2012 BMW 328I Electrical system Problems

“My car was parked I started it ran back in house to get phone got in car smelt plastic but it wasn't coming from vent got out car to smell around car and when I got to trunk the smell was louder opened trunk and a small fire came up like a barbecue fire on the passenger side a man rode by in a truck and help put it out the wasn't drove since 12:00 p.m the day before I ran in my front door grabbed phone and that fast but the guy said it looks like the wires were burning previously because I had a burn stain on my exterior white paint.”

“The I drive completely failed leaving the screen black at this time I had no audio,no hands free telephone no way to change any settings on the vehicle. Went to Bmw dealership and was told it was an overtemp code and that Bmw was aware that there were problems and engineers were working on it but at the time there is nothing they can do to correct the problem this car only has 12,300 miles on it and still under warranty. There were 3 other cars there with the same problem. All cars had low mileage. …”

“Recently my girlfriend and I had purchased and financed a 2012 Bmw 328I. The mileage when we bought the car was at 48,000. Withen the first 2 weeks of having the car I had to bring it back due to the parking lamp being out. I didn't get no warning from the car that the light was out either. I brought it in they corrected the problem for the time being and I went on my way. The same exact parking lamp went out another few weeks later. We have only had the car 3 months and it is having problems with the engine and saying that I have driven a lot more miles than I actually have. …”

“April 2013, a warning signal on my vehicle notified me there was a need for coolant. I scheduled maintenance for 4/18/13. I informed them of the coolant warning and also inquired about recall notices. On 4/19/13, I called weber Bmw myself to check the status, louie informed me there were 3 recall notices on my car that were apparent and needed to be repaired, and that they would need to hold my car until monday 4/22/13.I picked up my car on 4/23/13 and louie informed me all the recalls were fixed and my car was good to take home. On 4/24/13, the coolant warning signaled again. …”

“The Bmw 2012 328 xit (xi wagon) had had stumbling issues for months and the dealer wasn't able to diagnose. While driving, the oem bosch #5 cylinder coil pack finally went causing the car to have to limp home. The car was repaired no questions asked by the dealer and the bosch coils were replaced with delphi coils as an upgrade. Others have complained about coils going bad on a newer car.”