01-26-2013, 08:52 AM | #1 |
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Issues, gripes and (hopefully) fixes?
I have less than 4000 km on my 335i Msport and I've noticed a couple of things so far. First, when I was driving back from a ski trip in Austria, I stopped at a gas station and couldn't open my door... First pull unlocked the door, as usual, and then nothing. My wife couldn't even open it from the outside. Then, after a minute or two of trying, miraculously it engaged and I got out. No problems with it since...
Second, as I was scoping out the car for a DIY grill change today, I noticed that the hood seems a bit crooked. I'm not sure, but I may have simply not noticed it when I picked the car up, but who knows... It's noticeable when you pay close attention to where the hood hangs over the headlights. On the passenger side there's about 50% more gap than on the driver's side. Anyone else have these, or other issues? If so, what have you done to fix/ have you been able to resolve them? I plan on taking my car in for a wash and a look in the next week or so. |
01-26-2013, 08:57 AM | #2 |
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The hood issue I've seen and heard of....I think ur dealer needs to align the hood bump stops.
The door thing is odd, maybe line the hinges?
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01-26-2013, 09:20 AM | #3 |
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You can do that yourself as well if you'd like while you're doing the DIY grill install.
My only complaint so far is slight rattles in the upper-passenger (right) side headliner during higher-volume music on the HK system. That and my 335i pulls to the right... but every BMW i've ever driven has pulled to the right so I'm not sure if that counts.
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I'm at 8,000 miles (4 mths old) and my iDrive system has forgotten who I am about 10 times. Ie: pre-programmed keys don't work, settings aren't remembered, etc. Kinda annoying. Usually remembers within a start or two though. My spare key is located about 20 ft from my car. Guess I could try moving it before complaining...
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Typically if there is alignment offset, the car would pull a little to the left to offset the effect of road crown (which causes a car to drift a little to the right). |
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That's key...though sometimes still is a hit or miss for me and my wife.
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Oh, and for the DIY grill install, I don't think the instructions I found on the forum factored in parking sensors in the front. I took the torx screws out and the front barely came out enough for me to get a finger down in to touch one clip. Maybe my girl's just tighter than anyone else's, but I doubt that's all of the problem. lol. I'm gonna just have the dealer swap em. I refuse to break/scratch/bend anything on this car! |
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My 3 month old 328i xDrive left me on the side of the road yesterday. Towed to the dealer, service dept says bad coil but replacement coil doesn't fix problem. They opened a TC with BMW and waiting to hear back. To add insult to injury had to rent a Kia since they don't have any loaners available.
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I had a problem with the rear passenger's side inside door handle a few months ago. Would stick in the "open" position when trying to open the door. Took it in and they fixed it. Apparently the cable had come loose inside the door. Might be what happened to you.
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