2014 Bmw 328I XDRIVE - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"the rear brakes cable holder is broken. this is a very common issue with this vehicle and appears to be a safety issue as the cables will hang and rub on the driveshaft. my service advisor, from bmw of pembroke pines, fl, ramon trull, also advised/ confirms the same. it's an inexpensive part, however, the cost to replace is exorbitant. if you search the web, you'll find many examples. i feel this should be covered under a recall. please review and advise. thank you!"

"i drove the car downhill very slowly. (good weather, no rain or anything) the traffic light turned red and i tried to brake. however, the brake felt rock hard and the car was not slowing down. in the end i read-ended the car in front of me. no one was injured because i drove very slowly. but the car will probably be totaled."

"when applying brakes there is a significant reduction of braking power. it is much worse when the brakes are wet(rain or snow). at times the pedal goes all the to the floor leaving the car unable to stop without the use of the emergency brake. several times i was afraid i would be unable to stop & have an accident. i am a rn on the front line treating patients in the icu who have contracted the coronavirus (covid-19) and cannot afford to be away from my job. this condition first happened in oct 2019 and continues today."

"the symptoms are the same as those referenced in recall #13v454000& 14v627000 the braking power is lost unexpectedly resulting in increased vehicle stopping distance or no brakes as well when the pedal goes all the way to the floor. this has occurred on both local and highway driving especially when the pavement is wet.. this condition first happened in oct of 2019 & continues today. i am an rn on the front line treating patients in the icu who have contracted the coronavirus(covid-19)and i can't afford to be accident from work due to an accident. i have had several instances where the brakes have failed. bmw stated my car is not on the recall list and refuses to repair it under the recall. please advise what further action i can take as this is my only means of transportation."

"while driving car had multiple warning lights come on ie. dynamic stability control and abs warning lights. abs and cruise control no longer worked. took it to mechanic. he said the abs control module failed. mechanic said this is a known issue due to engineering."

"i was hearing rattle sound from the chassis while driving on city street, took it the dealer and found out the park brake cable holder is broken and was hitting the the shaft. this will lead to grid the park brake cable into the drive shaft and cause accident. that piece should be recall and reinforce."

"my brake pedal pad came off of my brake when i went to stop behind someone causing me to get in an accident. i was traveling on a city street coming up to traffic that was starting to go at a traffic light that just turned green. i believe the rubber is too soft on the brake pedal pad and was not seated on the brake all the way due to me or a previous owner pulling the bottom left side off of the brake by lifting their foot up from resting it next to the brake. i have a photo of the pad from after the accident showing indentations on the bottom left of the pad from where the bottom left corner was pulled off the brake. when i went to slow down in traffic so the car in front of me could have time to speed up, the pad slipped off and caused me to hit the gas pedal and hit the car in front of me. my computer registers what happened five seconds prior to impact. it says that i was traveling at 21 mph (the speed limit is 35), then hit the gas and accelerated a little before impact, which is in my opinion proof that my foot slipped off the brake. the car in front of me was not stopped, they were accelerating from being stopped in traffic at a light, but traveling slower than me, which is why i was going 21 mph so close behind them, because i had approached the traffic after they already started moving. i contacted bmw and they inspected it and said there's nothing wrong with the pad and therefore will not be compensating me for the accident by taking responsibility and fixing my car. that made me feel as though they are not concerned with my personal safety. the driver and passenger of the vehicle i hit told my insurance they were both injured but i'm not sure if they are pursuing the injury claim."

"i was driving 75 mph on the interstate which was the speed limit and i vividly remember having my cruise control set at that speed, plus or minus 2 mph. i was driving behind a pickup truck that was 8-10 seconds ahead of me. the pickup truck wasn't equipped with cruise control like my black 328i bmw was so they (a couple) were traveling slower than i was at that time. so as my vehicle approaches 4 seconds away from theirs traveling 75mph (+ or - 2 mph). they braked to change lanes from the lane we were traveling together to the other line since it was a two lane highway. they didn't slam their brakes, they lightly pressed them because a third vehicle they were waiting to pass in order to safely switch lanes and give me the right away. quickly, i reacted by braking as well and i could feel a hydraulic lock in the brake pedal. almost like i was trying to push down on cement and my pedal wasn't acting normal while breaking but only half breaking like it was fully applied when i was pressing firmly. i'm convinced that the vacuum pump that supplies brake power assistance may have been mechanically faulty and/or failing for reasons only a mechanic could understand. now, i've been a driver for many years and this was my first bmw so i didn't know what to think of it. i bought it for a great deal at a pre-owned chevy dealership that said it was ase certified by their mechanics prior to selling it to me. so why did this happen to me? i'm only 27 years old, with three children and i could have been seriously injured or worse. i'm very shaken up by the whole situation because the loss of breaking power provoked an unavoidable collision that makes me look like a reckless driver when just wanted the car to stop. it just appeared that i couldn't brake on time but in actuality, the car should have been recalled for this."

"we were driving down a 35 mph rd..i slowly began to brake as we were approaching a stop light when the brakes did not hold, i hit the brake harder, the car began to buck forward, i hit the brake as hard as possible but the brakes failed to hold and only stopped when it hit the car in front of us. the police came and an accident report was made. i described the brake failure to the officer but they only seemed interested in writing up the accident report. we had the car towed to our body shop as we were afraid to drive in case the brakes failed again. our insurance company was made aware of the accident and brake failure and a task force is looking into it. when we returned home we looked up the possible problem with brakes failing on the year and model of my car. we immediate found three articles listing my exact car having "restricted oil supply from the intake camshaft to the brake vacuum pump,which may cause the brake vacuum pump to fail, resulting in a loss of power brake assist." it also said in the article, bimmerfest, that bmw notified nhtsa of its intention to voluntarily recall more than 75,000 3 series cars due to a possible loss of power brake assist that could result in the vehicles failing to stop. a mandatory recall was never issued and so this problem still exists. this is exactly what occurred when trying to stop our car. we have reported the problem to our insurance co and bmw corporate. we are awaiting an answer and solution regarding our brake issue and hope bmw will finally realize there is a major problem and will address it properly. as of now i will not drive my 2014 328i xdrive sedan until i am comfortable that bmw corrects the issue to my satisfaction and safety."

"tl* the contact owns a 2014 bmw 328i. the contact stated that the brake drum was rusted without warning. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, but nothing could be done. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact back to the dealer. the failure was not remedied. the failure mileage was approximately 17,000."