2023 Bmw 3 SERIES HYBRID SEDAN - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"several 2023 bmw models now feature a new infotainment system called idrive 8. this new idrive 8 contains a crucial bug that i believe affects the safety of the driver. this new infotainment system randomly loses the car’s exact gps location, which makes the car think it’s somewhere else. the location marker just slowly drifts away from its real coordinates to nearby roads for example, without any warning or indication. the problem occurs randomly with no identifiable pattern. when connected to apple carplay, the iphone uses the car’s location. if the problem (location drift) occurs while driving in the city, the driver might receive false directions from the navigation app due to the wrong gps location, which might lead to wrong way turns into one-way streets. furthermore, since the car thinks it is located somewhere different than its real location, in the event of an accident or whenever the sos button is engaged, first responders will get a false location of the car. for example, the car might be on the highway but first responders will get a location indicating the car is in the middle of a nearby lake. since iphone uses a car-provided location, in the event of an accident the iphone 14’s crash detection feature will also be sending first responders an incorrect location. to sum it up, the new infotainment system keeps randomly losing the car’s real location, which leads navigation apps to give the driver wrong directions when using apple carplay, which might lead to death if the driver gets instructed to do a wrong-way turn into a one-way street for example. in the event of a crash, the car will be sending wrong coordinates to first responders which might cause significant delays to their response and might lead to the death of the injured people. bmw acknowledged the problem, said there’s no fix at the moment and no timeline for a fix."

"the backup camera does not have enough lighting or contrast at night. you can't see behind the vehicle, especially on the sides."

"this is to report an incident with a recently purchased 2023 bmw 330e. model: bmw | make: 330e | color: white purchase: 17th sep, 2022 | dealer: bmw of san antonio incident date: 17th november, 2022 | time: 9am (approx) | place: parking garage, md anderson blvd, houston, tx 77030 incident description: when turning in to park in the parking spot in the garage, the car suddenly shot forward and hit the barrier in front. airbags did not deploy, although the impact was strong enough to throw the driver hard against her seat belt with slight bruising. the driver does not recall the front proximity sensors giving any warning beeps (as normally happens if the car is too close to a barrier). damage: the front of the car on the driver's side sustained significant damage, including the proximity sensor on the driver's side becoming non-functional. the engine warning light did not come on, and the car was driveable. aftermath: the incident was reported to insurance. the car has now been assessed by certified collision specialists repair. comments: the driver has been driving for over 20 years (12 years in the usa) with an exemplary driving record. she has been parking in the same garage for the last 2 years. it is, of course, entirely possible that she mistakenly pressed the accelerator instead of the brake when turning in to park, but it would be unusual, and perhaps unlikely. also, the amount of damage to the front is testimony to the speed with which the car hit the barrier, when the driver was driving dead slow, maneuvering between cars to edge forward in a parking spot. if the incident is due to a malfunction, it raises the possibility of danger for future drivers. we report this just in case it is - if others report similar issues with this make/ model of the car, perhaps preventive measures can be taken before somebody gets seriously injured."