Vehicle report
Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.
B611305
The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. This document covers important information for the dealer on how to handle âÂÂdischarged batteryâ complaints.
B612016
The vehicle may exhibit any of the following at very low State of Charge (SOC) ? less than 8%: - Power loss or high voltage system shutdown while running range extender (REx). - Inconsistent performance of the REx. - High voltage system shutdown in vehicles without REx. - Excessively high range displayed in instrument cluster.
SI B613114
BMW MODEL I01( I3 AND I3REX): BULLETIN INFORMATION REPLACING FAULTY CONVENIENCE CHARGING ELECTRONICS (KLE) COULD CAUSE INCREASED VEHICLE CHARGING TIMES. *LJ
SIB-61-31-14
BMW: LEVEL 2 CHARGE WILL CAUSE VEHICLE TO INCREASE CHARGING TIME DUE TO CONVENIENCE CHARGING ELECTRONICS (KLE), WITH FAULTY FITTED CAPACITOR. *PE
SIB-61-35-14
BMW: VEHICLE PROGRAMMED; ACTUAL RANGE VEHICLE CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING TO FULL CHARGE NOT CHANGED DUE TO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHOWING RANGE LOWER THAN PRIOR UPDATE OF SOFTWARE. *PE
SIB-61-36-14
BMW: MONITOR OF ISOLATION RESISTANCE TO ENSURE SEPARATION OF HV+ OR HV- AND VEHICLE GROUND AND NOT LET IT DROP BELOW PREDETERMINED THRESHOLD, CAUSING DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE (CCM) TO APPEAR AND NOT PREVENT OR LEAD TO BREAKDOWN FOR RESTARTING. *PE
SI B61 28 14
BMW I01(I3 AND I3 REX: INFORMATION REGARDING CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF INTERMITTENT CHARGING FAILURES OR NO CHARGING AT ALL. *LJ
SI B61 29 14
BMW I01(I3 AND I3 REX) : INFORMATION REGARDING CAUSE OF HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY STOP CHARGING, IN SOME CASES THE BATTERY WILL NOT CHARGE ABOVE 34% EVEN OUT OF TRANSPORT MODE. *LJ
SIB-61-29-14
BMW: HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY FAILS TO CHARGE ABOVE CERTAIN STATE WHEN PERFORMING VEHICLE PDI AND CAUSES LED RING AROUND CHARGE PORT TO BLINK RED. *PE
SIB-12-26-14
BMW: WITH DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON, ENGINE CAN GO INTO REDUCED POWER MODE, DUE TO ENGINE POSITION MANAGEMENT (EPM) UNFAVORABLE PARAMETERS IN DME SOFTWARE. *PE
SIB320214
BMW: A WARNING LAMP WILL OCCUR AT ENGINE STARTUP, THE POWER STEERING IS ALSO UNAVAILABLE. MODEL I01. *LJ
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.