2015 BMW 320i owner complaints

My 2015 BMW 320 is having a performance issue. After I diagnosed this is due to corrosion on the wastegate actuator and has failed. The bushing and part corroded and the rod is dangling. This should be covered by the extended warranty on the part as it’s a known defect failure by BMW

The gas tank on my BMW 320i 4 door sedan is leaking gas. Yes; it is available for inspection upon request. I had picked up my son from school and ran an errand. We stopped for gas when we noticed the gas was leaking as soon as we filled up the tank. We were around the corner from our home and drove home very slow. We were prepared to stop and pull over if necessary as we were afraid of the vehicle catching fire. I have an appointment with Niello BMW at 8am on 9/22/25 in Sacramento, CA on Fulton Ave. There were no warning lamps/messages or other symptoms prior to the issue. I never received any recall notification.

Fuel gauge erroneous display: vehicle runs out of fuel, but the instrument cluster still displays fuel remaining in the tank. Dealer found out problem with the fuel cell and to fix the problem, the tank and the fuel pump must be replace, cost of $2875. See attached document from the dealer.

While driving today I seen smoke coming out the front of my vehicle. I then pulled over there was melted plastic and fire dripping. With in seconds the entire front of the vehicle was on fire.

The screen in the car faded all of a sudden. I cannot view my backup camera due to this issue.

Fuel tank leaking, matches previous service bulletin for other models build in this year range [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

It a whistling noise coming from my valve cover . And I had to also replace my thermostat about a month ago.

Bought a brand new BMW 320i I have had it for 45 days with 1548 miles on it. I was driving vehicle this morning driving posted speed limit of 70 MPH on highway. My car went into "limp mode" and dropped down to 20 MPH and would not go over any faster. Display says "drive train malfunction" I drove my car on side of the road at 20 MPH on the side of road until I made it to work. This was very dangerous for a vehicle to drop from 70 to 20 MPH suddenly in the middle of heavy traffic. From reading seems to be a on going problems with BMW's. Recall would be my suggestion . I am very disappointed I traded my Mercedes e350 in for this junk. I have never owned any vehicle that has left me in such a bad situation. I owned Nissan with over 126k miles and it never gave me any problems. Very di

The contact owns a 2015 BMW 320I. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the vehicle started overheating. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road and inspected. The contact stated that he observed a burning odor coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the thermostat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 111,588.

On July 4, 2023, my kids and I were in Tifton, GA shopping. My car just cut off in the middle of the road. The only way I could get it to turn back on was by turning the car completely off and then turning the car back on. I was in the middle of the road and almost got run over. My car had gas in it and wasn't acting up prior to this happening. I believe that this problem has to do with the fuel pump which causes an engine failure. Also, my parking sensors are not working properly anymore as well.

Timing chain guide failure, causing engine to stop working

Vehicle continues to have lighting and electrical issues. Particularly, the left rear turn signal. I’ve repaired it 5 times and it burns out immediately. Dealer assured me they would find issue. Still burned out next day again. Notified dealership and they just want you to keep bringing it back but won’t issue a recall despite the plethora of complaints online about the same issue.

My 2015 BMW 320i gave me a warning of charging malfunction warning so I took my car to BMW service for an inspection. This was in april 2019. The service advisor let me know I could need a new battery so I approved new battery if that's what it needed. Once inspected further I was told there was an oil leak and that caused my drivebelt to deteriorate and slide off belt tensioner. The oil leak was due to needing a new oil filter housing gasket, so I replaced that as well. I wasn't what created the oil leak issue only that I needed to replace the belt tensioner, housing gasket and drive belt. I was told this was why my charging malfunction warning came on. My battery was fine, no need to replace. 3 months later september 12th 2019 the charging malfunction warning comes on again. This tim

The engine would completely shut down while driving you had to completely take foot off gas petal because it would not excellent to make the car run it would almost come to complete slow down and stop you could then push gas and it would pick up and start running again.was worse when raining. Then the brakes got to where they would not stop and would lock up.Iwas on busy road and on interstate when it happened several times I could have been hit in the rear end and it would have caused a major collision. There was no warning lights come on at any point and timethen the brakes started where they would get hot and start smoking and eventually they locked up could not even drive the car . I didn't have the money to try to get it fixed so my 2015 BMW 320i sit for months before I could get it l

On 7/25/2023, I left my car keys inside the trunk. The 2015 BMW 320i xDrive does not have access from the cabin passenger to the trunk to open manually. Even the locksmith cannot open it. This is the bad design and may create safety issue. I called BMW road assistance and they cant help me instead told me to tow my car to dealership.

Can NHTSA enforce a recall on the well-known 'trunk opens on its own' defect on BMW 3 series, which my 2015 320i also has since I bought it in 2016? Please see attached 'to NHTSA on BMW series 3 defect.pdf'.

The contact owns a 2015 BMW 320I. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the front driver's side airbags and passenger side airbags deployed unintendedly, causing the driver to lose control of the steering wheel and drive over the curb. The contact stated that there was no crash to cause the airbags to deploy. During the failure, the rear driver’s side and passenger’s side tires became deflated. The vehicle was later towed away from the scene. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 78,000.

The BMW 320i 2015 vehicle continues to drop tire air pressure below a safe level. The tire pressure monitoring system is disabling the driver's onboard display with a low tire warning alert. All 4 tires are dropping from 32psi to 23psi which is a safety hazard. Each time I visit the classic BMW dealership of plano, tx about the TPMS problem, tires are again topped off at 32psi. The dealership will not give me a service receipt after adding air in the tires. I was informed that I must pay $163 in order to receive a service receipt once the air is installed in the tires, or I can have the air installed in the tires free, and receive no receipt. This allows the dealership to suppress the actual number of complaints, because there is not a paper trail. I purchased 1 recommended new tire in sep

The contact owns a 2015 BMW 320I. The contact stated that after his wife had refueled the vehicle, he noticed that the vehicle was leaking fuel on the driver's side rear. There was a puddle of fuel on the ground. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called an independent mechanic who stated that the failure was due to the pressurized fuel system. The contact called the local dealer and was informed that there were no recalls on the VIN. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.