My car is a 2013 and was purchased in 2016; with milage at 78,700. On a cold start, a huge cloud of white smoke comes out of the right exhaust pipe. I took it to bmw for a diagnostic to determine the cause of the smoke. I was told it is a turbo feed line and if that is not it then it is the turbo charger engine as a whole. I was quote $5000 for the full repair on a car. I found a recall for the same issue on the same model of car, and I spoke with bmw about it. The recall is for the n26 engine and not the n20 engine which is on my car, even if it is the same make, model and year experiencing the same issues with the turbo charger. The recall needs to cover all engine styles from the same make and model because they are having the same issues. My VIN was not accepted and I was denied service help. Please I would like too attached to this vehicle VIN to a recall for a turbo charger failure. The recall was for 8 years/ 80,000 miles and my car meets those requirements.
2013 BMW 328I fuel system complaints
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I bought the 2013 bmw 328xi brand new in 2012. Last year, I spent $2,000 replacing the high pressure fuel pump after my car stalled in the middle of driving. When I was going in for a routine inspection, my mechanic informed me that the timing chain needs to be replaced and the cost is very expensive. Upon further research, I found out that this is a prevalent issue with bmw owners, especially with the n20/n26 engine. I even found out that there is a pending class action lawsuit claiming that the timing chain bmw used was knowingly defective! As of now, my car is worth about $10,000 and the cost to fix this issue is almost half the value of the car. I have not gotten the timing chain repaired yet.
Smelling fuel when I fill my tank and also noticed fuel on the ground if parked for an extended period. Took my car in and they stated the fuel tank has a hairline crack and bmw has since reinforced the part. Seems like they know it is prone to cracking and have made the fix but not issued a recall
White smoke come out from tailpipe after the cold starts. After research, I found it is will known issue for this year's model. It is defected turbocharge oil supply line.they have to do emission recall
On 2016 I was driving on a very busy parkway in the afternoon at about 45 MPH (which is a legal speed limit) when my car started shuddering, shaking and slowing down and a message came on saying "drive train malfunction." I immediately called my husband who told me to pull over and shut off the car for 5 minutes. He managed to calm me down. When I restarted the car, the car could not start I was very scared the car was tow to bmw and they state it was rhe starter that when bad. I had return the care several time to bmw for the same noise I was told the have a tech from the head quarter came out and the car is perfectly fine .the same hing happen 2 year later and I was on the highway during the incident. Bmw service told me the engine fail and I need a new engine which would cost me $10,000 we were reading all the complaints and primarily they are about the drive train malfunction - it has a faulty plastic part, which since 2015 was replaced by a metal part. I was driving in the middle lane of a very busy highway and I could have been killed o). What does it take for bmw or the federal safety agency to issue a recall for this problem - a death or few? There is no way a 5 year old car engine should have fail with just 70,000 miles.
Arrived at home, turned the vehicle off, and saw smoke coming from hood and smell of something burning. Opened the hood, and saw that the smoke was due to oil dripping onto the catalytic converter. There was no fire. The vehicle was then towed to dealer due to risk of fire. Video is available if needed; please contact me.
High pressure fuel pump failure caused car to cease operating. Car shut down completely while in motion. I was driving through a parking structure at the time. Ultimately, the car was towed to a dealer for repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 bmw 328i. The contact smelled strong fuel odors in the vehicle. The odor was also present while the vehicle was being fueled. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the entire fuel system failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also stated that the vehicle jerked at times. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 44,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 bmw 328i. The contact filled the vehicle with fuel and parked the vehicle in her garage overnight. The following day, the contact noticed an abnormal odor and a fuel leak on the ground. The vehicle was driven to a mechanic who diagnosed that the seal above the fuel tank fractured and would recur if the fuel tank system was not upgraded. The fuel tank was replaced. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.
Oil seeping into the turbo system causing moderate to heavy white smoke from exhaust at cold start up only.
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