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WBADW3C51BE••••••2011 Bmw 328I
This build draws 1.8× more complaints than the average 2011 Bmw 328I build (6 vs 3).
6on this build
555on the model
164builds in total
Most reportedAir Bags 2Engine 2Steering 1Engine And Engine Cooling 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagsAug 2020
I got a passenger restraint failure light on my vehicle all of a sudden. Said lights turned on as I was turning to enter the highway route 2 in fitchburg ma. I have heard that this is an ongoing issue with bmws since mid 2000s yet mines is not on recall. I have tried everything…
Unknown Or OtherMar 2019
My bmw 328i e93 has the service engine soon (ses) light come on while I was driving on the highway. The computer shows error code 2b3a (p1449 dmtl system fault). I cleared the code and it came back a week later. I tried replacing the gas cap and the error still comes back the…
Electrical SystemJan 2018
Driving at 65 mph the dash board went crazy. All the bells and lights were flashing and odominter and tack , gas , engine temp all were flashing and going to 0 and back agian. All though the car was still in motion I had no idea about what speed I was going. I pulled of the next…
SteeringDec 2012
I was driving on free way around 65-70 mph, suddenly the car lost control, veering,jerking, steering wheel lost control
Air BagsFeb 2016
The contact owns a 2011 bmw 328i. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 16V071000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN WBADW3C51BE538329 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.