This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Parking lights and headlights malfunction then turn back on. This happens during the day and during the night. I have changed the light bulbs 3 times and still the problem persist. The problem is dangerous and seems to be a malfunction with the equipment installed by BMW. Vehicle does this while stationary and while driving. This is very dangerous as it does turn off during the night while driving and can cause an accident.
Tail lights showed up as a malfunction on the console, I thought it was a bad bulb so I replaced it but while doing so I noticed that the harness and pin from the bulb holder was melt. The weird part about this is that only 1 pin was burnt, after doing research and I found out that this was a common issue with other BMW. I spoke with many other owners on forums and they experienced the same issue, this isn't just isolated to the 2014 BMW 320xi but other BMW vehicles seem to have the same flaws. Other also reported that even after replacing the housing and harness but the issue occurred again. This can be consider as a fire hazard, something is clearly cause this to melt and short out the BMW tail lights. My concern that it was spark and cause real damage.
Recently purchased vehicle. After about a week, had issues with both headlights and one brake light. I replaced all the bulbs. About another week later, headlights work but notifications pop up saying front left and right headlamp malfunction. Rear right brake lamp after replacing bulb however is malfunctioning only after changing it out 1-2 weeks earlier.
Headlamp malfunction shows up on dash to include cruise control malfunction, rear view camera malfunction, brake light and lights either turn on or flicker
The contact owns a 2014 BMW 320I. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V189000 (fuel system gasoline) and 15V520000 (exterior lighting); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. BMW of minnetonka (15802 wayzata blvd, wayzata, mn 55391, (952) 236-1263) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure.
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