The left bracket for the electric engine is cracked and the dealer wants substantially more for a replacement one which happens to be completely redesigned from a cheap plastic part which equips my car to a more study and improved one for the latest models of the same make. As I did some research the same issue was subjected to a formal safety recall in europe. Here my warranty expired so the dealer wants to charge me a hefty fee for what is basically a repair to a manufacturer's recognized design flaw. This issue needs to be investigated as many owners of this car will not repair this issue which can be failed to be identified or will balk at the price tag of the change. If the bracket fails the whole engine and driveshaft will drop and interfere with rear wheel alignment resulting in a possible catastrophic loss of control. The replacement bracket is aluminium vs the original one in plastic so they are trying to quickly sweep this design flaw under the rug. There might have been catastrophic crashes of this type of car in the past due to it but crossing my fingers it didn't happen. The pictures I include show where the replacement needs to happen. #3 is where the crack is and I also have a video I can submit if needed.

- Largo, FL, USA

I went to leave work. Upon turning the car on I noticed 3 warnings appear which required me to read them and acknowledge them. They were all related to the auto braking/pedestrian warning system. Driving home the vehicle was driving strange. I noticed that the steering wheel was turned slightly counterclockwise versus normal when driving straight. The car was responding strange when the drivers side hit a dip or rise in the road. The rear end felt "looser" than normal. When I got home I parked it and called the local BMW dealer. They arranged for a tow. Once the car got there they put it up on a lift, they called and informed me that the left rear "control arm" (caster link) was broken into 2 pieces. The car was BMW inspected and certified pre-owned, with only 9K miles and a clean carfax. There are no signs of any damage or of anything ever touching the caster link. Original wheels, original tires.

- Bluffton, SC, USA