ME TO STAND BY FOR ANOTHER RECALL LETTER TO THEN TELL ME TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED. THE … |
| 2017-12-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECENTLY I GOT A LETTER FROM BMW THAT MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR TWO ISSUES WHICH I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SINCE A YEA… |
| 2017-11-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL 1. BMW SENT ME RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH 2016, WITH NO FOLLOW UP REPAIR IMPLEMENTATION AS OF NOV. 2017 = 1.… |
| 2017-10-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | A RECALL WAS ISSUE FOR BLOWER MOTOR WIRING. IT HAS ALMOST BEEN A YEAR AND EVERY TIME I INQUIRE WITH THE DEALER THEY SA… |
| 2017-10-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS IS FOR 2 NHTSA RECALLS ISSUED 10/25/17 AND 10/30/17 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER17V676 AND NHTSA RECALL NUMBER17V683. I… |
| 2016-12-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS REMOVED. I CALL MY LOCAL DEALER AND ALL THEY SAY IS… |
| 2016-08-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR ABRUPTLY LOSSES ALL POWER. IT'S LOST POWER ON THE FREEWAY (3 TIMES), AT STOP LIGHTS (TOO MANY TO COUNT) AND AFTE… |
| 2016-05-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CURRENTLY I HAVE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IN MY 335I (2008). I HAVE MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON ENGINE MALFUNCTION. RED… |
| 2016-05-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL |
| 2016-03-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A SECONDARY LETTER FROM BMW ADVISING THEY ARE READY TO REPLACE MY DEFECTIVE AIRBAG… |
| 2016-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | NO PROGRESS ON RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 16V-071 SINCE NOTIFICATION 7+ MONTHS AGO. GIVEN THE YEAR OF MY BMW SERIES 3 SPORTSW… |
| 2016-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH FOR MY 2008 BMW 3 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, [XXX] STATING THAT THE DRIVER… |
| 2016-02-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED FIRST NOTIFICATION ON 02/2016, NO RESPONSE TILL NOW. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR, NEED TO KNOW IF T… |
| 2016-02-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL IT HAS BEEN 15 MONTHS SINCE I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL, AND BMW HAS YET TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. I DO… |
| 2016-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I EXPERIENCED A BREAK DOWN WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. MY CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND DEALER DI… |
| 2015-09-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PURCHASED CAR AUGUST 29 2015. ON SEPTEMBER 15 2015 AFTER FUELING AND TURNING ON CAR THE BRAKE, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL A… |
| 2015-08-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, DROVE IT EARLIER THAT DAY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, PARKED IT 3PM AND 2 HOURS LATER NEIGHBOR C… |
| 2015-07-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AROUND 60 MPH SPEED AND SUDDENLY MY CAR COULDN'T SPEED ANY FURTHER AND LUCKY FOR ME I WAS DR… |
| 2015-03-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DOOR LOCKS FAILED. CAN ONLY OPEN DOOR WITH KEY. *TR |
| 2014-10-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HI, I AM QUITE FRUSTRATED WITH BMW. THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED WIDESPREAD ISSUES WITH THEIR PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEMS … |
| 2014-10-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THREE BOLTS ON ENGINE MOUNT BRACKET SHEARED OFF AND ONE BOLT ON THE SAME ENGINE MOUNT BRACKET WAS MISSING. THE THREE BO… |
| 2014-09-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 318I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIG… |
| 2014-08-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS INFORMED THE VALVE COVER GASKET AND OIL FILTER HOUSING GASKET WERE LEAKING, WHICH CAUSED A PROBLEM WITH THE ECCEN… |
| 2014-07-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS GOING OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 30 MPH AND MY ENGINE MOUNT FAILED. ALL FOUR ALUMINUM BOLTS SHEARED OFF AN… |
| 2014-07-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY BRAKES FAILED. I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT ON A SIDE STREET. WITH 3 OTHER CARS IN FRONT OF ME, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I… |
| 2014-06-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BLACK MOLD FORMED ON REAR SEATS, DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY WORKED (1/2 OF DASHBOARD ACTIVE, 1 FUSE POWERS THE DASH), 6" … |
| 2014-05-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING CAR AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE, MAKE RUMBLING NOISE AND FEELS SLUGGISH WHEN ACCELERATING. DOESN'T FEEL SAFE… |
| 2014-02-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | NOTICED AN UNUSUAL ENGINE VIBRATION. WENT TO MY MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED VEHICLE. POINTED OUT BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS.… |
| 2014-02-05 | TIRES | No | 0 | THIS IS THE THIRD TIRE, ON MY CAR, FROM THIS MANUFACTURER WHERE THE SIDEWALL HAS FAILED. SIDE-WALL SEPARATION. EACH … |
| 2014-02-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATION, JUST BELOW THE TIRE BEAD. THE MAKE OF THE TIRE WAS A MICHELIN PILOT SP, PS2, ZP. *TR |
| 2013-07-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AC UNIT WENT FROM BLOWING COLD TO HOT AIR WITH NO WARNING .. A BURNING SMELL WAS ALSO NOTICED AT THE SAME TIME. MY CAR … |
| 2013-07-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WHEN PUTTING ON MY SEAT BELT, THE BELT LOCKED WHEN PULLED OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. THE BELT WOULD NOT PULL OUT FAR ENOUGH … |
| 2013-01-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | AFFECTED STEERING, FAILING FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHING. |
| 2012-12-28 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THERE IS A CRACK IN THE RIM WHICH IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS FINE CRACK CAUSES LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRE. T… |
| 2012-12-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY NAME IS ? AND I'M HAVING A SERIOUS PROBLEM GETTING MY CAR FIXED BY THE BMW DEALERSHIP SPECIFICALLY THE ONE LOCATED A… |
| 2012-07-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED. WHILE THE CAR WAS SLOWIN… |
| 2012-07-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | DRIVER EXITED CAR TO PUMP GAS. PASSENGERS REMAINED IN VEHICLE. GAS DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED AS MAIN DOOR LOCK WAS ENGAG… |
| 2012-06-19 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR WINDOW SHATTERED ON MY 2008 BMW 335XI WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED ON A HOT DAY AT AROUND 96 DEGR… |
| 2012-03-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHEN TRAVELLING ON HARLEM RIVER DRIVE MIDDLE LANE, MY CAR ALL THE SUDDEN DISPLAYED AN ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT YELLOW THA… |
| 2011-08-29 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE AUC SENSOR UNDER THE HOOD IS NOT WELL SECURED. THE BRACKET SECURING THE SENSOR IS BROKEN LEAVING THE SENSOR LOOSE … |