2011 BMW Z4

I'VE NOTICED THAT MY REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS LOSING PRESSURE EVEN AFTER INFLATING IT MULTIPLE TIMES SO I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO BMW OF MURRIETA TO GET THE WHEELS INSPECTED. IT WAS VERIFIED BY THEIR TECHNICIANS THAT BOTH REAR RIMS WERE CRACKED AND THAT IT WOULD COST AND ESTIMATE OF NEARLY $1,800 TO REPLACE. I DENIED THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT AS I DIDN'T BELIEVE I SHOULD PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR WHAT I BELIEVE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I LEARNED THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THE SAME EXACT RIM STYLE ON THIS VEHICLE, THE REAR RIMS ARE PRONE TO CRACKING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, WHICH I BELIEVE IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I FILED A CLAIM WITH BMW CORP, CLAIMS DEPARTMENT AND THEY DENIED REIMBURSING ME OR AGREE TO FIX THE WHEELS UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN IN NONOPERATION WITHOUT A LOANER VEHICLE GIVEN TO ME BY BMW. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED. STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN A FEW DEGREES WITH POWER ASSISTANCE AND AS I CONTINUED TO TURN THE WHEEL POWER ASSIST WENT AWAY REQUIRING EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO TURN. THIS FIRST APPEARED ON START UP AS I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

IN THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 23RD, I'VE NOTICED THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR (TPM) TURN ON IN MY CAR FOR THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL. IT APPEARED TO BE COMPLETELY FLAT. WITH THE RUNT FLAT TIRE, I DROVE CAREFULLY TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION TO FILL THE TIRE WITH AIR TO SPECIFICATION OF 42 PSI. HOURS LATER, I CHECK THE PRESSURE TO SEE IF IT HOLDS. THE TIRE LOST SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE AND THE TPM TURNED ON AGAIN. I ONCE AGAIN WENT TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION TO FILL THE TIRE WITH AIR AND HOURS LATER, IT LOST PRESSURE AGAIN, EVENTUALLY GOING COMPLETELY FLAT. IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE SAME RIM STYLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND I SUSPECT THAT THE RIM HAS A SLIGHT CRACK DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. IT SEEMS TO BE A FLAW IN THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE RIM THAT ALLOWS IT TO CRACK AND LOSE AIR PRESSURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW Z4. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V302000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I PURCHASED THIS OVER $30,000 EXPENSIVE LEMON ON DECEMBER 2,2015. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE CENTER MORE THAN I'VE DRIVEN IT. MY EXPENSIVE LEMON OF AN INVESTMENT IS CURRENTLY AT THE BMW MIDTOWN SERVICE CENTER WAITING ON THE ARRIVAL OF ITS NEW ENGINE FROM GERMANY. I WAS TOLD IT WILL TAKE WEEKS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MY PRE-OWNED CERTIFIED VEHICLE. THE RESOLUTION OFFERED TO ME IS NOT APPRECIATED BY ME. PLEASE ANY FEEDBACK FROM BMW IS WELCOMED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I'M A OWNER OF 2011 BMW Z4 35I WITH 296 STYLE WHEELS. BMW'S 296 STYLE WHEEL CONSIDERED HAS DESIGN DEFECTS BY MOST OF OWNERS, SINCE THEY REALLY EASILY CRACKED WITHOUT IMPACT. REASON WHY 296 STYLE WHEELS GOT EASILY CRACKED DEFINITELY SEEMS FLAWED DESIGN, AND IT CAN BE PROVED BY OTHER WHEELS WITH SAME DIAMETER DON'T HAVE THESE KIND OF PROBLEM. ALSO FATIGUE STRUCTURE FAILURE MEANS, STRUCTURE STRENGTH OF WHEEL DESIGN WASN'T PROPERLY REVIEWED. ALSO BMW CHANGED ITS DESIGN OF INNER BARREL TO REINFORCE STRENGTH AROUND 2012. THERE WAS SETTLEMENT BETWEEN OWNERS AND BMW NA ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT IT ONLY COVERS DURING INITIAL FACTORY WARRANTY. (HTTP://Z4296WHEELSETTLEMENT.COM) ALTHOUGH MY BMW Z4 DOESN'T HAVE INITIAL FACTORY WARRANTY, IT STILL HAS CPO WARRANTY. BMW NA AND LOCAL DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE OR FIX MY CRACKED WHEELS, SINCE MY CPO WARRANTY DON'T COVER WHEELS. THE REASON CPO WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER WHEELS SEEMS THEY CAN BE DAMAGED FROM CURB OR POT-HOLE. (NEITHER OF THEM ARE MY CASE.) HOWEVER IF MOST OF OWNER SUFFERED BY SAME PROBLEM, IT DEFINITELY CAN BE CONSIDERED TO CAUSED BY FLAWED DESIGN, NOT MIS-USE OR ABUSE BY OWNER. IN ADDITION, BMW SHOULD REPLACE THOSE WHEELS REGARDLESS WARRANTY PERIOD. (THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED IN S.KOREA. BMW KOREA ADMITTED ITS PROBLEM AND CHANGING OWNERS 296 WHEELS REGARDLESS THEIR WARRANTY PERIOD.) PLEASE FIND RELEVANT LINKS AS FOLLOWS. HTTP://E89.ZPOST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=764312 HTTP://E89.ZPOST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=742693&HIGHLIGHT=296+POLL HTTP://E89.ZPOST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=484812&HIGHLIGHT=296+POLL

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN AUBURN, CA. WE HAD JUST FINISHED LUNCH AND WERE PLANNING TO HEAD HOME. I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO START THE CAR AND WE HEARD A DISTINCT POPPING NOISE. AS I ENGAGED THE TRANSMISSION AND STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD I IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THE BMW HAD LOST ITS BRAKING ABILITY. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR AND RE-PARK THE VEHICLE. WE HAD THE VEHICLE FLAT BEDDED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP IN SACRAMENTO, CA. THE DEALER TOOK A WEEK TO REPAIR IT AND WHEN I RETRIEVED THE CAR THE REPAIR REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THE POWER ASSIST AND MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED. RECENTLY I CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR OTHER SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH BMWS AND FOUND THAT BMW HAS BEEN DOING A "VOLUNTARY" RECALL ON 2012S AND 2013S. BMW HAS NOT YET ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2011 MODELS TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD REQUIRE BMW TO IMMEDIATELY INITIATE A MANDATORY RECALL ON ALL BMWS THAT HAVE A SIMILAR BRAKING SYSTEM. IF WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT SPEED THERE WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE INJURY. IF IT HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED WE HATE TO THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED. THESE VEHICLES ARE UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE ROAD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

MY BMW Z4 2011 STALLED FOR THE THIRD TIME. THIS HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT AS MY CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY FOR SERVICE AND CONTACTED BMW USA. I PURCHASED AND INSTALLED A DASH CAMERA AND CAPTURED THE STALLING ON THE THIRD INCIDENT AND PROVIDED THEM THE FOOTAGE. BMW USA DID A VISUAL INSPECTION AND CLAIMED THAT MY AFTER-MARKET LED LIGHT BULB IN MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WAS THE CAUSE OF MY STALLING WITHOUT PROVIDING ANY DOCUMENTATION OR TESTING. BASED ON THEIR CONCLUSIONS, THEY VOIDED MY ELECTRICAL AND POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND DENIED ANY REPAIRS TO BE MADE BY ANY BMW DEALERSHIP PER BMW USA. THERE IS A DEFINITE ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE STALLING THAT BMW CANNOT RESOLVE AND THEY HAVE RESORTED TO BLAMING THE CONSUMER WITHOUT PROPER TESTING OR DOCUMENTATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECELERATE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CURB IN ORDER TO GET IT TO STOP. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED OF WHAT CAUSED THE SHAKING OR BRAKING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

MY CAR STALLED AGAIN ON JULY 26TH. IN THIS INSTANCE, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING ON THE ON-RAMP BETWEEN 5-10 MPH. MY CAR STALLED COMPLETELY, HOWEVER, THIS TIME THE ELECTRICAL WAS STILL ON. I PANICKED BECAUSE I WAS STILL MOVING IN TRAFFIC. THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO BREAK IN TIME AND RESTART MY CAR ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT BECAUSE I COULD'VE GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT VERY EASILY WITH CARS DIRECTLY IN FRONT AND BEHIND ME. I WAS TOLD AT THE LAST SERVICE THAT ALL RECALLS WERE COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. SPECIFICALLY THE BATTERY CABLE WHICH CAUSED MANY PREVIOUS Z4 TO STALL RANDOMLY. THE STALLING IS STILL OCCURRING ON THIS VEHICLE AFTER THE RECALL. *TR