2013 BMW 328I Brakes Problems

“After purchasing this car new, the power brakes completely failed on may 23. I had the car towed to Bmw where they replaced the brakes vacuum pump. The car was returned to me where the problem happened again, the day it was returned, exactly the same way as before. When you push on the brake, the peddle is really hard and barely responds. It is very difficult to stop the car.”

“I purchased a new 2013 Bmw 328I in late may. Within a week of ownership the brakes failed. The car was towed to the dealership and was there for three days. Then less than a month later, last week, the brakes failed again. I almost got in a bad accident and in fact did scrape the curb. I was told the original problem was a vacuum pump, similar to other reports on this site related to that model of car.”

“On august 18, 2014, my 2013 Bmw 328I with automatic transmission, suddenly and unintentionally accelerated as I slowly pulled into a parking spot at work. It happened as I prepared to stop. ( my foot was on the brake.) it failed to stop or slow down in response to brake pressure. Pumping the brakes was totally ineffective however it did eventually stop approx. 6ft over the curb. The car moved so quickly and so suddenly the driver pulling in behind me for an instant didn't know where I had gone. …”

“While driving southbound on a two lane road, I went to apply my brakes as an intersection was ahead. When I pushed my brake pedal in, it returned no pressure and felt like my brakes were out. I pushed the brake pedal all the way to the floor, while using the e-brake as back-up and came to a stop. I did not think the vehicle would come to a stop before entering the intersection. I returned the vehicle to a safe location and notified roadside assistance for a tow the next morning. The vehicle has been at the dealership since last monday.”

“Bought a new Bmw xi 328 on april 30. On june 16, with 1700 miles on car brakes failed. While slowing for a traffic light the brakes seemed to engage but failed to stop the car--like they were working but didn't. Car went through a light and I quickly hit park to stop it in the intersection. Once no cars were around I pulled to the side and tested them. They stopped on a few tests so thought it was me. And as I drove, slowly, the brakes stopped several more times, and then they failed again and I averted hitting another car by pressing park button again. …”