2007 BMW 328I Engine Problems

THE ENGINE STALLED AT A LOW SPEED COMING TO A STOP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE PAST WEEK. *TR

OWNER OF 2007 BMW 328I, START MY CAR IN THE MORNING, BUT THE CAR WON'T START IT, IT NO SOUND WHEN I TRY TO START THE CAR. BUT THE WINDOW, LOCKS AND RADIO ARE ALL WORKING WELL. TRY TO JUMP THE BATTERY, IT NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY. NEED TOW MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, OVER ONE DAYS ALREADY, STILL WAITING THE REPLY FROM THE DEALER. *TR

AT 65 MPH ON FREEWAY, SUDDENLY LOST POWER. VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SLOWED TO ABOUT 10 MPH AS I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY. CARS BEHIND NEARLY RAN ME OVER. DROVE SLOWLY TO BMW SERVICE WHO DIAGNOSED "WATER PUMP SHORT TO GROUND" CAUSING VEH TO LOSE POWER. *TR

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH OVER HEATING. EVERY TIME I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM THEY HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE LEAKS AND THE MANIFOLD CRACKED (NOT DIAGNOSED IN ONE VISIT THESE WERE FOUND AFTER MULTIPLE VISITS). IT STILL DOES IT AND NOW THEY CLAIM THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING. THEY WANT PROOF THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING SO I AM GOING TO FILM IT WHEN IT HAPPENS TO ME AGAIN. THE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED ON 12/31/13, I WAS DRIVING ON A ROAD TO GET TO A RESORT, THIS ROAD WAS NOT ELEVATED IN ANYWAY IT WAS LEVEL. IT HAPPENS EVERY MONTH OR SO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

ON AUGUST 31ST, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN THE NUMBER 2 LANE AT 70 MPH WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON AND I EXPERIENCED AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER AND WAS FORCED TO NAVIGATE THE VEHICLE ACROSS SEVERAL BUSY LANES TO THE SHOULDER. I ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN, ADDED SOME WATER AND I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE CLOSEST DEALER 5 MILES AWAY. UPON ENTERING THE FREEWAY AGAIN THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND I WAS FORCED TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, THE ELECTRIC WATER PUMP HAD FAILED. THE BMW DEALERSHIP QUOTED $1332.00 TO REPAIR. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE BMW'S RIGHT AFTER THE VEHICLE FALLS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. THIS LOSS OF POWER IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WITHOUT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPEATEDLY TAKEN TO DEALERS FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND DURING THAT TIME, THE BATTERY, FUEL PUMP, AIR FLOW SENSOR, TWO CAM SENSORS, CRANK SENSOR, ECU AND HARNESSES WERE ALL REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

CAR HAS HORRIBLE LIFTER TICKING NOISE. STARTED AROUND 58K MILES, NOW UP TO 61K. BMW KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAVE EVEN WENT AS FAR AS ISSUING A NEW (REVISION IN 2009) SERVICE BULLETIN AND REDESIGNING THE HEAD AND LIFTERS. THEY DON'T WANT TO ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE FOR THEIR OWN DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE OF THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH REPLACING THESE PARTS. I CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3K MILES AND HAVE BEEN NOTICING FERROUS METAL FLAKES IN THE FILTER CAUSED BY THE LIFTERS BEING STARVED OF OIL DUE TO THE OIL PORTS IN THE HEAD BEING TOO SMALL TO ALLOW ADEQUATE OIL FLOW TO THEM. ONE WOULD EXPECT A BMW TO LAST A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN 60K MILES BEFORE ANY ISSUES LIKE THIS ARISE. *TR

I'M A RETIRED U.S. NAVAL OFFICER WHO CURRENTLY WORKS IN FORT DETRICK, MARYLAND. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AT ABOUT 45 MPH ON A BUSY RUSH HOUR FREEWAY IN I-270 NORTH. IMMEDIATELY I TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND MADE EVERY EFFORT TO MAKE IT TO THE LEFT SHOULDER WITH A STALLED (DEAD) ENGINE. THE CAR BEHIND ME IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE PROBLEM AND SLOWED DOWN, AS WELL AS THE OTHER CARS BEHIND HIM. MY CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH HALF OF THE BODY STILL IN THE FREEWAY. I WAS SHAKING DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS, BUT WHEN I SHIFTED THE GEAR TO "PARK" AND PUSHED THE "START" BUTTON, IMMEDIATELY THE CAR STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM AT ALL. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO, MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A ONE-LANE ROAD AT ABOUT...

THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT-OFFS IN MOTION. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 15MPH & THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE TURNING INTO A BLOCK (RESIDENTIAL AREA), AFTER IDLING ROUGH AND HIGH PITCH NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE 2ND OCCURRENCE, THE ENGINE FAILED AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY. THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ON A HILL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE 3RD TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. ONCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS PLACE IN PARK MODE & RE-STARTED. THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN & THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. NOTE: SINCE JANUARY 2012, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE BMW SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES FOR IDLING ROUGH AND HIGH PITCH NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPLAINTS. THE ISSUE NOW HAS PROGRESS TO ENGINE FAILURE IN MOTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE STARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE COULD BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE 54,000.

I TRIED STARTING MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. FIGURED IT WAS A DEAD BATTERY SO I BOUGHT A NEW ONE AND HAD IT REPLACED. THE CAR WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS THEN HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THEM, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE CONNECTIONS FROM THE BATTERY TO THE ENGINE THAT WERE LOOSE AND CAUSING THE CAR TO NOT START. I PICKED UP MY CAR THE NEXT DAY AFTER PAYING $120 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM (WIGGLING SOME WIRES) FIXED. 2 DAYS LATER...SAME PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN SITTING NOW FOR OVER 2 WEEKS BECAUSE I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO KEEP GETTING IT TO AND FROM THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER READING ALL OF THESE OTHER REPORTED PROBLEMS I AM NOW TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT EVER AGAIN. *TR

VEHICLE WILL NOT START, REPLACED BATTERY AND ICON DISPLAYING ELECTRIC STEERING LOCK (ELV) SHOWS IN THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WILL NOT START AS STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND CAN NOT BE RELEASED DEALER SAYS THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS, DEALER SAID THE SEE ABOUT 3 CARS A WEEK WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY. THE COOLANT WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.