2013 Bmw 328I XDRIVE - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"the turbo valve outside of the turbo leaks back into the engine and creates a cloud of smoke at start up.they created a new one way valve to come out of turbo but it's not in the recall list. it's very expensive to fix you have to take the whole car apart. it's dangerous at startup i had a huge cloud of smoke and can cause an accident from cars not being able to see from all the smoke in the parking garage. my number is [xxx] [xxx] email- [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)"

"timing chain system failed. inspection no longer possible due to being repaired in order to be used and not blow engine. daughter driving on freeway to phoenix, az in 115+ degree weather and left to sit on side of rode with no a/c until tow truck able to tow vehicle rest of way to phoenix, az. chandler bmw confirmed issue and repaired. independent service provider in hometown informed me of every bmw owner having this issue a few months after repair. discovered class action lawsuit from several years ago after research regarding this exact issue. unknown of symptoms prior to failure, but vehicle has been very well maintained since purchase just about a year ago (2 trips to independent service provider in hometown and one trip to chandler bmw mentioned above). approximately 105,000 miles on vehicle at time of timing chain issue."

"timing chain tensioner failed clogging the oil pump with plastic which in turn starved the engine for oil. we got a low oil pressure light in the interstate at 70mph. 10 seconds later trying to pull across 3 lanes of traffic the engine seized. luckily we were able to coast across the 3rd lane onto the side of the interstate. with traffic flying by i had to get my family into an uber. i realize the class action suit ended but my car barely has 70k miles on it. i don't see how bmw could get away with this. there are many of their cars that are past the 10 year class action suit but under or at the 70k mile cut off like mine. the car is still at the dealership. it has been inspected and i have been informed that i'm not eligible for the repairs to be covered. the dealer wants 15 thousand dollars for a new engine to be installed on a 12 thousand dollar car. they have offered to sell me a used engine with 135000 miles on it for 12,000 installed. imagine the story this would be if one of my family members or myself had been hit on the interstate trying to get into another vehicle."

"the car engine is dead and the car is 90k miles on it, this shouldn't happened to a bmw car and its going to coast a lot of money to fix even more than what i payed for the car, that's really sad. the car just suddenly stoped working."

"the timing chain went out. warranty was extended to 70,000 miles or 7 years, but this is outside the range of many of the incidences, including mine. i'm getting multiple misfires and you can hear the timing belt when the engine starts, if it starts."

"2013 bmw 328ix 82k miles timing chain guide broke blowing the engine. this should not be happening on a bmw. i do not have the money for this!"

"timing chain failure after 75k miles, costing a lot of money in repairs after engine starvation"

"the contact owned a 2013 bmw 328i. the contact stated that while the vehicle was parked outside of a friend's home, her friend received a call from a neighbor that a vehicle outside the home had caught fire. the fire department was called and the fire was extinguished. a fire report was filed and no injuries were reported. the vehicle was completely destroyed but had yet to be towed. the dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. the vehicle was a total loss. the failure mileage was approximately 83,000."

"my timing chain is showing symptoms of failing, engine is backfiring while braking or pulling off, i know the was a recall for the n20 engine timing chains. that’s what i have"

"the contact owns a 2013 bmw 328i. the contact stated the vehicle was overheating. the contact stated that the high engine temperature warning light was illuminated. the contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer. the vehicle was undrivable. the contact had the vehicle towed to the residence. the vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 124,000."