1997 BMW 328I Electrical system Problems

“Sudden failure of ignition coil resulting in a shaking/vibrating vehicle. While accellerting in city traffic the car can lunge and jerk while accellerating, resulting in unpredictable accelleration. In city traffic this is very dangerous. I have investigated the ignition coils for Bmw 3 series cars and it appears they fail a lot, yet there is no recall campaign! After investigating further it appears Bmw has some recall campaigns for some of the newer cars. They suggest replacing all ignition coils with a new bosch model. My car has bremi model coils (part no. …”

“After seeing yet another rear end collision, I would like to make a suggestion I have had in mind for a long time. I believe we can reduce the incidence of such accidents, by flashing the stop signals whenever the brakes are on and the car is stopped ( requires a speed sensor, of course). Manual flashing electronics exists in every modern car, but is not normally used when stopped on the roadway.”

“I parked this car for 3 days before I drove it at sunday morning. After I parked for an hour later it started on fire by it self. Fire department told me it was electrical problem which is started from engine room bettery terminal.”

“The locking device on a 1997 Bmw 328I intermittently makes it impossible for occupants to exit the vehicle if it is locked while occupied. This is a safety risk, which creates a high danger and severity of risk of injury or death to consumers and/or users of the vehicle if an occupant stays in a vehicle that is locked. …”

“While driver was sitting in vehicle, something unexpectedly activated the alarm system, doors would not unlock from the inside or the outside, horn also became inoperable.”