Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
26
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2009 BMW 128i.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VANOS chamshaft bolts broke, and had to pay $3,200 to replace assembly, and restore timing in engine. There is currentl… |
| 2024-08-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My electric water pump failed and my car overheated 3 times (once resulting in thick white smoke coming from the engine… |
| 2022-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 BMW 128I. The contact stated the vehicle overheated. There was a hole in the radiator. There we… |
| 2022-03-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 BMW 128I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Eng… |
| 2020-09-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | FIRST WE HAD THE ADAPTIVE HEADLIGHT ERROR CODE, WE ALSO HAD FREQUENT BLOWN BULBS. AFTER PULLING THE COMPLETE UNIT O… |
| 2020-01-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG ON MY VEHICLE WAS REPLACED DURING THE FIRST AIRBAG RECALL. DOES THE AIRBAG NEED TO REPLACED AGAIN? |
| 2019-07-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TAIL LIGHTS DOESN'T WORK |
| 2019-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Broken coolant pipe causing engine to overheat |
| 2019-06-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Water pump failure Radiator hose disconnected Thermostat Assembly |
| 2019-06-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN WE SAW THE CAR WE NOTICED THE WIPERS WERE ON AND WOULD NOT QUIT. THE MANAGER OF THE DEALER TOLD US HE WOULD GET IT… |
| 2019-06-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PURCHASED THIS CAR YESTERDAY (06/08/2019), AND AFTER BUYING IT NOTICED THAT THE PROMETER WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE WIPER… |
| 2019-05-29 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 128I. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE REAR WINDOW DETACHED FROM THE VEH… |
| 2018-04-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT SENSOR INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF. IF THE ELECTRONIC SENSIN… |
| 2017-11-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 128I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V683… |
| 2017-11-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | NALLEY BMW IS SAYING THEY DO NOT HAVE THIS RECALL ON MY CAR, BUT IT IS COMING UP IN THE RECALL DATABASE AND I AM HEARIN… |
| 2017-05-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE LED TAIL LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. THE RUNING LIGHTS HAVE THREE BARS THAT HAVE GONE OUT AND HAVE GOT NO HELP FR… |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL---THE BMW IS USED AS A COMMUTER VEHICLE TRAVELING 64 MILES EACH DAY, 5 DAYS A WEEK. I WAS ALERTED TO THE… |
| 2016-03-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM BMW FOR THE AIRBAG A FEW MONTHS AGO BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A DATE WHEN IT WILL BE COMPL… |
| 2016-03-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 128I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071… |
| 2016-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 128I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071… |
| 2015-11-02 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 128I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTA… |
| 2015-08-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECENTLY HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW PASSENGER AIRBAG ON MY 2009 BMW 1 SERIES, SINCE THE ENTIRE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM MAL… |
| 2015-03-27 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 128I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AT NIGHT, BOTH TAIL LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARN… |
| 2014-05-23 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 128I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW CAVED IN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2013-08-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 128I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PARKING LIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS … |
| 2009-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL |