Most Expensive Repair You Ever Had On Your F30???

BMW3inLV · 06-05-2018, 06:28 PM

What is the most expensive repair you ever had on your F30 (N20), and at how many miles?

I have continued to look into extended warranties and I just can't see spending another 15-20% of my purchase price to cover potential repair costs.

Sea-Tac · 06-05-2018, 06:42 PM

The most expensive repair was a clutch replacement on an earlier 2014 F30. About 2700.00 if I recall correctly.

obert · 06-05-2018, 06:44 PM

Steering rack.......3600 at 48000 miles

vooonoo · 06-05-2018, 06:48 PM

check out this post

http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...postcount=1898

El Conquistador · 06-05-2018, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by vooonoo

check out this post

http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...postcount=1898

HFS!

Jpco · 10-15-2018, 02:47 PM

This is a great thread - i’m faced with coughing up over $6,000 to extend my warranty for 3 years and am having trouble figuring out if its worth it. Not a lot of issues out on the internet.

Billfitz · 10-15-2018, 03:52 PM

It's estimated that only 15% of extended warranty owners ever use it. That's an 85% chance you don't need it. Try getting those odds at the tables.

sspade · 10-15-2018, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by obert

Steering rack.......3600 at 48000 miles

Why wasnt this covered under warranty?

Polo08816 · 10-15-2018, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW3inLV

What is the most expensive repair you ever had on your F30 (N20), and at how many miles?

I have continued to look into extended warranties and I just can't see spending another 15-20% of my purchase price to cover potential repair costs.

The most expensive repair I had on the car was a replacement ZF 8HP45 under the BMW Extended Warranty at around 95,000 miles. Part cost alone would have been $7000.

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Originally Posted by Jpco

This is a great thread - i’m faced with coughing up over $6,000 to extend my warranty for 3 years and am having trouble figuring out if its worth it. Not a lot of issues out on the internet.

My BMW Extended Warranty (Platinum 5 years/100k miles) was about $3000 at the time (2016) - right when my new car warranty was going to expire.

I don't think an extended warranty is worth it at $6k. You might as well take the hit of trading it in or selling it and then buying new again. $6k is too much - you have to be relatively certain you'll have a major component fail to make good on that warranty.

sspade · 10-15-2018, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Polo08816

The most expensive repair I had on the car was a replacement ZF 8HP45 under the BMW Extended Warranty at around 95,000 miles. Part cost alone would have been $7000.

My BMW Extended Warranty (Platinum 5 years/100k miles) was about $3000 at the time (2016) - right when my new car warranty was going to expire.

I don't think an extended warranty is worth it at $6k. You might as well take the hit of trading it in or selling it and then buying new again. $6k is too much - you have to be relatively certain you'll have a major component fail to make good on that warranty.

In summary, what happened to your tranny to allow you the luxury of a brand new one at 95k (for free) ?

Rox335i · 10-15-2018, 04:17 PM

So far nothing on my 28000 miles 2014 335i. Had a repair that was around $7500 on my E70 X5 back then.

Polo08816 · 10-15-2018, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by sspade

In summary, what happened to your tranny to allow you the luxury of a brand new one at 95k (for free) ?

So it started developing unusual noises at 85k miles (due to low ATF). One MD dealership said they would just top off ATF fluid, which I didn't think would fix the underlying issue and there would have been some unusual wear and tear already.

They said it would be fine.

2 HPDEs later, it did not shift properly.

I was able to document the error in ISTA and had a dash cam video of it not shifting correctly at an intersection.

I went to another MD dealership, sent them the below YouTube link and mentioned there was already a PuMA case on the transmission in the past.

NormanConquest · 10-15-2018, 05:08 PM

No repairs just upgrades and prevention.

obert · 10-15-2018, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by sspade

Why wasnt this covered under warranty?

Thank God it was covered by CPO

IAmATeaf · 10-16-2018, 12:39 PM

Not in my ownership but the previous owner had the 8 speed replaced under warranty. No idea why, in my ownership I’ve had the steering rack replaced, cost was just under £3k.

upsidedownfunnel · 10-16-2018, 01:09 PM

Under warranty, my transmission was replaced for a bad 2nd gear synchro. That was about a $6500 bill to BMW (which is ridiculous of course).

sspade · 10-16-2018, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by upsidedownfunnel

Under warranty, my transmission was replaced for a bad 2nd gear synchro. That was about a $6500 bill to BMW (which is ridiculous of course).

They replaced the entire tranny for a bad synchro?

upsidedownfunnel · 10-16-2018, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by sspade

They replaced the entire tranny for a bad synchro?

Yeah. I guess they just swap them out and rebuild and replace. It's probably more consistent that way. Supposedly the manual in the F30 is not serviceable and there aren't any rebuild kits available for it.

ihateredlight · 10-18-2018, 07:26 PM

needed a new engine. $16,000.00 +

LRW70 · 10-19-2018, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ihateredlight

needed a new engine. $16,000.00 +

What happened?

natesi · 10-19-2018, 11:37 PM

Only repair:
My auxiliary radiator broke out when rock hit it on the freeway -- because there's virtually nothing to prevent anything much smaller than the size of a golf ball from going in there. Fucking retarded design. Cost me $750 to repair.

Other than that the 17" Continental SSRs were complete and utter garbage -- noise and ride aside, the tramlining was so bad that I replaced them with only about 14K miles on them.

Polo08816 · 10-20-2018, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by ihateredlight

needed a new engine. $16,000.00 +

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Originally Posted by LRW70

What happened?

Shouldn't it be covered by warranty?

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Billfitz Lieutenant General 8225 Rep 16,065 Posts Drives: '15 328iX GT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	It's estimated that only 15% of extended warranty owners ever use it. That's an 85% chance you don't need it. Try getting those odds at the tables.
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Rox335i First Lieutenant 142 Rep 379 Posts Drives: 14' 335i, 17' X6 35i Join Date: May 2017 Location: Ottawa iTrader: (0)	So far nothing on my 28000 miles 2014 335i. Had a repair that was around $7500 on my E70 X5 back then.
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IAmATeaf Captain 238 Rep 878 Posts Drives: 2015 F30 335i Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: UK iTrader: (0) Garage List 2015 BMW 335i [0.00]	Not in my ownership but the previous owner had the 8 speed replaced under warranty. No idea why, in my ownership I’ve had the steering rack replaced, cost was just under £3k.
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upsidedownfunnel Colonel 1996 Rep 2,499 Posts Drives: 2014 335i Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: SoCal iTrader: (4) Garage List 2014 BMW 335i [0.00]	Under warranty, my transmission was replaced for a bad 2nd gear synchro. That was about a $6500 bill to BMW (which is ridiculous of course).
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natesi Lieutenant 204 Rep 499 Posts Drives: F30 Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: PNW iTrader: (0)	Only repair: My auxiliary radiator broke out when rock hit it on the freeway -- because there's virtually nothing to prevent anything much smaller than the size of a golf ball from going in there. Fucking retarded design. Cost me $750 to repair. Other than that the 17" Continental SSRs were complete and utter garbage -- noise and ride aside, the tramlining was so bad that I replaced them with only about 14K miles on them.
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