I was driving one night and the headlight out indicator on the dash lit up showing the passenger headlight to be out. This limited my ability to see the road as I now only had one headlight operational. Upon further inspection, the halogen bulb was found to be in working order, but the wiring harness has lost its insulation. On both the driver and passenger side the insulation on the internal wire harness to the headlights has dried out and fallen off, exposing bare copper making an electrical short highly likely.
2005 BMW 325CI: headlights failing or too dim
5 of the 31 complaints about the 2005 BMW 325CI describe headlights failing or too dim.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 16%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Headlights failing or too dim by model year
- 20065
- 20055
- 20042
- 20032
- 20011
What owners say
Suspension- sway bars, bushings, every part of suspension breaking. Brakes-emergency brake does not work. Lighting-issues with headlamps. Rearview mirror-defective, not clear enough to see out of. Airbags-replaced, but when the car was impacted the roll bars deployed while the airbags did not.
Headlight right hand side
The headlamp goes out does not consistently stay on! I was told by bmw employee they have had alot of problems with this the lamp gets to hot and melts the wiring and the whole light has to be replaced $1200 or better! This is a safety issue since you have no idea if you will have full lights at night. I read blogs on the internet with many people having this problem!
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 bmw 325ci. The contact was driving approximately 10 MPH when suddenly, the headlights became inoperative. The contact was able to continue driving. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the technician informed that the headlight wiring melted due to excessive corrosion. The headlight wiring was replaced. The failure mileage was 67,000. Updated 10/25/10 *bf when the headlights overheated, it melted the wiring. Updated 10/27/10
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 2005 BMW 325CI headlights
Is headlights failing or too dim a common problem on the 2005 BMW 325CI?
5 of 31 owner complaints about the 2005 BMW 325CI (16%) mention headlights failing or too dim. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 BMW 325CI?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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