NHTSA Complaint #11256928 — 2011 BMW 328I

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11256928
Vehicle	2011 BMW 328I
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	September 9, 2019
Date Filed	September 20, 2019
Mileage	28,850 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	LA

Consumer Description

CAR RAN ROUGH AFTER 190 MILE TRIP. ON VERGE OF SHUTDOWN. DEALER DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED # 1 FUEL INJECTOR AS INTERMITTENT. REPLACED #2 WITH #1 INJECTOR & PROBLEM REMAINED. REPLACED DME CONTROL UNIT & CAR RAN FINE FOR 200 + MILES AND REVERTED TO ROUGH ENGINE & VIBRATION. INDEPENDENT SHOP DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED #1 INJECTOR WHICH WAS AGAIN REPLACED. 8 MONTHS LATER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. RETURNED TO SHOP & SUGGESTED REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF DME CONTROL UNIT. RETURNED TO BMW DEALER AS DME WAS WARRANTIED. AFTER 4 HRS OF DIAGNOSTICS, CABLE HARNESS INJECTION VALVE REPLACED & CAR TESTED FOR 25 MILES. P/N:12-51-7-605-050 @ $565.54. CAR HAS 30,323 MILES. THIS IS 5-6 TIMES W/SAME PROBLEM.ALL FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE ON INTERSTATE OR MULTI-LANE STREETS @ 45-75 MILES/HR.

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