2017 BMW M2 problems

Filed Sep 10, 2021 · Engine · MI

The charge pipe, connecting the cold side of the intercooler to the throttle body failed without warning. The failure point was the clamping point to secure the pipe to the throttle body. This vehicle has no powertrain modifications. The failure happened all of a sudden and as a result, my vehicle lost all power. Luckily, there wasn't anyone behind my car when this happened, but this could have easily been a big safety issue had I been merging onto a freeway/taking a left turn. I have not gotten the issue inspected by the dealer. The failure was easily visible. Parts of the charge pipe and broken off and fallen on the undertray. The vehicle has not been inspected by anyone apart from myself. There were no warning signs prior to the failure. Even after the failure, the check engine light took ~2 miles of driving to come on. On BMW forums, this seems to be a very common issue for many people running their car in stock condition.

Filed Feb 11, 2020 · Lights · 7,400 miles · OR

Instrument panel hard to see during daylight. Unable to see speed and tachometer. Can be safety issue.

Filed Mar 25, 2019 · Lights · 7,200 miles · CA

Poor instrument gauge visibility under shade or overcast. Unable to see gauge markings during the day because there is no back lighting. Bmw changed the instrument gauges in the 2018 model due to this issue but did offer any changes for the 2017 generation.

Filed Sep 22, 2018 · Lights · 13,000 miles · MA

The instrument cluster gauges (speed and RPM) are very difficult to read under both bright sunny conditions, and dark shadow conditions (in a tunnel, or in shade). Wearing sunglasses? Forget seeing them at all. I find it a safety issue when I have to glance down at the gauges longer than necessary and take my eyes off the road, and squint to decipher what speed I'm going. The only way to help this (but not completely) is to turn on the parking lights which turns on the backlight. At dusk or at night it reads fine, but in daylight sun or shade it makes no difference. I find it to be a serious design and safety flaw and dangerous. Please investigate to see if this can be remedied by the manufacturer either by a software update, or cluster modification. Thank you

Filed Dec 26, 2017 · Lights · 3,000 miles · NJ

Poor visibility of gauge cluster in low light conditions. Makes reading the tachometer and speedometer near impossible in certain light conditions/situations. The 2018 models have a new gauge that solves this issue. I think it is a safety issue and the pre-2018 cars should be recalled to have this new cluster installed by bmw.

Filed Dec 22, 2017 · 100 miles · NJ

Instrument cluster visibility during the daytime is horrible. I am unable to see how fast I am going, or the tachometer reading.

Filed Dec 22, 2017 · Lights · 6,000 miles · FL

Instrument cluster (speedometer, tachometer) has no lighting during daylight hours. It is a dark screen much of the day and I am unable to clearly and quickly see the important gauges there, as described. Bmw provides no way (back lighting, etc) to make this area visible during daylight hours. This is a safety issue.

Filed Oct 29, 2017 · Lights · 12 miles · SC

Daytime gauge lighting is very dim. It is hard to read speedometer to tell your speed very unsafe. Have asked dealer and bmw to no avail. I have owned 8 bmw cars and never had this problem.

Filed Sep 1, 2017 · Lights · 10 miles · OR

Unable to see instrument panel lighting in bright daylight conditions

Filed Aug 15, 2017 · Lights · HI

The instrument panel does not have sufficient brightness and contrast. It is very difficult, sometimes impossible, to see the speedometer and tachometer readings in certain daytime lighting conditions.