[natty135]

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Model: BMW e90 320i Steptronic 2005 E90
Country: Australia
Automatic transmission (yes/no):Yes
I-Drive (yes/no):No
Active Steering (yes/no):No
Comfort Access (yes/no):No

Problem description:

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HTC Legend phone pairs up no issues with the car's audio and the contacts list is transferred. When a Call is made or recieved, the bluetooth sometimes disconnects and the call is routed through the phone

[andrewkirkby]

Originally Posted by natty135

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Model: BMW e90 320i Steptronic 2005 E90
Country: Australia
Automatic transmission (yes/no):Yes
I-Drive (yes/no):No
Active Steering (yes/no):No
Comfort Access (yes/no):No

Problem description:

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HTC Legend phone pairs up no issues with the car's audio and the contacts list is transferred. When a Call is made or recieved, the bluetooth sometimes disconnects and the call is routed through the phone

Sounds like you need a new software version TCU (located under carpet in boot). www.bimmernav.com

[Dublin320ie92]

Model: 320i coupe
Country:Ireland
Automatic Transmission: Yes
I-Drive: No
Active steering: NO
Comfort Access:Yes

Hi folks let me give you a brief synopsis of current problem

I purchased a new 320i coupe in 2007 shortly after coupe version of e92 was launched.
A few months after taking ownership of car I noticed a recurring problem
1)When stopped at junction or red light car would start to vibrate badly as if engine was running incorrectly.
2)Engine started to hunt for rev's when stopped and rev counter would drop to almost zero revolutions and then race up to plus 1000 revulutions without me touching throttle.
3)Engine management light started to come on periodically and would then go out.
4)Car became dangerous to drive and I felt it could conk out at any time and I might lose steering na d brakes etc
I ended up returing car to dealer probably 4 to 6 times in a period of 8-9 months.
each time car was returned and I was told that all the injectors had been changed or the Lambda sensor in exhaust had been changed or both had been done.
Eventually as I came to end of year one of ownership My BMW DEALER replaced my car with a brand new 320i 2008 model year as a gesture of goodwill.
The 2008 320i model ran perfectly until Christmas 2009 (almost 2 years) and now all the problems that I listed above which occured on the 2007 model have started to occur on my 2008 model.Its already had all the fuel injectors relaced and lamda sensor on my 2008 model and while this makes the car driveable all the faults listed above are there just working there way up to a terminal mishap which requires car be returned to dealer again. I've owned numerous BMW'S previous to this 320i e92 model and never had any problems. There is a definite fault with this engine which BMW need to acknowledge.

[mpmitchell1]

More of annoyance. whistling sound at times on highway.

[berserkerx]

This just started and I am wondering if anyone else has this issue. I see some people have oil leaks from looking in this thread but they seem to be in other places.

I have a slight oil leak coming from the valve cover gasket. It is dripping on the exhaust manifold and leaving oily residue on the left side of the engine. No codes or anything like that. According to the the engine check the oil is at the maximum amount it can be. I was wondering if that was the problem.

[VWtoBMW]

Model: 2011 E92 335i
Country: Canada
Automatic transmission (yes/no): Yes
I-Drive (yes/no): Yes
Active Steering (yes/no): No
Comfort Access (yes/no): Yes

Problem description:
Front sway bar bushing replaced at about 9,000 miles That is all.

[nshaikh]

Model: 2011 335i xsedan
Country: Canada
Automatic transmission (yes/no): Yes
I-Drive (yes/no): No
Active Steering (yes/no): Yes
Comfort Access (yes/no): No

Problem description:

My SOS button does not work. Radio has static when raining outside. Appt with dealer on Tuesday.

[titaniumsilver]

Model: 2006 e90 320i
Country: Indonesia
Automatic transmission (yes/no): Yes
I-Drive (yes/no): No
Active Steering (yes/no): No
Comfort Access (yes/no): No

Problem description:
- Strange loud rattle noise from the engine bay, dealer found the problem and replaced the alternator ( around $700 ) does anyone ever have this problem?

- Cracking noise from the front dash area ( cup holder, ashtray, glove box ), it is still the problem, the dealer could not find the problem

- RFTs are just too harsh, replaced them with Michelin PS3, now it handles better and much more relaxing

[lawrenceon87]

Model: 2007 328xi coupe
Country:USA
Automatic transmission (yes/no):yes
I-Drive (yes/no):No
Active Steering (yes/no):No
Comfort Access (yes/no):No

passenger side rear running light will not turn on. tried a working bulb and several new bulbs, however it still doesn't switch on. the harness seems to be intact and connected correctly. anyone have this issue? brake lights and all other lights still work in the assembly

[typeszh]

Model: 2006 BMW 330i
Country:USA
Automatic transmission (yes/no):yes
I-Drive (yes/no):Yes
Active Steering (yes/no):No
Comfort Access (yes/no):Yes

Rear Wheel Bearing went bad
Passenger Occupancy Sensor
1 HID Bulb went off (I'm not sure about others but I've had other cars with HIDs and they lasted much longer)
Creaking in the rear speaker shelf
Creaking rear suspension
Ticking noise, incorrectly diagnosed as needing a header replacement ended up with a muffler replacement that fixed it.

[DAY07328I]

Problem description: at 45000 miles cooling fan stayed on from the time the car hit normal temp until you turn the car off. it did not matter the weather is could be cold out or hot no matter. FIX: changed the thermostate. 07 328I

[Phil325]

i may have posted in this thread quite a while back, but here are my brand new problems! (hooray)

1. at 70k, i take my car to the shop for another reason (cosmetic damage) and he discovers that my oil pan gasket needs to be replaced and that my oil has been leaking and running down the underside center of the car. quoted me $850.

2. was detailing my car and for the most part had all four windows down (this was after i clay barred/washed the car obviously) and was just finishing the waxing when i decided to move to cleaning the windows next. guess what? drivers side rear window won't raise up! The window motor is done, and needs to be replaced. quoted me $230~.

3. old news: seatbelt/passenger light is still on.

4. replaced brakes and rotors a while back at a friends place (he is a mechanic but does sidejobs at his garage at home and his son is in bmw service department). he personally didn't have the tool to reset so i was ok with driving around with a brake light for a bit. i take the car to another friend's legit shop, and the brake light won't reset (the shop had the correct tool to reset). turns out the front pads and rotors are almost done for. wtf? no, i do not drive aggressively, i have a base model 325i with literally no modifications whatsoever. not even tint.

im done for now.

[Phil325]

btw, that oil pan gasket problem...the shop needs to yank the engine out to reach the oil pan gasket. other brand cars can be accessed from undercarriage and be done from start to finish in about 2 hours. mine will take about a week. cheers to you bmw

[bbstoke]

70,000 miles on the clock not one problem :-))))))))... Love my Beemer...Oh and i get free Michelin tyres too

[Samuel L Jackson]

Model: 328i Coupe w/ Sport PKG
Country: USA
Automatic transmission (yes/no): yes
I-Drive (yes/no): no
Active Steering (yes/no): no
Comfort Access (yes/no): no

35,000 Miles: Fuel Door Actuator failed
39,000 Miles: Thermostat failed
42,000 Miles: VANOS Solenoid failed

Currently, occasional iPOD glitches.....sometimes doesn't recognize it. Have to turn on and off stereo a few times for it to recognize. BMW says can't do anything about it.

Mods, please make this thread a sticky!

[ALL4_3SERIES]

Model: 2011 E90 328xi
Country: Germany (U.S. Spec model)
Automatic transmission (yes/no): yes
I-Drive (yes/no): Yes
Active Steering (yes/no): no
Comfort Access (yes/no): Yes

Problem description: Passenger side rear brake caliper snaps in two while coming to a stop on autobahn. Cracked wheel in two places and brake caliper lodged itself in my wheel preventing forward motion. Only 15 miles on the odometer when this happened. BMW safety engineer flew from Munich, took a bunch of pictures and left. Will know more hopefully this week...

[Edison.528]

Model: 2006 330xi
Country: USA
Automatic
Non I-Drive

Hey I'm not sure if this is in the right place, but I was just driving and all of a sudden all lights came on the dash (well most) i will list them since this is wing posted from my phone am can't add pictures:

"BRAKE" light
"ABS" light
"SERVICE ENGINE SOON" (scary)
"Seatlbelt"
"Air bag"
"Tire Pressure"
"ABS 4x4"
Therea also one below ABS that is a triangle with exclamation point in it and around the triangle there's a circle with an arrow at one tip?

WHAT THE EFFFF HAPPENED?! do I worry?! Do I need to go to BMW and get charged my left Gand for them to just look at it and remove it?" please let me know! Thank you! And sorry I don't have time to look through forums and look for answer, I'm in a parkinglot typing this up! Lol

[prototyp]

Model: 2006 e90 330i
Build: April 2005
Country: USA
Automatic transmission (yes/no): No
I-Drive (yes/no): No
Active Steering (yes/no): Yes
Comfort Access (yes/no): No

Problem description:
63,500 miles: Two valve-cover bolts popped (forward, low-side). Very minimal oil leakage (nearly none). Bought a set of bolts and had the broken ones tapped out and replaced. Pulled the cowl and covers off to check the other bolts, all appear intact.

Problem description:
After heavy rain, a puddle of water appears below the dead-pedal and clutch pedal. Removed interior panels in the footwell area and A pillar, and lifted the carpet... no obvious signs of the source. Tested the forward sun-roof drain and couldn't find where it drains to. Appears the drain-tube plugs into the A pillar structure (and, then...?). Head-scratcher for sure.

[rtgirard]

Model: 2010 e90 328xi
Build: Sept 2009
Country: USA
Automatic transmission (yes/no): Yes
I-Drive (yes/no): No
Active Steering (yes/no): No
Comfort Access (yes/no): No

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All around, very happy with the car, however:

1 - Driver's side-mirror whistles above 20mph when driver's window is down. Have not tried the "clear-bra" band-aid to fix this yet.
2 - Tire/Tread noise on the continental contipro ssr's (205/55-16) is tremendous after 12k miles. I rotated, which helped for 150 miles, but now the roar is back. Car is going to to be checked for bad bearings, but most likely the RFTs are the culprit.

[Kodak]

Model: 2006 e90 325xi
Build: Aug 2006
Country: USA
Automatic transmission (yes/no): Yes
I-Drive (yes/no): No
Active Steering (yes/no): No
Comfort Access (yes/no): No

I had the steering wheel lock failure recently, I had to take it to dealer( out of warranty) and after the diagnostics tests, it only needed a battery and I haven't had a problem since.

[RBCBMW]

2010 e90
loaded
24,000 miles


Does anyone know how to find info here about problems with bucking and or stalling sound and feel even though it won't stall? seems to be getting worse in the nice weather when it was cold it was fine. I know Stupid questions I am not mecanical I just love BMW...

[Kodak]

Here is a site where you can post your vehicle reliability , I've been using it for a few years.
http://www.truedelta.com/