NHTSA Complaint #11150196 — 2011 BMW 328XI
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11150196 |
| Vehicle | 2011 BMW 328XI |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 108,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | TN |
Consumer Description
11/2016 - CAR STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE AND WOULDN'T RESTART. COMPLETE POWER FAILURE (ENGINE, BRAKES, STEERING) - MECHANIC REPLACED A GAS VALVE. THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE MORE. BMW REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND NOW WANTS TO REPLACE THE CONTROL MODULE. ALL THIS WITHIN 3000 MILES. SEEMS LIKE A MAJOR FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE. 04/03/18-104795 MILES ON THE VEHICLE IT WAS BROUGHT IN FOR -BLOWER MOTOR RECALL WAS PERFORMED DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOURS WAS INOPERABLE -PCV VALVE RECALL -CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CAUSE WAS THE FUEL PUMP. CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN 2766 MILES IN BETWEEN THE NEXT VISIT. 09/28/18-107561 MILES ON THE VEHICLE IT WAS BROUGHT IN FOR -A/C SERVICE DUE TO THE A/C NOT BEING COLD ENOUGH. -SLUGGISH RUNNING (CAUSE WAS THE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSOR) AN EMISSIONS ITEM THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND THE VEHICLE ALSO NEEDED THE (CHARCOAL CANISTER) REPLACED, ALSO AN EMISSIONS ITEM. CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN 487 MILES 10/23/18-108048 MILES ON THE VEHICLE IT WAS BROUGHT IN FOR -AWD/ABS/EMERGENCY EBV LIGHT IS ON-( THIS IS CONTROLLED BY THE VTG MODULE) I'M NOT GETTING A SIGNAL FROM THIS MODULE. AFTER INSPECTING WHAT WE COULD OF THE MODULE THAT IS WHEN THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THERE WAS WATER IN THE PASSENGER REAR FLOORBOARD. -FUEL PUMP MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN (CAUSE IS THE EKPS MODULE) THE MODULE CONTROLS WHAT THE FUEL PUMP DOES. IF THIS MODULE IS MALFUNCTIONING THEN THE FUEL PUMP ISN'T OPERATING PROPERLY RESULTING IN THE 'FUEL PUMP' MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN. IT IS THE SAME ISSUE, YET THEY HAVE "FIXED" TWO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE FUEL SYSTEM ALREADY. WHAT ARE THE ODDS THAT A THIRD, EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE PART WOULD FAIL SO SOON?
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