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2007 BMW 328I Engine Problems

Complaints
65about this part
Share
16%of 399 total for the year
Median mileage
94,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 65 complaints about the engine of the 2007 BMW 328I, 16% of the 399 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 94,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 11 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Takata recall - I have had two separate major issues with this vehicle since I purchased it in may 2018. Over a month ago , my car started to make a loud squealing noise while idled at stop light and would ease up when I would accelerate. My engine was shaking so badly that I could feel it with my foot on brake petal. My roommate heard the squealing noise from inside my house and came out to see what was wrong. Entire engine was shaking as if something was not on properly. Happened one other time since while coming back from work. …”

NHTSA complaint #11164489, filed 2019-01, 100,000 miles

“Takata recall - I have had two separate major issues with this vehicle since I purchased it in may 2018. Over a month ago , my car started to make a loud squealing noise while idled at stop light and would ease up when I would accelerate. My engine was shaking so badly that I could feel it with my foot on brake petal. My roommate heard the squealing noise from inside my house and came out to see what was wrong. Entire engine was shaking as if something was not on properly. Happened one other time since while coming back from work. …”

NHTSA complaint #11164488, filed 2019-01, 100,000 miles

“At 65 MPH on freeway, suddenly lost power. Vehicle immediately slowed to about 10 MPH as I pulled off the freeway. Cars behind nearly ran me over. Drove slowly to Bmw service who diagnosed water pump short to ground causing veh to lose power.”

NHTSA complaint #10568826, filed 2014-03, 72,855 miles

“I purchased the car from an independent dealer with somewhere around 60k or 65k miles it now has around 80k miles and since the car has been purchased it has had one problem after the next. The electrical for the windows,mirrors,door locks,GPS system,head lights were not working properly. I received a fault warning that the outside running lights or headlights were not operating properly. I have noticed the check engine light on and took it to have it looked at which I was told obd code reads misfire #2 ignition coil. …”

NHTSA complaint #10851727, filed 2016-03, 70,000 miles

“I tried starting my car and it would not start. Figured it was a dead battery so I bought a new one and had it replaced. The car worked fine for about 3 days then had the same problem as before. I contacted the dealer, had to have the car towed to them, and was told that it was the connections from the battery to the engine that were loose and causing the car to not start. I picked up my car the next day after paying $120 to have the problem (wiggling some wires) fixed. 2 days later...same problem. …”

NHTSA complaint #10498568, filed 2013-02, 57,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20161526%
20152318%
20142919%
20139236%
20125542%
201119434%
20104831%
20094724%
20085423%
20076516%
200033%

Other parts of the 2007 BMW 328I

Electrical system
129 complaintsAir bags
105 complaintsSteering
56 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
36 complaintsEngine cooling
35 complaintsBody and structure
18 complaintsFuel system
15 complaintsOther or unknown
15 complaintsSeat belts
15 complaintsExterior lighting
13 complaintsSeats
10 complaintsElectronic stability control
9 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2007 BMW 328I

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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