Tl* the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. The contact was driving 35 MPH when the rear driver's side brake light and turn signals failed. The failure recurred numerous times. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number: 11v438000 (exterior lighting:brake lights) and the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis however he was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the issue but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable.the failure and current mileages were 112,000.
2001 BMW 325I lights complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. The contact stated that when depressing the brakes, the brake light would not illuminate on the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where they advised her that the rear tail light carriage needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired for the rear tail light carriage. The manufacturer was contacted and they advised her that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, an error message illuminated on the instrument panel and alerted to her that the rear quarter panel lights were not functioning. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was advised to replace the lights because they created a fire hazard. The vehicle was repaired, but the error message continued to illuminate. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided no assistance. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number 11v438000 (exterior lighting:tail lights) but did not advise if the vehicle was included in the recall. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. The contact stated that the headlights failed and would flash on and off sporadically. The dealer advised the contact that the rear tail light bulb carrier failed and caused the headlights to fail. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and the current mileage was 207,000. Updated 02/15/12 *bf the consumer referenced recal # 11v438000. The right rear tail light bulb was replaced. Updated 04/18/12
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. The contact stated that the ground wires for the tail light assembly burned out, causing the lights to become inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised the contact that there were no recalls for the failure. The repairs would include adding a ground wire to the tail light assembly. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure who advised teh contact that there were no recalls for his vehicle and offered no other assistance. The failure mileage was 186,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. The contact stated that while stopped at a stop sign, the rear driver's side tail light would not illuminate. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the VIN was not included in the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 11v438000 (exterior lighting:tail lights). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 177,236. Updated 02/09/12*lj updated 02/13/12
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. The contact stated that the rear brake lights failed and would not illuminate when depressing the brakes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised him that the wires in the brake lights were burned out and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and advised the contact that the vehicle was not inlcuded in any recalls. The failure and the current mileages were approximately 86,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. The contact stated that the rear tail lights failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was told that the wiring had burned out and needed to be repaired. The current mileage was 175,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. The contact stated that the tail light, brake lights and turn signals failed. The resistance in the electrical components caused the rear lamp functions to fail. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 189,500.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. The contact stated that when he was advised that his tail lamps were not functioning he took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was advised that the rear tail lamps needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and advised him that there were no recalls related to his VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. When the contact purchased the vehicle, the brake lights were working. A couple of days later, the lights stopped working. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they could not determine the cause of the failure. The contact has learned of multiple issues regarding bmw brake lights. The failure mileage was 93,000.
I have a 2001 325i bmw. The rear tail light bulbs get so hot that they melt the bulb wires and ment the fixture that holds the bulbs. This results in no brake lights on my car.
Right side brake light would keep blowing out. Dealer replaced the circuit board and the light socket. After a week, the problem recurred. Dealer was unable to locate the problem.
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