2007 BMW 328I latches & locks problems

36 complaints about latches & locks have been filed for the 2007 BMW 328I, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 36 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 48,000 miles 32 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When latches & locks problems show up

Based on 32 complaints that include mileage. 75% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	3
20k to 40k miles	8
40k to 60k miles	13
60k to 80k miles	4
80k to 100k miles	2
100k to 120k miles	1
120k to 140k miles	1
140k to 160k miles	0
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 32 latches & locks complaints that report mileage, the median is about 48,000 miles, and 75% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the latches & locks complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

A simple fuse failure in the automatic door locking system rendered the inside door handles unusable, except for one, whose actuator caused the original electrical overload. Had something else caused the fuse to fail, we would be unable to egress the vehicle except through the windows, and, with a complete electrical failure that also would have been impossible. The BMW tech people tell me that the system is designed that way. I feel that it is a safety hazard.

Reported at 15,800 miles, September 2008

All doors on a 2007 BMW 328I, 4-door, would not unlock for an unknown reason. All passengers were trapped inside the vehicle and had to climb out the windows to exit the vehicle.

Reported at 17,000 miles, October 2009

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