BMW 325I jerking problems

Filed Jul 19, 2020 · Acceleration, Brakes · 154,000 miles · NC

I was traveling to a local store. My car suddenly jerked,radio turned off while lights on dash flickered on and off. I lost power temporarily and I began smelling wires. I also notice a 'pop' as I attempted to pull over and notice no brake operations so I had to coast to a stop with my 2 year old in the backseat. I started my flashers and turn off car to search for smell. It seems like dash but I didn't see any smoke. I get back in car and attempt to start it and nothing! I still have power so I was confused, I check trunk ultimately and remove battery cover and this is what I found! This is a safety issue and very dangerous. I got the car towed home and won't drive until it is repaired obviously. I am upset but even happier me and my kid made it home safely, something keeps telling me today was a blessing we made it.

Filed Jun 9, 2015 · Transmission · 130,866 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. While driving 5 MPH, the vehicle jerked forward and backwards when attempting to shift into reverse. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,866.

Filed Dec 29, 2010 · Transmission · 62,000 miles · VA

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325i. The contact stated that transmission fluid was leaking from the transmission pan. The vehicle began making a ticking sound and jerked when it was shifted into park. The dealer stated that the transmission pan and filter needed to be replaced; the dealer also stated that the pan was made of plastic and had a tendency to become warped. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where the contact was informed that the transmission fluid was leaking from above the pan from the engine as well. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000 and the current mileage was approximately 66,000.

Filed Dec 11, 2009 · Locks · 58,000 miles · PR

Without warning or indication of a pending failure, the electric door locks failed to unlock all four doors. The lock/unlock switch on the dash would not unlock the doors nor would the unlock button on the key remote. The only door that can be unlocked is the driver?s door and only when using the integrated key directly with the exterior of the door or using the ?double jerk? Mechanism (mechanical override) of the inside door handle. None of the passengers doors have the ?double jerk? Mechanism (mechanical override) and anybody riding as a passenger would be stuck in the car with a means of exit other than the driver?s door or the windows. In conjunction with this failure, the gas compartment and the electrical rearview mirrors stopped working. The dealer attributed the failure to damaged battery, battery cables and the door actuators, but refused to cover the costs for fixing the problem. My car has turned into a death trap. An ex-mechanic of the dealer has said that this is a common problem he has seen. This is a safety issue that needs to be addressed now before some gets seriously injured or even dies as a result of this design defect.

Filed Feb 1, 2009 · Transmission · 65,000 miles · GA

Each time I have had this problem the car has been parked for at least 6 hours. The car starts but does not engage in reverse. The car will roll back due to a slope of surface but when shifted to drive it only rolls forward but doesn't engage. I continue to push on the gas pedal and it finally "lurches" forward. This has happened 7 times randomly over the period of one year. The bmw service department has checked it twice and kept it a week last month. They told me that they had never heard of this problem before and they couldn't replicate it so they couldn't fix it. I am afraid this problem will put me or others in danger if I can't move forward or reverse.

Filed Sep 29, 2008 · Acceleration · NJ

1. I was decelerating and braking, coming to a near stop at an intersection, with my foot only on the brake. My car, 2001 bmw 325i, suddenly started accelerating while my foot was firmly on the brake. It lurched forwards overriding the brakes until I shifted the car into park. I bumped into the car in front of me. The car then revved down and was able to be driven normally afterwards. 2. First time 3. Haven't had it in for inspection yet.

Filed Apr 23, 2008 · Acceleration · AZ · crash · 1 injury

I was attempting to park my car at my employer's garage. I was turning my wheel to park in a space, my foot was off the gas pedal and moving very slowly, when my car seemed to jerk forward and all of a sudden it went forward at full speed. It accelerate all of sudden and smashed into the wall. I had my foot on the brake pushing down as hard as I could, but to no avail. It happened very quickly and the aftermath resulted in my airbag deploying and causing lacerations, burns to my arm, smoke and causing me to choke.

Filed Apr 25, 2006 · Acceleration · 5,300 miles · NJ · crash

Dt*: the contact stated while pulling into a parking space at 2mph, there was a grinding noise followed by the vehicle lurching forward into a tree. There was extensive damage to the front of the vehicle, but no injuries were sustained. The police were on the scene, and a report was taken. The vehicle was towed to a body shop for inspection. A manufacturer representative inspected the vehicle, but the details of the investigation were not disclosed. The independent repair shop repaired the body damage, but could not determine the cause of the sudden vehicle acceleration.

Filed Jul 7, 2005 · Brakes · 12 miles · HI

Dt: vehicle has feature called soft stop which tries to smooth out the braking and keeps the vehicle from jerking at the while braking to a full stop. Dealer in honolulu said that it took pressure off the rear brakes. When the vehicle was coming to a stop it would stop once then travel a foot farther then stopping again. Consumer stated that it was the soft stop feature that caused this malfunction. The consumer was traveling in vehicle yesterday when a vehicle in front of him stopped quickly and he was forced to stop quickly, when consumer's vehicle stopped it went another foot forward and stopped again just inches from the other vehicle in front of him. Consumer has contacted manufacturer, and they have not helped him with problem. Bmw 325i, e90 2006. Vehicle has less than 300 miles.

Filed Aug 23, 2004 · Electrical · IL

Bmw 325i purchased new in april 2003. After a couple of weeks I started to experience problems. My car would jerk very hard when approaching to a stop. My car started to stall out while driving or sometimes it did not even start. In june 2003 a little over a month after I initially purchase it, I took it to the dealer. They could not duplicate the same problem and it did not register any faults in the computer. A month later took it back for the same problem and they could not duplicate problem. Another month passd took it back for the same problem and this time they were able to find out what caused the jerking problem. Bmw tech said that they needed to upgrade the computer software which they did and the jerking stopped. But the most important problem that has not been fixed is my car stalling. Since purchased date my car has been in the shop several times now and my car continues to die out on me. Sometimes the car would not even start, I had to tow it back to the dealer once. Summarize current problems: randomly does not want to start and sometimes my doors does not unlock when using the key remote.