bmw 3-series 2013 Complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

as my wife open the door and sits , she pulled the door to close but it wont lock up try several times to do it with the remote but wont lock up. afraid to drive car!!!

Reported in: ANAHEIM CA || Crash: N || VIN #: WBA3C1C59DF

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

as my wife open the door and sits , she pulled the door to close but it wont lock up try several times to do it with the remote but wont lock up. afraid to drive car!!!

Reported in: ANAHEIM CA || Crash: N || VIN #: WBA3C1C59DF

POWER TRAIN

the subject vehicle accelerated unexpectedly when the car was slowly turning into a parking space in a parking lot. the driver had to suddenly press very hard on the brake in order to stop the car.

Reported in: MCLEAN VA || Crash: N || VIN #: WBA3B3C57DF

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

the subject vehicle accelerated unexpectedly when the car was slowly turning into a parking space in a parking lot. the driver had to suddenly press very hard on the brake in order to stop the car.

Reported in: MCLEAN VA || Crash: N || VIN #: WBA3B3C57DF

SERVICE BRAKES

the subject vehicle accelerated unexpectedly when the car was slowly turning into a parking space in a parking lot. the driver had to suddenly press very hard on the brake in order to stop the car.

Reported in: MCLEAN VA || Crash: N || VIN #: WBA3B3C57DF

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

heard noise and the car starting shaking and then car died on me and service on middle of nowhere and i starts the car back but it got stalled many times and it was shifting the gear to neutral it was a bad experience i could had an accident brand new bmw.

Reported in: SAINT LOUIS MO || Crash: N || VIN #: WBA3B3C58DJ

POWER TRAIN

heard noise and the car starting shaking and then car died on me and service on middle of nowhere and i starts the car back but it got stalled many times and it was shifting the gear to neutral it was a bad experience i could had an accident brand new bmw.

Reported in: SAINT LOUIS MO || Crash: N || VIN #: WBA3B3C58DJ

ENGINE

auto start/stop function has malfunctioned before where when i take my foot off the brake, the car doesn't start again. normally i can just press the start button and put it in drive. this time, however, i went to start it again after it had an "auto start/stop malfunction", and it wouldn't turn back on. an error popped up saying "ignition malfunction -- do not turn engine off. car will not start again." currently waiting to hear back from the dealership after i had to flatbed it. also the car wouldn't go into neutral so they had to drag it on the flatbed.

Reported in: ADA MI || Crash: N || VIN #:

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

auto start/stop function has malfunctioned before where when i take my foot off the brake, the car doesn't start again. normally i can just press the start button and put it in drive. this time, however, i went to start it again after it had an "auto start/stop malfunction", and it wouldn't turn back on. an error popped up saying "ignition malfunction -- do not turn engine off. car will not start again." currently waiting to hear back from the dealership after i had to flatbed it. also the car wouldn't go into neutral so they had to drag it on the flatbed.

Reported in: ADA MI || Crash: N || VIN #:

AIR BAGS

i was rearended, on the freeway, on the passenger side, by an suv going about 40mph, i slammed in to another suv in front of me. my vehicle is totaled. the display indicated that there was an airbag deploy error. also, the reason my car was totaled was because all of the electrical wires for the computer system are behind the rear tail light, and they were melted after impact. this is concerning because this is also where the fuel tank is. luckily, i walked away with a sore neck and few bruises, but it is concerning that the airbags did not deploy, when they were clearly suppose to. i had the car for less than 2 months prior to the accident, and bought it brand new.

Reported in: MARTINEZ CA || Crash: Y || VIN #: WBA3C1C54DF

STRUCTURE:BODY

i was rearended, on the freeway, on the passenger side, by an suv going about 40mph, i slammed in to another suv in front of me. my vehicle is totaled. the display indicated that there was an airbag deploy error. also, the reason my car was totaled was because all of the electrical wires for the computer system are behind the rear tail light, and they were melted after impact. this is concerning because this is also where the fuel tank is. luckily, i walked away with a sore neck and few bruises, but it is concerning that the airbags did not deploy, when they were clearly suppose to. i had the car for less than 2 months prior to the accident, and bought it brand new.

Reported in: MARTINEZ CA || Crash: Y || VIN #: WBA3C1C54DF

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

i was rearended, on the freeway, on the passenger side, by an suv going about 40mph, i slammed in to another suv in front of me. my vehicle is totaled. the display indicated that there was an airbag deploy error. also, the reason my car was totaled was because all of the electrical wires for the computer system are behind the rear tail light, and they were melted after impact. this is concerning because this is also where the fuel tank is. luckily, i walked away with a sore neck and few bruises, but it is concerning that the airbags did not deploy, when they were clearly suppose to. i had the car for less than 2 months prior to the accident, and bought it brand new.

Reported in: MARTINEZ CA || Crash: Y || VIN #: WBA3C1C54DF

ENGINE

as i was approaching the on ramp for the highway, i sped up in order to merge into oncoming traffic. i depressed the gas pedal completely to the floor but the car picked up extremely slowly as if it did not have any power. i also noticed at the same time that my engine temperature seemed to be unusually low for a vehicle that had been running for over an hour. there had also been an extremely loud fan noise that would come on every 2 minutes or so. as a result of the lack of power, i nearly caused a collision between myself and the vehicle behind me because the oncoming vehicle did not anticipate someone merging onto the highway at such a slow pace. i continued to drive without power for about 20 minutes as if the car was a naturally aspirated vehicle even though it was clearly turbo charged but the turbo never kicked in. when i got off of the highway and was able to pull over to restart my vehicle, the car started to run as normal.

Reported in: FOREST HILLS NY || Crash: N || VIN #: WBA3A9C52DF

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

as i was approaching the on ramp for the highway, i sped up in order to merge into oncoming traffic. i depressed the gas pedal completely to the floor but the car picked up extremely slowly as if it did not have any power. i also noticed at the same time that my engine temperature seemed to be unusually low for a vehicle that had been running for over an hour. there had also been an extremely loud fan noise that would come on every 2 minutes or so. as a result of the lack of power, i nearly caused a collision between myself and the vehicle behind me because the oncoming vehicle did not anticipate someone merging onto the highway at such a slow pace. i continued to drive without power for about 20 minutes as if the car was a naturally aspirated vehicle even though it was clearly turbo charged but the turbo never kicked in. when i got off of the highway and was able to pull over to restart my vehicle, the car started to run as normal.

Reported in: FOREST HILLS NY || Crash: N || VIN #: WBA3A9C52DF

POWER TRAIN

transmission problem resulting in violent shuddering of the vehicle body and abrupt engine stops resulting in dangerous driving conditions. fluctuations in the tachometer when the car attempted to stop and the car would automatically change gears to neutral or park.

Reported in: ISELIN NJ || Crash: N || VIN #:

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

transmission problem resulting in violent shuddering of the vehicle body and abrupt engine stops resulting in dangerous driving conditions. fluctuations in the tachometer when the car attempted to stop and the car would automatically change gears to neutral or park.

Reported in: ISELIN NJ || Crash: N || VIN #:

ENGINE

transmission problem resulting in violent shuddering of the vehicle body and abrupt engine stops resulting in dangerous driving conditions. fluctuations in the tachometer when the car attempted to stop and the car would automatically change gears to neutral or park.

Reported in: ISELIN NJ || Crash: N || VIN #:

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

had similar problem as previously reported incident (09/30/2013), the loss power. this was the second time for me. the first incident occurred on october 29, 2013. when i put foot on gas, the car would not accelerate. i took car to dealer and two days later was told the auxiliary power supply needed to be replaced, but the replacement part was unavailable: there were no parts in the country nor could they tell me when the part would be available. i was told i could continue operate the car and i should not be concerned. the loss of power occurred again november 15. i also noticed similar to the previously reported incident a change in the engine temperature - the temperature dropped from about 250 deg to about 205 deg.

Reported in: PENN VALLEY PA || Crash: N || VIN #: WBA3A9C59DF

ENGINE

the car would shake at idle and slow speeds. the drivetrain malfunction indicator came on.

Reported in: LEWISVILLE TX || Crash: N || VIN #:

POWER TRAIN

my car started shaking vigorously, and a message was displayed (drivetrain malfunction).

Reported in: OAKLEY CA || Crash: N || VIN #: WBA3C1C52DF

ENGINE

my car started shaking vigorously, and a message was displayed (drivetrain malfunction).

Reported in: OAKLEY CA || Crash: N || VIN #: WBA3C1C52DF

POWER TRAIN

second problem with drivetrain malfunction, first problem back in nov 2013 bought the car in august 2013.

Reported in: OAKLEY CA || Crash: N || VIN #: WBA3C1C52DF

ENGINE

second problem with drivetrain malfunction, first problem back in nov 2013 bought the car in august 2013.

Reported in: OAKLEY CA || Crash: N || VIN #: WBA3C1C52DF

ENGINE

the car has displayed "drivetrain malfunction, drive moderately" twice now in less than one year of ownership. when this display has occurred, the car goes into "limp mode" and can only be driven at low speeds or with very sluggish acceleration. this is a safety hazard, as it becomes easy to be rear-ended by another driver when it slows substantially.

Reported in: ARLINGTON TX || Crash: N || VIN #: WBA3A5G54DN

POWER TRAIN

the car has displayed "drivetrain malfunction, drive moderately" twice now in less than one year of ownership. when this display has occurred, the car goes into "limp mode" and can only be driven at low speeds or with very sluggish acceleration. this is a safety hazard, as it becomes easy to be rear-ended by another driver when it slows substantially.

Reported in: ARLINGTON TX || Crash: N || VIN #: WBA3A5G54DN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

my husband was refueling our 2013 bmw 335i and i was in the passenger seat. during that process, a pickup truck backed up and was close to hitting our car. from the passenger seat, i tried to warn the other driver with our car's horn, but it did not work, so i resorted to screaming as loud as possible since the windows were also closed. fortunately, my husband heard me and realized what was happening and got the truck¿�s attention and prevented a potentially catastrophic collision right next to a gas pump. it never even crossed our minds at the time that a horn did not operate when the car's electrical system was switched off with the ignition key, which one must do for fire safety reasons when refueling. nevertheless, after we got home we tried the bmw¿�s horn when the car was off and there was no response. we tried our 2005 subaru outback's horn with its ignition switched off, and its horn worked just fine. i searched on '2013 bmw horn does not work'�� on the internet and the system returned 18,200 results. while i did not read all of them, i found numerous postings about bmw horns not working when the car is off, as far back as 2006. some internet postings advised having the key in the ignition. i placed the key in the ignition and the dashboard display and idrive screen activated, but the horn did not. next, i pushed the start button, without engaging the engine, and only then did the horn work. i contacted bmw assist for technical assistance and spoke to a bmw customer service representative in columbus, oh. he confirmed that the horn is operating as designed. he said he would enter my concern into the customer feedback database. we think being unable to warn distracted drivers about to crash into your occupied but parked car is a hazard at least worthy of prominent warnings to drivers of bmws and any other vehicle with this "feature".

Reported in: MCDANIEL MD || Crash: N || VIN #: WBADX7C50DJ