2009 BMW Z4 Wheels Problems

“I had two of these rims bend and crack ( model 296) I had the rim and tire warranty that I paid extra for and Bmw covered a replacement for one and paid to have the other straightened.”

“I had a slow tire leak so I took my car in to get checked. Turns out my 2 rear wheels are cracked.this is common problem for owners with the 296 wheel on the Z4.”

“When I got into my car one morning the sensor went off letting me know that I had a low tire pressure. I went and filled the tire to the proper level; I thought everything was fine, then the next following morning the same thing happened. I took the car in to get it checked out and they found that the rim was cracked in 4 places. I was wondering how the rim could have gotten cracked cause I barely drive the car, sits in the garage most of the time, I drive on even roads when I do, but I have only had the car for 4 months, purchased it from car max. …”

“Aluminum wheel (style 296) crack on the inside bead. Car has 22,000 miles on 1/23/14 and 3 wheels currently have cracks. The cracks prevent the tires from maintaining air pressure and lowers the structural integrity of the rim, causing a safety hazard. Bmw is only offering to repair one wheel under warranty because the runout on the other 2 wheels was 0.059 which they are claiming indicates that the wheels are damaged due to a road hazard but offered no visual evidence of damage. …”

“My rear rims have developed cracks while driving resulting in quick loss of tire pressure and in some cases destroying tire. This has happened to both the left and right sides, however thus far has always been isolated to the rear (model 296 19 ) rims. In the 16 months I have owned this vehicle, this has happened several times including on 5/11/2012, 9/9/12, 4/12/13 and 5/23/13. Each time I have purchased a new rim or had the existing rim repaired at the discretion of the dealer. In none of these cases has there been any impact or driving condition that explains the failure.”