Transfer Case Problems of BMW 328

Was experiencing an abnormal noise from the middle of the car while accelerating and DE accelerating, brought to BMW dealership and was told I needed a new transfer case, was also told this issue was abnormal with my car having less miles than intended for what year it was. They also said eventually my awd function would no longer work if not replaced in my 328i xdrive.

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BMW failed to repair the recall work on the cv joint and transfer case. Failed to reimburse repair expenses.

Sudden failure of the transfer case while making a left turn. Lost of all power to the wheels.

I lost drive fuctions while driving my 2014 BMW 328d xdrive. I was making a left hand turn when I heard a loud noise as if I hit something. My display showed drivetrain malfunction and put itself into neutral. I narrowly missed getting t-boned by on-coming traffic. I managed to let it roll to the side of the road imediately after the turn. I could not move the car and had to have it towed to a shop. The main cause was the transfer case. The rear drive line lost it fuction turning the car from awd to fwd and would not move. This is a major concern and issue that BMW must address. I narrowly escaped serious injury or death. If the oncoming cars did not slow down or if I took the turn 1 second later I would have been hit on the passenger side.

Driving straight on flamingo road at 45 mph in sunrise FL and experienced major power loss in driving power with no transmission control. Pulled on the side and able to drive very slowly 10 mph. Had to be towed to dealer. Transfer case and transmission were replaced. Such component failures should not have occurred. Vehicle has only 58,000 miles. I was given a reason of premature component failure/manufacturing defect from the dealer. After the repair, a major improvement occurred on the efficiency indicators that proves to the fact that I had this problem since the I purchased the vehicle new and it had deteriorating conditions. There may impact on other vehicles in the same category that could point to a recall. Major costs incurred from towing and repairs that were out the warranty that expired in Dec 2014. Dealer declined to absorb such costs. A complaint was also was submitted to the manufacturer corp office.

We were driving our BMW 328d xdrive wagon and accelerating straight to enter the interstate when there was loss of all drive power and the engine began to rev high. No error messages activated. We were fortunate to be able to drift out off traffic as no other cars were coming close. Vehicle was towed to dealership and determined to be defective transfer case.

Transfer case noises.

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One evening in December 2014, my car (2007 BMW 328xi) suddenly started making a loud clanging noise and vibrating violently. I immediately pulled over to the side of the road. I had it towed to a local shop and was told that the driveshaft (propellor shaft) had broken. Less than a month later, the vehicle's transfer case failed - damage from the driveshaft that had been undetected at the time of the driveshaft rupture. In January 2015 I contacted BMW as I had heard of other drivers of similar 3 series Bmws having driveshaft and transfer case problems, but BMW denied there was an issue. But in August 2015, BMW announced a "component specific limited warranty extension" for the driveshaft for the BMW x5 - for 10 years and 120,000 miles. No such program has been announced for the 328xi. Given that the failure of the driveshaft and transfer case of my 328xi was very premature and that it was identical to the repeated driveshaft failures that led to the action announced for the x5, I believe that the same issue exists for the 328xi and merits an investigation and action by NHTSA.

My 2007 328xi transfer case on the drive train failed at approximately 65 mph on Sunday 6/16/2013. This caused an immediately loss of all wheel drive and abs in the rear of the vehicle. With some simple research online it is evident that this is a common problem amongst similar models and year groups. The x3 and x5 are notorious for the issue. A whole aftermarket industry and developed on replacing the gears with newer, high heat and stress gears so this issue doesn't happen and there are retailers who market to people with these vehicles to replace them. The fact that a secondary market has appeared and it has not been acknowledged as a serious issue is confusing. The interior of the transfer case shows the gears are made from plastic which degrade overtime and eventually cause all wheel drive to fail to engage or to disengage and causing severe brake and handling issues. I was fortunate enough to maintain control but others may not be.

I was driving home on the highway during a rainstorm when the 4x4, breaks warning came on. The handling immediately was affected. I didnt feel the traction I was used to and breaking became dangerous. I wanted to pull over but the breaks made the car stop too abruptly, causing me to skid on the wet road. Had the highway been busier I'm sure I would've been in a serious accident. I consider myself very lucky. I took my car to a local mechanic. I was told that it was the transfer case actuator gear. It's plastic and the intense heat causes it to fail. I was told this problem is very common. . . . So much that the replacements are made of of a different composite and more heat resistant. My question is why do I have to pay for a gear that is recognized as faulty. If the replacements are better than the original then obviously BMW recognizes that too. This is becoming way to common for BMW not to react.