2008 BMW 328XI: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jan 12, 2018 · Electrical · MS · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 328xi. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled more than once without warning. In addition, there was a burning odor inside the vehicle from the vents when the air conditioner or heat function were used. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic. The contact later received a recall notice. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was waiting to determine when the recall would be scheduled with a dealer. The VIN, recall information, and failure mileage were not available.

Filed Jul 27, 2017 · Airbags, Electrical · 100,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 328xi. On several occasions, while driving, the RPM needle dropped and then returned to normal. The vehicle shook and stalled. On several other occasions, the vehicle failed to start. The contact mentioned that the passenger side air bag and seat belt indicator illuminated. The contact was concerned that due to the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v071000 (air bags), the passenger side air bags could also be defective. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the key needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The dealer was not notified. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v044000 (electrical system). The contact was concerned that the stalling would occur and could cause a crash. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall for the electrical system and no parts were available for the air bag recall. The manufacturer informed the contact that she would receive a notification letter when the part was available. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Nov 28, 2016 · Electrical · 80,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 328xi. While driving 15 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent and occurred on several occasions. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Aug 18, 2012 · Fuel system, Transmission · 65,000 miles · NJ

I have had my car in at least three separate occasions for my 2008 bmw 328xi e90 sedan losing all power randomly! The latest incident, in the first weeks of august, almost got me killed! A transportation bus stopped suddenly in front of me on a 3 lane highway and I went into the middle lane to pass the bus. I had slowed from the speed limit of 55 down to about 30 miles an hour, switched lanes and then punched the gas in order to resume speed of the rest of traffic. The car stalled with no power whatsoever for about three seconds. An 18 wheel truck came within 50 feet of me or so and almost killed me, then the car suddenly regained all power and I was able to avert the collision! It is so frustrating that there are at least three other owners out there that have reported this issue online and bmw has done nothing to fix this problem. There are no codes, no lights, nothing. I just had my car in the dealer for two weeks and they ran fuel pressure tests, drove the car, etc. The car stalled once on them, but then they could not duplicate the problem again. I read on www.e90post.com some others had the learning computer in the transmission reset to attempt to resolve this problem. Seems the computer gets confused on driving habits of owner and forgets what gear to be in when driving, so it stalls. I had dealer reset computer to zero so it relearns my driving habits and I will see if this fixes the problem. I will say, the hesitation issue does seem to be a transmission issue to my observations. Seem like tranny is figuring out what gear to be in. I think there is a glitch in the sw/tranny where the ecu gets confused and does not know what gear to put the car into, then it hesitates until the algorithm figures out what to do. The problem is that this 2-3 second loss of power, when passing, getting onto a highway or pulling in front of traffic can kill you!

Filed Aug 2, 2011 · Transmission · 39,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 328xi. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was taken to an authorized the dealer and was awaiting diagnosis. The manufacturer had not been notified. The failure and current mileages were 39,000. The VIN was unavailable.