2007 BMW 328I problems
Owners have filed 574 complaints about the 2007 BMW 328I with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 22.3% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of air bags at 19.5%.
Complaints574
Crashes18
Fires46
Injuries23
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 22.3% · 128
Air bags 19.5% · 112
Engine 11.3% · 65
Steering 9.9% · 57
Latches/locks/linkages 6.3% · 36
Engine and engine cooling 6.3% · 36
Structure 3.3% · 19
Seat belts 2.6% · 15
Severity
Of those complaints, 18 describe a crash, 46 describe a fire and 23 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 11 model years of the BMW 328I in this data, 2007 ranks 2nd by complaint volume — 2011 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 13 in the last three years against 47 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 81,647 miles.
In owners' own words
In june of 2011 my bmw328i had intermittent start. I sent the vehicle to a dealer for service in fremont. I was told that the vehicle did not start because of the battery. Battery was replaced at this time. Two days later, the vehicle did not start again, after testing it was determined by fremont dealer that the problem was a faulty negative battery cable. After cable replacement, today problem occurs again. Electrical system · reported at 63,000 miles
The car caught on fire right behind the glove box. The firefighters said it was an electrical fire. The car was off and parked in a restaurant parking lot. This happened on 9/22/17. Someone saw the car on fire in the parking lot and called the fire department. This happened around 6:00pm. Seven hours later, there were still buzzing sounds coming from under the dash. We were told not to drive the car! Electrical system · reported at 90,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 BMW 328I. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 17v676000 (electrical system) and 17v683000 (engine and engine cooling). The dealer was not contacted regarding part availability. The manufacturer was notified and confirmed that the parts were unavailable for the recall remedy. The contact had not experienced a failure. The vin was not available. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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