2015 BMW 328XD Recalls, Complaints & Safety

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

BMW North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 320i, 320xi, 328i, 328xi, 335i, 335xi, and ActiveHybrid3 vehicles manufactured October 20, 2011, to June 22, 2015, 2014-2015 328xi Sports Wagon vehicles manufactured March 21, 2013, to March 17, 2015, 2014-2015 328d, 328xd vehicles manufactured June 28, 2013, to April 21, 2015, and 2014-2015 328xd Sports Wagon vehicles manufactured July 5, 2013, to April 21, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been programmed with new software that inadvertently makes the front side marker lights inoperative in conjunction with the parking lights or the headlights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will upload revised software to correct the issue, free of charge. The recall began on October 7, 2015. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or by email at [email protected].

7,727 vehicles affected

I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 95 IN NJ DURING INCLEMENT, COLD WEATHER. OTHER CARS AND TRUCKS ON THE ROAD WERE KICKING UP SNOW, SALT AND SAND WHICH WAS COLLECTING ON MY FRONT WINDSHIELD. I TRIED TO USE MY WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID, BUT WHEN I ENGAGED IT, NO FLUID CAME OUT AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SPREAD THE DEBRIS COVERING THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD IN A BROWN FILM WHICH BLOCKED 100% VISIBILITY. I WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING. I ENGAGED THE WIPERS ON THE FASTEST SETTING TO TRY AND GET THE FILM OFF, BUT FOR A PERIOD OF 5 OR 10 SECONDS, I WAS COMPLETELY BLIND, DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE OPEN ROAD BMW SERVICE CENTER IN MORRISTOWN NJ TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND SENT ME HOME. IN THE 15 MINUTE DRIVE HOME, THE WASHER FLUID SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING AGAIN, SO I TOOK IT BACK TO OPEN ROAD. THEY AGAIN TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. HOWEVER, TWO OF THEIR SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES HAVE INDIVIDUALLY TOLD ME THAT THE ISSUE IS THAT THE TANK THAT HOLDS THE WASHER FLUID IS NO INSULATED AND LOCATED BEHIND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. SO WHEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, THE WIND GENERATED BY THE WHEEL, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER, FREEZES THE WASHER FLUID. THIS REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT, SYSTEMATIC SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE CARS THAT WARRANTS A RECALL.

I'M LEASING A BMW 2015 WITH 10K MILES. LAST THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1ST 2016 I HAD A FLAT TIRE, A SMALL SCREW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE, PUNCTURED IT. THESE ARE RUN-FLAT -TIRES, AND THEY ARE DEFECTIVE!!! THE DEALER BMW-TOWSON CHARGE ME $320 FOR A NEW TIRE. NOW, AGAIN, THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE IS LOSING AIR, AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE IT AND THE BMW DEALER WILL CHARGE ME ANOTHER $320 AND THE CAR HAS 18K MILES.THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. I CONTACTED CONTINENTAL TIRE AND TOWSON BMW SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING, I'M OUT OF WARRANTY. I'M LEASING THIS CAR AND I TAKE CARE OF IT.