2009 BMW 3 Series Electrical system Problems

“Recall # 17v676, 17v683 it has been nearly a year and I'm still unable to make repair appointment with Bmw dealer for reason of parts unavailable. My air conditioning system couldn't keep car cool enough as heat from the engine is high.”

“Noticed a very slight tapping when the car was first cranked--but no engine warning lights. After driving it for a few miles, a warning light indicating charging malfunction flashed on, and the battery symbol appeared. Because I was the passenger, I googled Bmw 328i charging malfunction and the first result that came up read Bmw/ january 2013/ recall campaign no. 12v-550: engine belt idler pulley bolt for mys 2009-2012 Bmw x5 xdrive 35s savs. Before I could inform driver, he complained that he had lost power steering. …”

“Upon returning to seattle, wa, since I flew down to berkley, ca to purchase my vehicle, I noticed excessive headlamp shake when going over any bumps on the highway, especially expansion joints. Both left and right headlamps shake equally as bad, and I consider that a safety hazard while driving. It is very distracting and searching many online forums, people have been having many issues with the adaptive headlamp bracket arms being broken. Cpo warranty does not cover headlamps according to Bmw, and they are not willing to pay for both replacements.”

“He tenido varios problemas con el carro, corriendo al voltear se me apago dos veces y fue muy peligroso porque los carros que iban atras casi me pegan y claro se molestaron mucho al sacar la vuelta rapido para no golpear mi carro, lo lleve al mecanico y tardo mucho para hallar el problema, la flecha derecha (blinking light) esta quebrada lo hace muy rapido y al checar me dijeron que se tiene que reparar todo incluido el foco de atras, problema con los cables de bateria eso si me lo arreglaron gratis porque tiene recall, pero luego la bateria empezo a fallar y hubo que cambiarla, el volante…”

“I have a 2009 bmw328xi, which I bought brand new and paid a lot of money for. I only have 59,000 miles. On august 3, 2013 the car temperature light went on, first yellow and not even two seconds later red. With out warning the car didn't move. So I shut off the engine immediately. Thinking the car is over heating. Instead, after getting it towed found out the water pump and electric thermostat went. I am very unhappy that a 4 and half year old car shouldn't have such problems. I've had many high end cars in the past for 11 years and never had a problem in such a short life of a car.”