I own a 2006 bmw 325i. I was on the highway and turning a corner and the engine just stopped. It was towed to united bmw in gwinnitt ga where all maintenance has been done on the car. I was told that a valve spring broke and fell into a piston chamber. 96000 miles on the car and insurance will not cover. Also, only 50000 mile warranty on the engine. The car has been there for almost 9 months now. I was told it would cost 16000 to fix and they have then since towed the car somewhere else and declared it abandoned. I tried to call and get some information on the matter but nobody will return my calls or help me in this situation. I still owe 9000+ on the auto.
2006 BMW 325I engine complaints
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This vehicle has a magnesium engine block, and therefore uses aluminum bolts to fasten the head and the valve cover to the engine block. With normal driving, multiple cylinder head and valve cover bolts spontaneously snap off. This type of failure has the potential to disrupt the timing chain and loss of compression, leading to catastrophic engine failure.
Events leading to failure - none. Failure occurred once, expected to happen again, extremely likely to result in fire. Two aluminum bolts securing the valve cover broke unexpectedly resulting in engine oil dripping onto the catalytic converter filling car with smoke, engine compartment was also filled with smoke. The car is receiving a new valve cover gasket and new aluminum bolts. Had this event happened when the car was running at highway speeds, this would have definitely resulted in a fire.
We had bought a 2006 bmw model # 325i, the vehicle had 33,000 miles on it. Now this car has a head cylinder leakage on it and the dealer needed to replace an engine on it. The fact is that this car was less then 2 yrs, and we had such a major issue already.
The emission system warranty seems to be incorrect for my 2006 bmw 325i. I thought the system must be warranted for at least 75,000 miles. Please check their owner's manual to confirm their wording is correct.
Purchased new 2006 bmw 325xi on 9/27/2006 and auto had engine failure on 10/2/2006. Found to have defect in the spark plug which burned out the coil and damaged the valve. I am seeking advice on rejecting the vehicle. It is at the dealer.
Dt*: the contact stated after traveling 20 MPH and becoming immobiled at traffic light, the RPM surged. This occurred at every traffic light. The vehicle was taken to the dealership who determined as a new vehicle the computer module has to learn the drivers habits. The contact expressed the diagnosis unacceptable.
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