The driver noticed that the headlight adjuster was broken. This caused poor visibility while driving at night. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that the headlights adjuster needed to be replaced. *nm the headlights were not high enough to shine on the road to allow the consumer to view the road. The lights would only go about 15-20 feet in front of the vehicle. *sc
1991 BMW 850I: headlights failing or too dim
5 of the 9 complaints about the 1991 BMW 850I describe headlights failing or too dim.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 56%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
What owners say
Both headlight adjustment mechaisms have repeatedly failed. This is an ongoing complaint with bmw 8 series owners. When the adjustment mechanism fails the headlight buckets point downwards so that the amount of road visible to the driver is 25 feet or less. Bmw has a "fix" for this which consists of "peening" a plastic adjustment wheel to the adjustment shaft. This usually fails within several thousand miles. Bmw then says to buy a new headlight bucket... $4-500 to fix a $2.00 part. Sometime, or maybe it ha already happend this is going to cause a major accident or a pedestrian fatality due to the fact that the lights are not projecting far enough for a driver to see a reasonable distance down the highway. I have contacted bmw and have yet to recive the courtesy of a return call. Please respond to this complaint with what action that you might be taking regarding this matter.
After failure, bmw tells you to buy new headlight buckets for $650 with new adjusters in them, which will fail again after two to four years, depending on the mileage. After failure the lights shine extremly low without covering the street in front of you, resulting in a real safety hazard.
Headlight housing broken. Points downward.
Consumer states the convertible headlights knob are not functioning correctly mechanic and manufacture have been notified however to resolve problem manufacture has offered to replace the whole lights for $400.00 per lights. Nlm
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1991 BMW 850I headlights
Is headlights failing or too dim a common problem on the 1991 BMW 850I?
5 of 9 owner complaints about the 1991 BMW 850I (56%) mention headlights failing or too dim.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1991 BMW 850I?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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