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BMW 428i xDrive
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Complaints
6
Active records
Recalls
3
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TSBs
34
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Filing history
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Reported severity
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Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Top reported issues — BMW 428i xDrive
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Engine behavior
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HVAC behavior
Lighting behavior
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Recent filings
The 10 most recent filings for each type.
2014 BMW 428XI
Filed Jul 14, 2019
CAR WAS STATIONARY THE CAR DOORS GET STUCK IN LOCKED STATE AND WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM INSIDE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED AFTER A DRIVE OR WHEN YOU START UP THE VEHICLE AND IT IS IN PARKED POSITION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER CAN GET LOCKED INSIDE THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS DUE TO FAILED LOCK ACTUATOR AND POSSIBLE MECHANICAL FAILURE IN THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM. THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY WIDESPREAD YET THERE IS NO RECALL FROM BMW ON THIS ISSUE. I'VE EXPERIENCED THIS…
2014 BMW 428XI
Filed Mar 21, 2019
DIVING DOWN A STREET THE FUEL PUMP SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP MODULE TO BURN UP . THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO LOSE COMPLETE POWER AND TURN OFF I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT AT THE TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. CAR HAD TO COAST ACROSS SEVERAL LANES TO A PARKING LOT THEN BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. AS I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR JOLTED FORWARD THEN THE MOTOR TURNED OFF AND MIL CAME ON
2014 BMW 428XI
Filed Nov 29, 2018
ERRATIC AND INCREASINGLY INTERMITTENT FAILURE IN ITS REAR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL AND REAR BRAKE LIGHT - IDENTICAL TO ISSUE FOR WHICH TWO PRIOR RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. BWM APPEARS NOT TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. I SUBMITTED THE ATTACHED CORRESPONDENCE TO BMW WITH A REQUEST THAT THEY REIMBURSE THE EXPENSE OF THE REPAIR, AND THEY HAVE DECLINED BASED ON (I) THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND (II) I DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT A BMW DEALER. THE CLOSEST BMW DEALER TO ME IS 135…
2014 BMW 428XI
Filed Sep 27, 2018
PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN LOCK TO DOOR UPON FIRST PULL OF HANDLE. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS DESIGNED TO OPEN BOTH THE LOCK AND THE DOOR LATCH BUT THE HANDLE FAILED TO START OPENING THE LOCK AT 41K MILES AND NOW REQUIRES THE USE OF THE ELECTRIC KEY FOB OR BUTTON IN THE CENTER CONSOLE. IF THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE POWER THE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AT ALL.
2015 BMW 428XI
Filed Jul 11, 2017
1ST I WAS DRIVING AND MY STERRING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME AND I CRASHED... I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO BMW THEY INITATED AN INVESTIGATION THAT TOOK NEARLY 6MONTHS AND RULED NOT IN MY FAVOR... 2ND INCIDENT... MY HORN FAILED AND CAUSED AND ACCIDENT AFTER I HAD JUST GOTTEN MY VEHICLE SERVICED... I GOT THE HORN REPAIR FROM BMW AGAIN AND CURRENTLY ITS NOT WORKING AT ALL... .FROM THE TIME IVE GOTTEN THIS EXPENSIVE VEHICLE IT HAS CAUSED ME PROBLELM AND BMW IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT .....
2014 BMW 428XI
Filed May 13, 2017
VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY (I-15, SOUTH OF SLC), TRAVELING AT 60 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. AIR TEMPERATURE OF AIR CONDITIONING SET TO MAX AC STARTED TO BLOW HOT AIR, APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES LATER ENGINE OVERHEATING ALERT CAME ON AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. TOP VEHICLE SPEED WAS IMMEDIATELY LIMITED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND I HAD TO CROSS 3 LANES OF 60+ MPH TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC HAZARD TO BOTH OTHER VEHICLES AND…