BMW 328XI headlights problems

Filed Jul 19, 2024 · Electrical, Lights · FL

Wiring inside headlamp is not up to Standards. For the cost the replace the headlight the wiring should not be falling apart causing shorts. One night I was driving and got a warning on my dash for my headlights and noticed it was a bit harder to see. Pulled over and noticed the headlight was out. Went to replace the bulb and noticed the wires have zero protection on them and are all touching.. this is not safe as wire shorts can cause a fire and not to mention the visibility issues. The driver side is not the bright at all and flickers while I’m driving. Both sides are having this issue and that’s unacceptable saying the headlights are over 800 dollars EACH and that’s used.. I do not feel safe driving this vehicle knowing that the wire short can cause a fire while I’m driving.

Filed Jan 27, 2023 · Electrical, Lights · NJ

BMW Bi Xenon Headlights wires harness. Insulation on wires peels off and start touching each other. Malfunction high beam, low beam, turning light.

Filed Nov 27, 2019 · Lights · 80,000 miles · NY

Headlights are pointing up to the sky instead of straight forward after hitting a bump in the road while driving. This happens often.

Filed Mar 27, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 159,684 miles · MI

My vehicle while driving will shut off but with power at least two times. Once I restart the car and continue to drive the car then shuts off completely and loses all power. The vehicle then will not have any head lights, turn signals or hazard lights won't work either. To try and remedy the problem, the power adapter had been replaced only for the vehicle to have the same issues.

Filed Mar 28, 2018 · Lights · 47,000 miles · TX

For the 2013 bmw 328xi model halogen lights on the low or high beam are absolute of no use. Lighting on this car is very poor, on a normal night it is hard to see the curves and you cannot drive more than 30 MPH if want to see what's coming up next or see the signboards ahead. It was raining yesterday in dallas and driving this 2013 bmw, I could barely see the road as the halogen lights are very dim and not even appropriate on a car. Golf carts seem to have better lighting than this model. I am very positive that bmw will defend their lights. This 2013 328xi with its poor lighting is the ultimate (hazardous)machine driving on the road. Replacement for a better lighting equipment cost $1300 each which is ridiculous. Could you please look into the safety aspect of this poor lighting.

Filed Nov 30, 2017 · Lights · 64,400 miles · NY

Left turn bulb socket burned out, damaging the headlight

Filed May 1, 2017 · Lights · NJ

Visibility is poor with the halogen headlights. Very frequently I do not see people or animals in the road until I am very close to them. This causes either a hard stop or swerving to avoid a collision. We have another bmw with the xeon headlights and the visibility is excellent. These halogen lights are dangerous. The link below is from the iihs in 2016. Rates the halogen lights as the worst in its class. Http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/vehicle/v/bmw/3-series-4-door-sedan/2016

Filed Jul 24, 2016 · Electrical · 107,000 miles · IA

The car wont start. It was working just fine in the morning and a couple of hours later it didn't start. All power turns on dash lights and even head lights turn on and my battery booster indicates that the battery is fine. I try to start it but it wont turn over.

Filed Apr 6, 2016 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 94,000 miles · KY

While driving back from gulf shores alabama my headlights started flickering on and off while driving on the highway the power went off on the radio lights on the dashboard went off the steering wheel locked up and an sos button came on. The windshield wipers stopped and it was torrential rains and total darkness on interstate 75. When I could see well enough to get over to the brim I googled the codes that were flashing and was given further instruction on how to get my car started again. The headlights flickering on and off and visibility ( with the rain ) was impossible. Several various codes continued to pop up and this happened until we arrivd at our destination. It was if the whole computer board had gone haywire .every code imaginable came on and we had to stop to figure out what to do to get the car going. Since then my bmw will not start unless the battery is charged. It says battery discharging or battery was disconnected so I have to keep battery cables with me at all times. So last night I'm having the airbag code come on which I do have a recall on that, as well. I have taken several pictures of the various codes involved which I will attach.

Filed Apr 3, 2016 · Lights · NY

My vehicle is equipped with halogen headlamps and halogen drl. The car has poor road visibility at night due to the design of the headlamps. I brought the car into bmw while it was under warranty for uneven brightness in the headlamps. The techs just adjusted the headlamps, but this had no effect on the visibility. During my next warranty visit, I brought up the headlamp issue again and the service advisor said that that when the car hits bumps the headlamps go out of alignment. The headlamps were then again readjusted. This still didn't improve the headlamp situation. Just recently I saw on fox five news that my model vehicle had the worst rating for headlamp quality. Fox five news stated that owners of my vehicle should use high beams when they can't see well at night. I live in the city and I can't drive with high beams on all the time. This is unacceptable for a luxury car brand. This is a dangerous safety issue affecting many other similar models out there. Bmw should rectify this problem for all these models.