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...
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BMW 320I Lighting problems by year
13 complaints filed with NHTSA about the BMW 320I's lights. Headlights, tail lights, brake lights, turn signals and interior lighting failures.
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Vehicle continues to have lighting and electrical issues. Particularly, the left rear turn signal. I've repaired it 5 times and it burns out immediately. Dealer assured me they would find issue. Still burned out next day again. Notified dealership and they just want you to keep bringing it back but won't issue a recall despite the plethora of complaints online about the same issue.
The contact owns a 2015 BMW 320i. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH the passenger side headlight stopped illuminating the road. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that about one month later the driver's side headlight stopped illuminating and the "headlight" symbol illuminated on the instrument cluster. The contact stated that the headlights illuminated when she used the high beam setting but would not function on the low beam setting. The...
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vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed and was not repaired. The contact had replaced both headlamp bulbs and the low beams would not illuminate. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.
Back light malfunction numerous repairs
Reverse light housing falls out. Multiple online forums stating it is a known issue with bmw and dealerships are aware. Potential hazard if hosing falls off on highway or lack of a reverse light.
Parking lights and headlights malfunction then turn back on. This happens during the day and during the night. I have changed the light bulbs 3 times and still the problem persist. The problem is dangerous and seems to be a malfunction with the equipment installed by bmw. Vehicle does this while stationary and while driving. This is very dangerous as it does turn off during the night while driving and can cause an accident. *Tr
The vehicle continuously has left rear break like/turn light malfunction warnings. In researching this is known issue with this model due to the ground wire overheating and melting the plastic in the wiring harness connector and bulb carrier. This courses the connector pin in the connector to melt and break off. I have had to replace these parts twice in less than 2 years. The issue seems to be that the ground wire is not large enough to handle the current.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 bmw 320i. While driving approximately 50 mph, the brake warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the plug and pins and tail light assembly needed to be replaced due to the wiring harness being melted. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000.
Tail lights showed up as a malfunction on the console, I thought it was a bad bulb so I replaced it but while doing so I noticed that the harness and pin from the bulb holder was melt. The weird part about this is that only 1 pin was burnt, after doing research and I found out that this was a common issue with other bmw. I spoke with many other owners on forums and they experienced the same issue, this isn't just isolated to the 2014 bmw 320xi but other bmw vehicles seem to have the same flaws. Other also reported...
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that even after replacing the housing and harness but the issue occurred again. This can be consider as a fire hazard, something is clearly cause this to melt and short out the bmw tail lights. My concern that it was spark and cause real damage.
Recently purchased vehicle. After about a week, had issues with both headlights and one brake light. I replaced all the bulbs. About another week later, headlights work but notifications pop up saying front left and right headlamp malfunction. Rear right brake lamp after replacing bulb however is malfunctioning only after changing it out 1-2 weeks earlier.
Headlamp malfunction shows up on dash to include cruise control malfunction , rear view camera malfunction, brake light and lights either turn on or flicker
Takata recall my lights are malfunctioning they turn off when driving signaling or braking
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 bmw 320i. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v189000 (fuel system gasoline) and 15v520000 (exterior lighting); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Bmw of minnetonka (15802 wayzata blvd, wayzata, mn 55391, (952) 236-1263) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Head lights for newer cars are too bright and blind drivers approaching from the opposite direction. *Tr
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data