general problems of the 2013 BMW 328

Six problems related to vehicle speed control have been reported for the 2013 BMW 328. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 10/03/2018

3 days after receiving an oil change and brake pad change, while driving on a city street at approximately 25mph my car spontaneously switched into neutral and I could no longer accelerate. My dashboard stated that I had a drivetrain malfunction and that maximum output was not available. I proceeded to take my car into BMW in order to get a diagnosis. When I received the diagnosis I was told that my engine was non operable and I would have to pay ten thousand to change engine. The technician stated it was because of an internal engine failure, and that the reason for the failure was unknown but it was more than likely a bad oil filter. My vehicle has had two recalls concerning oil and I am concerned that it is a manufacturing defect. Thank you.

2 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 05/01/2018

Vehicle began not responding to gas input and turbo started going out. Diagnostic appeared to reveal waste gate operator malfunction, but further analysis showed complete turbo replacement required. Vehicle began making high pitched noise at various points (idle and acceleration). Less than 90k miles on vehicle.

3 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 05/16/2017

The contact owns a 2013 BMW 328i. While the vehicle was parked in the driveway, it independently accelerated at a high rate of speed. As a result, the vehicle crashed into the back wall of the garage. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. No injuries were sustained. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (richmond BMW 804-381-6041 8710 w broad st, richmond, va 23294) for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and the contact was informed that they would send an engineer out to further inspect the vehicle. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.

4 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 03/23/2017

On three separate occasions, when my car was stopped at a light or stopped in bumper to bumper traffic, the car reved to 6 or 7000 rpm and then accelerated on its own. I could not stop the car and I hit the car in front of me. There was very little damage to my car, and little damage to the othei do not feel safe in this car as I know there is a problem and will happen again.

5 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 04/21/2015

The contact owned a 2013 BMW 328i. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle accelerated on its own to 40-50 mph. All the warning indicator sensors blinked on and off. The contact depressed the brake pedal; however, the brakes failed and locked up. In addition, the steering failed. The vehicle drove over the sidewalk and the seat belt released automatically. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The struck her head on the steering wheel and injured her neck and lower back. Medical attention was received. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was deemed destroyed. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000.

6 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 02/05/2013

While slowly coming to a stop, the brake pedal became hard yet the car would not stop and seemed to glide for 10-15 feet before finally stopping at which point the engine revved to 6000 rpm, but did not accelerate. The pedal became so hard that I could not press any harder, yet was still slowly moving. Turned the car off and restarted the car and drove to the dealer. The dealer could not find anything wrong. On 7/15/2013 the exact same thing happened again as I was pressing the brake pedal I could feel the car continuing to move forward and the brake pedal became very hard yet still did not stop the car. As soon as the car finally stopped the engine revved to 3500 rpm, at which time I shut it off. Car is back at the dealer and Bmwna has been notified of both episodes.


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