While driving headlights intermittently come on and off, and at times will not illuminate at all. Cause unknown. Please give any further details.
1999 BMW 323I: headlights failing or too dim
5 of the 136 complaints about the 1999 BMW 323I describe headlights failing or too dim.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Headlights failing or too dim by model year
- 20081
- 19995
What owners say
On november 1, 2000, I had a u.s. Air force appointment in the u.s. Pentagon in washington, dc. I proceeded to leave in my bmw 323i, which I lease through passport bmw in marlow heights, maryland. It was a dreary day, thus, I turned on the vehicle's headlights after starting the ignition. I placed the vehicle's gear in reverse and proceeded to back out of my parking space. However, the vehicle suddenly, and with great velocity, sped backwards. I immediately pressed the brakes preventing an accident. I tried this time to go forward and the car sped forwards back into the space I originally backed out of. I was quite shaken-up and completely analyzed the vehicle and my operation of it ensuring.
While consumer has been inside of vehicle trying to turn headlights to high beam vehicle caught on fire without prior warning. *ak
On the morning of march 22 my bmw model 323i caught fire immediatly after turning on the high beams. Black smoke started coming into the cabin through the dash and the air conditioner. Immediately after fire started coming in through the front part of the dash, giving me hardly enough time to come out of the car. Fortunately the car was not running at the time. My life was put in danger and it has been 5 weeks and I have not received any written information regarding what caused the fire.
Brakes: steering wheel vibration on highway when braking - the rotors have been replaced twice and the brake pads have been replaced once. Head lights: left headlight - bulb was replaced once & bulb assembly was replaced once. The right head light bulb replaced once. Car still vibrates on highway when applying light pressure to brakes. Dealer service manager, service advisor & employee in the parts department have acknowledged that bmw has been suppying them with defective rotors. Dealer is continuing to put new rotors on vehicles which they know may be warped. Warped rotors are a potentially serious safety hazard. Please help me with any assistance you may provide. Thank you - robert sambor
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 BMW 323I headlights
Is headlights failing or too dim a common problem on the 1999 BMW 323I?
5 of 136 owner complaints about the 1999 BMW 323I (4%) mention headlights failing or too dim. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 BMW 323I?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1999 BMW 323I
Airbag light 11Door locks 8Fire or smoke 7Transmission failure 6Grinding brakes 5Check engine light 5Won't shift 5
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