Bmw 320xi problems
The BMW 3 Series is a line of compact executive cars manufactured by the German automaker BMW since May 1975. It is the successor to the 02 Series and has been produced in seven generations.
The first generation of the 3 Series was only available as a 2-door saloon; the model range expanded to include a 4-door saloon, 2-door convertible, 2-door coupé, 5-door estate, 5-door liftback ("Gran Turismo") and 3-door hatchback body styles. Since 2013, the coupé and convertible models have been marketed as the 4 Series, styles no longer included in the 3 Series.
The 3 Series is BMW's best-selling model, accounting for around 30% of the BMW brand's annual total car sales, and has won numerous awards throughout its history.
The M version of the 3 series, M3, debuted with the E30 M3 in 1986.
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Common Bmw 320xi problems
The BMW 320xi, like any other car, has its fair share of common problems that owners have reported over the years. Here are some of the most frequently mentioned issues and their details:
- Battery Problems: The BMW 3 Series is known for its electrical issues, including battery problems. The positive battery cable connector and the matching fuse box terminal can corrode or degrade over time, causing the car to lose electrical power and potentially stall or become inoperable.
- Petrol Engine Problems: The BMW 3 Series has reported issues with its petrol engines, particularly the fuel pumps. These problems can cause the engine to stall, have a rough idle, run rough, and take a long time to crank.
- Air Conditioning Problems: BMW 3 Series air-conditioning problems can be caused by an A/C leak, where the cooling fluid, freon, leaks out of the vehicle or there is a larger leak in the A/C system.
- Electrical Accessories: Various electrical accessories in the BMW 3 Series, such as cruise control, warning lights, keyless entry, wiper motor or washer, tire pressure monitor, interior or exterior lights, horn, gauges, 12V power plug, USB ports, alarm or security system, remote engine start, heated or cooled seats, heated steering wheel, headlights, automatic headlights, automatic wipers, and wireless charging pad, can experience issues.
These common problems should be considered when purchasing or maintaining a BMW 320xi. Regular servicing and maintenance can help prevent or address these issues, ensuring a more reliable and enjoyable driving experience.
What are the disadvantages of the BMW 320i?
Most BMW 320i owners interviewed by The Standard said the vehicle's downside was “too much sensitivity”. “It has a lot of sensors, and when one fails, it could grind the car to a halt,” said Oduor.
What is the most common problem with the BMW 3 Series?
BMW 3 Series Common Problems and Solutions
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Are BMW 3 Series 320i reliable?
Reliability Survey, the BMW 3 Series ranked 18th out of 24 cars in our most reliable executive car class with a score of 87.5%. This was above the Alfa Romeo Giulia and the Skoda Superb, but below the Audi A4, the Jaguar XE and the Mercedes C-Class.
How long does a BMW 320i engine last?
You can expect your 3 Series to last anywhere from 200,000 to 250,000 miles when properly maintained. Is the BMW 3 Series reliable? Due to its meticulous craftsmanship and precision engineering, the 3 Series is a durable, long-lasting, and dependable car.
Percentage distribution of complaints by Bmw 320xi years
We have researched Bmw problems and analysed all the complaints filed against Bmw 320xi cars and compiled the top 4 most problematic Bmw 320xi model years:
Below you can see the percentage distribution of known problems by Bmw 320xi model years.
Distribution of the number of complaints by Bmw 320xi years
We've also compiled a chart for you with the number of complaints about Volkswagen Jetta cars of certain model years:
Bmw 320xi car problems categorized by type of issue
After analysing all complaints related to Bmw 320xi , it was concluded that the most common issues with these cars are:
- Air bags problems
- Engine problems
- Structure problems
- Tires problems
- Power train problems
The graph below shows statistics for all Bmw 320xi vehicle components and the number of complaints received.
The NHTSA has received 8 complaints about various vehicle components related to the Bmw 320xi . Below are the 25 most recent complaints reported for Bmw 320xi vehicles.
List of Bmw 320xi complaints
Bmw 320xi 2014
- Date Of Incident: 2020-01-05
- Date Complaint: 2020-01-08
- VIN: WBA3C3G57EN
- Components: TIRES
- Summary: PURCHASED 4 COOPER EVOLUTION TOUR ALL SEASON TIRES (225 50 17 94V). DOT U940 1LT 4119 IN NOVEMBER 2019. TIRES DO NOT MAINTAIN AIR PRESSURE. TIRES REQUIRE MORE AIR WITHIN 2-4 DAYS. SIDEWALLS BULGE WHEN FULLY INFLATED CAUSING TIRES TO LOOK UNDER INFLATED BUT LOSE AIR PRESSURE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ALSO, ROLLING EFFECT WHEN TURNING CORNERS AT LIGHT TO MODERATE SPEEDS. PLEASE PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON WHAT TO DO TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. MOST RECENT INCIDENT NOTED IN APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE RELATED TO LOST OF AIR PRESSURE
Bmw 320xi 2013
- Date Of Incident: 2019-03-01
- Date Complaint: 2019-11-26
- VIN: WBAVM5C50DV
- Components: ENGINE
- Summary: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 320XI. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, SMOKE AND AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR WERE DETECTED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WIDE WORLD BMW (125 EAST ROUTE 59, SPRING VALLEY, NY 10977, 877-817-1952) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL COVER HOUSING GASKET AND VALVE COVER GASKET WERE LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Bmw 320xi 2013
- Date Of Incident: 2018-04-11
- Date Complaint: 2018-04-11
- VIN: WBA3C3C5XDF
- Components: STRUCTURE
- Summary: AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AND PUTTING IT INTO PARK AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE; I AM NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. WHEN I PROCEED TO PULL THE DOOR HANDLE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SHOULD OPEN, BUT THE LOCK GOES UP BRIEFLY AS I PULL THE INSIDE DOOR LEVER, AND AS I RELEASE THE LEVER THE DOOR GOES BACK TO LOCK. THUS I AM LEFT TRAPPED INSIDE MY CAR WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR.
Bmw 320xi 2014
- Date Of Incident: 2016-07-01
- Date Complaint: 2017-03-06
- VIN: WBAVM1C56EV
- Components: AIR BAGS
- Summary: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW 320XI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/05/17*LJ *CN
Bmw 320xi 2013
- Date Of Incident: 2016-03-01
- Date Complaint: 2016-11-15
- VIN: WBAVM1C5XDV
- Components: AIR BAGS
- Summary: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 320XI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Bmw 320xi 2014
- Date Of Incident: 2015-02-01
- Date Complaint: 2016-10-15
- VIN: WBAVL1C54EV
- Components: AIR BAGS
- Summary: I AM A WIDOW WITH TWO CHILDREN AND AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE AIRBAG RECALL AND THE INJURIES AND DEATHS IT HAS CAUSED. I WAS NOTIFIED IN FEBRUARY BUT THE PART HAS NEVER BEEN AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT.
Bmw 320xi 2014
- Date Of Incident: 2015-11-30
- Date Complaint: 2015-12-11
- VIN: WBA3C3G53EN
- Components: POWER TRAIN
- Summary: THIS BMW HAS APPROXIMATELY 16000 MILES ON IT (WAS PURCHASED LAST YEAR). CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN FIRST TIME THAT DAY. CAR WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC INTERSECTION. WHEN LIGHT CHANGED AND GAS WAS PRESSED, THE CAR MADE A STUTTERING NOISE AND MOVED A FEW FEET AND STOPPED. THE DASHBOARD INDICATED DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION AND TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED AWAY TO A BMW DEALER. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF BACK AND FORTH ABOUT SOFTWARE RESET ETC, THE DEALER WORKED WITH BMW TO DETERMINE THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS AS THE CAR WAS IN A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED. IT IS SURPRISING THAT THE FAILURE HAPPENED THIS EARLY IN THE CAR'S LIFE. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REASSURE US BY SAYING THAT THIS FAILURE HAPPENS MORE OFTEN THAN PEOPLE THINK (WHICH MADE US EVEN MORE CONCERNED).
Bmw 320xi 2015
- Date Of Incident: 2015-08-17
- Date Complaint: 2015-08-19
- VIN: WBA3C3C53FP
- Components: ENGINE
- Summary: MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE NEW CAR WITH LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE 95, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY GAVE A WARNING MESSAGE BRIEFLY, SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF "PARKING" ISSUE AND JUST STARTED TO SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY (LOSING POWER). SHE HAD TO COAST AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE TO MAKE A FULL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY HIGHWAY - FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT RESULTED FROM THIS SUDDEN SHUTTING DOWN OF THE CAR WHILE IT WAS GOING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE BMW DARIEN DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODE RECORDED BY THE CAR COMPUTER. THIS IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING CONSIDER IT IS A NEW CAR WITH LESS THAN 3000 MILES AND IT WOULD JUST SHUTDOWN FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, EVEN MORE CONCERNING THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.
Recalls Bmw 320xi
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued 4 recalls for different components of the Bmw 320xi.You can explore the year of the Volkswagen Jetta you are interested in by selecting it from the list.
- Model: Bmw 320xi 2013
- Report Received Date: 2015-08-17
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Summary: BMW North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 320i, 320xi, 328i, 328xi, 335i, 335xi, and ActiveHybrid3 vehicles manufactured October 20, 2011, to June 22, 2015, 2014-2015 328xi Sports Wagon vehicles manufactured March 21, 2013, to March 17, 2015, 2014-2015 328d, 328xd vehicles manufactured June 28, 2013, to April 21, 2015, and 2014-2015 328xd Sports Wagon vehicles manufactured July 5, 2013, to April 21, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been programmed with new software that inadvertently makes the front side marker lights inoperative in conjunction with the parking lights or the headlights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- Consequence: If the side marker lights do not illuminate, the vehicle may be less visible at night, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will upload revised software to correct the issue, free of charge. The recall began on October 7, 2015. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or by email at [email protected].
- Model: Bmw 320xi 2014
- Report Received Date: 2015-08-17
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Summary: BMW North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 320i, 320xi, 328i, 328xi, 335i, 335xi, and ActiveHybrid3 vehicles manufactured October 20, 2011, to June 22, 2015, 2014-2015 328xi Sports Wagon vehicles manufactured March 21, 2013, to March 17, 2015, 2014-2015 328d, 328xd vehicles manufactured June 28, 2013, to April 21, 2015, and 2014-2015 328xd Sports Wagon vehicles manufactured July 5, 2013, to April 21, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been programmed with new software that inadvertently makes the front side marker lights inoperative in conjunction with the parking lights or the headlights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- Consequence: If the side marker lights do not illuminate, the vehicle may be less visible at night, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will upload revised software to correct the issue, free of charge. The recall began on October 7, 2015. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or by email at [email protected].
- Model: Bmw 320xi 2015
- Report Received Date: 2015-08-17
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Summary: BMW North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 320i, 320xi, 328i, 328xi, 335i, 335xi, and ActiveHybrid3 vehicles manufactured October 20, 2011, to June 22, 2015, 2014-2015 328xi Sports Wagon vehicles manufactured March 21, 2013, to March 17, 2015, 2014-2015 328d, 328xd vehicles manufactured June 28, 2013, to April 21, 2015, and 2014-2015 328xd Sports Wagon vehicles manufactured July 5, 2013, to April 21, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been programmed with new software that inadvertently makes the front side marker lights inoperative in conjunction with the parking lights or the headlights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- Consequence: If the side marker lights do not illuminate, the vehicle may be less visible at night, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will upload revised software to correct the issue, free of charge. The recall began on October 7, 2015. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or by email at [email protected].
- Model: Bmw 320xi 2014
- Report Received Date: 2015-03-31
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
- Summary: BMW of North America LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014 228i Coupe, M235i Coupe, 320i, 320xi, 328i, 328xi, 335i, 335xi, ActiveHybrid 3, 328xi Sports Wagon, 428i Coupe, 428xi Coupe, 435i Coupe, 435xi Coupe, 428i Convertible, 428xi Convertible, 435i Convertible, 328xi Gran Turismo, 335xi Gran Turismo, and 2015 428i Gran Coupe, 428xi Gran Coupe, and 435i Gran Coupe vehicles. Improper nickel plating of components within the fuel pump may result in the fuel pump failing.
- Consequence: If the fuel pump fails, the vehicle may stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. Owners were mailed interim notices on May 28, 2015. The recall began on July 6, 2015. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
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