2009 BMW 128I problems
NHTSA has received 37 complaints about the 2009 BMW 128I, and 30% of them involve air bags. Next are engine (22%) and electrical system (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 37 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 30% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 77,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 77,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a fire.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the BMW 128I with enough data (3 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 BMW 128I. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v683000 (engine and engine cooling) months ago. The dealer (BMW of fort walton beach, 1000 n. The contact experienced several failures that progressed while waiting to receive the recall remedy, such as an abnormal burning odor.
Driver side LED tail lights have gone out. The runing lights have three bars that have gone out and have got no help from local dealership in fixing them. There are news areticles of the recall affecting all model year but none show up for my car even though it's the exact same problem.
When we saw the car we noticed the wipers were on and would not quit. The manager of the dealer told us he would get it fixed, that this was no problem. When we came back, the wipers were off and we did not check them. After we left, the car died on us and all the lights came on on the dash. We drove back to the dealer and told them we wanted our money back, but he said that we had bought the car "as is" and that meant that we had no recourse.