1999 BMW 328I

125 complaints filed with NHTSA.

125
Complaints
16
Crashes
3
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS27
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL10
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS8
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM6
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW5
SUSPENSION:REAR4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT3
TIRES3
WHEELS3
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS3
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES3
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY2
SUSPENSION:FRONT2

Recent Complaints

20200121CrashAIR BAGS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND STROKE A TRUCK. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE GOT SEVERELY DAMAGED. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED THE POLICE WAS PRESENT, BUT NO REPORT WAS ISSUED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED RECEIVING A RECALL NOTIFI

Mileage: 152,000

20160112CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HIT A CURB CAUSING A CRASH. THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING INJURIES TO THE CONTACT'S ARM THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

20140824CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A SIDESWIPE COLLISION. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

20140824CrashAIR BAGS

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A SIDESWIPE COLLISION. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

20130620AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AND DOOR PANEL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CRASH DID NOT OCCUR NOR DID SHE DRIVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. SHE SUSTAINED A BURN ON HER HAND AND BRUISES ON HER HIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE

Mileage: 197,000

20121016FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

CAR PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVER 24HRS IGNITED AND RESULTED INTO FIRE. NO KNOWN ISSUE BEFORE THE INCIDENT OCCUR, FROM THE LOOKS OF THE CAR THE FIRE STARTED IN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR AND COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL. NO AFTER MARKET INSTALLED EQUIPMENT, NO EQUIPMENT LEFT INSIDE THE CAR THAT HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE. ALMOST BURNED DOWN MY HOUSE. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

20121016FireSEATS

CAR PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVER 24HRS IGNITED AND RESULTED INTO FIRE. NO KNOWN ISSUE BEFORE THE INCIDENT OCCUR, FROM THE LOOKS OF THE CAR THE FIRE STARTED IN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR AND COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL. NO AFTER MARKET INSTALLED EQUIPMENT, NO EQUIPMENT LEFT INSIDE THE CAR THAT HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE. ALMOST BURNED DOWN MY HOUSE. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

20050404CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CURB. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONT/SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED.*AK

20050404CrashAIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CURB. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONT/SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED.*AK

20040115CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. THE VEHICLE'S FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

20040115CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AND AS RESULT THE PASSENGER HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

20031210CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR, THE CAR DID NOT STOP. IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR BEHIND ME, I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND AGAIN HIT THE BRAKES. THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND ONLY STOPPED WHEN I HIT THE GARAGE WALL, CAUSING OVER $3000.00 DAMAGE TO THE CAR. *LA

Mileage: 12,000

20030319CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY LURCHED FORWARD, LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. *AK

20030305CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, AND HIT A CONCRETE WALL.*JB

Mileage: 45,000

20020717FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

ABOUT 6 A.M., THERE WAS A BIG BOOM; FIRE SPREAD TO GARAGE (TWO CAR), BURNING IT TO THE GROUND AND BURNING UP, ADDITIONALLY, MOST OF OUR GARDEN EQUIPMENT, ALL OF OUR FISHING GEAR, AND MANY MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. THIS WAS AT OUR SUMMER HOME IN VIRGINIA, WHOSE TELEPHONE NUMBER I HAVE GIVEN YOU. YOU CAN TALK TO MY HUSBAND, SEABORN P. JONES, WHO WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I AM IN PHILADELPHIA FOR THE MONTH OF JULY. P CAMPBELL. *AK

20020124CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH ANOTHER DRIVER TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40 MPH RAN A RED LIGHT. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON, ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK THE VEHICLE JUMPED A CURB AND SNAPPED A TREE AT ITS ASE YET THE AIR BAGS STILL DID NOT DEPLOY, THE ENGINE WAS CRAXKED AS A RESULT OF THE FRONTAL COLLISION. *MJ

20000913CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHEN INVOLVED IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 35 MPH, FRONTAL, OR SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

20000913CrashAIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

WHEN INVOLVED IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 35 MPH, FRONTAL, OR SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

20000119CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO PULSATE, AND RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

20000119CrashSTEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO PULSATE, AND RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK