2013 BMW 328I: check engine light

Filed Mar 28, 2025 · Electrical, Engine · 201,000 miles · NC

The contact owns a 2013 BMW 328I. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the water pump and water pump connector. The contact was advised to discontinue driving the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and Engine Cooling, Electrical System); the VIN was included, but parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. The failure mileage was 201,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Jan 22, 2025 · Electrical, Engine · 170,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2013 BMW 328I. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 24V608000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle was difficult to start. The contact stated while driving approximately 25-60 MPH, the engine overheated with smoke coming from the vehicle. The contact would pull over and allow the engine to cool down before resuming to drive. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal, but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The contact stated that the vehicle lost motive power. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The independent mechanic diagnosed the vehicle with engine coolant pump failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Nov 12, 2024 · Electrical, Engine · WV

The contact owned a 2013 BMW 328I. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and Engine Cooling, Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine overheated with the coolant, and the check engine warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the message to “Pull Over” was displayed. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was not available. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Nov 5, 2024 · Electrical, Engine · 98,000 miles · FL

The contact owns a 2013 BMW 328i. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and Engine Cooling, Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal burning smell coming through the A/C vents. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The local was dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Oct 6, 2024 · Engine · PA

Check engine light came on and car began to slow down on the expressway going 45 mph. My car now does not start and will not turn over. Before all of this happened my car was misfiring and a warning came up saying Engine Oil pressure Low. I just received an oil change a week prior. Now my car doesn't work and I cannot drive it at all. BMW said my timing Chain is broken and I have an oil leak. I will need a new engine. My mechanic said my entire engine needs to be replaced.

Filed Mar 14, 2022 · Engine, Fuel system · MD

I recently had my car serviced and the oil changed over the summer, so there were no warning indicators or service issues prior to this incident. I left for work and had no indications of any problems. I drove for about 10-15 minutes when a warning notification popped up stating engine oil pressure low. A few seconds later, the check engine light came on with a notification there was a "drivetrain malfunction". The car started to decrease speed significantly and I pulled over as soon as I could. I turned the car off and waited a couple minutes, then tried to turn it on. The car power/battery was still working properly, but the engine did not start. I had the car towed to the dealership that I use. I was notified that the drivetrain malfunction is due to "timing chain components failure" and the cost is approximately $16,000. I have taken care of any previous recalls and there are no open recalls that exist currently. In 2014, the same situation occurred, in the same car, where I also received a "drivetrain malfunction" and check engine light. During this time my vehicle also stopped working while I was driving it. Both of these incidents happened very quickly, and I am EXTREMELY lucky that no one was injured in either situation. This issue is extremely unsafe and clearly has not been fixed by the required recalls so far. I urge you to look into this further.

Filed Apr 30, 2021 · Engine · 100,700 miles · CA

Timing chain guide failure. Could've been prevented had we been properly notified that there was a class action settlement and that this part had been re-engineered in 2013 due to known failure. Limited warranty letter sent 12/2017 did not adequately inform us of the need to have this part checked and replaced. In fact letter states "this is not a notice of a recall or service action." driving from long beach ca to phoenix az on 3/5/21. 90 miles outside of phoenix, engine warning light came on for "low oil pressure". Pulled over, ran oil level check and it read "full". Seemed odd. Drove on further, 20 mins later, same message came on, pulled off interstate and again ran oil level check, read full. Thought maybe it's just a faulty sensor and could have it fixed when we arrive to phoenix. Next day, brought the car to chapman bmw in phoenix and they diagnosed the problem as a cracked oil filter housing. When asked, "how much oil was it low, and why did the oil level come up full if there was a low pressure?" they decided to take a closer look. Only then did they find the broken part in at the bottom of the timing chain. This failed part also resulted in having to have other parts replaced, including the oil pump, due to worn plastic shavings run through the system. This/these are addressed in the gelis, et al. V. Bayerische motoren werke aktiengesellschaft and bmw of north america, llc, civil action no. 2:17-cv-07386 settlement. We had just passed 100k miles a few days before leaving for our trip. However, this could've been avoided had we known that the vehicle needed to have these parts pre-emptively replaced at a specific mileage. Additional parts/repairs needed due to this part failure, we also incurred additional unnecessary hotel, airfare, and transportation expenses. All of this could've been avoided if bmw provided proper maintenance schedule

Filed Mar 12, 2020 · Engine · 83,000 miles · PA

Last feb, my engine light came on mid-drive, I lost power, engine began making a strange noise high-pitched noise, etc. I get it towed to p&w bmw in n. Oakland (pittsburgh, pa). All that week, 2 or 3 tests & inspections to troubleshoot each costing about $160/ea and I was told there was a recalled part that was replaced free of charge. Later, I learned that the total estimate is about $6300. The timing chain guide broke inside the engine which damaged the timing chain, guides, oil pump and oil pump module. I'm sticker shocked primarily bc it's a bmw with 84k miles (2013 328i xdrive) and I keep the oil changes on point. Upon receiving a summary from the service tech via text, I see the recall is on a turbocharger oil supply line (car has a turbo engine). I google it and in abt 10mins, I learn that when it fails, the timing chain guide fails inside the engine which damages the .... (see above). In addition, there are complaints galore with a class action lawsuit in tow over this issue as hundreds have come forward over having to fork to out anywhere from $4500-$15000 to replace engines (or engine parts) with less than 90k miles on them (in most cases I've read and I've read about 50) since 2012 (source: https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/826357-bmw-class-action-seeks-fix-engine-chain-defect/comment-page-2). A federal judge made a partial ruling as early as oct 2018 as I'm sure you are aware. I spoke to the manager and this is all news to him.

Filed Nov 5, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 37,986 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 bmw 328i. The vehicle was taken to crevier bmw (1500 auto mall dr, santa ana, ca 92705, (657) 213-3493) to have an extended warranty repair performed. The dealer discovered that the turbo coolant line was leaking. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 37,986. *bf consumer had a defective nvdl pressure switch which caused the check engine light to go on.