2014 Bmw 640i problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Structure:body (2) · Tires:sidewall (1) · Engine (1)
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Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (308)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Visibility:power Window Devices And Controls 2024-01-16 · B510819 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the basic conditions for initializing the power windows are not met.
Electrical System 2024-01-11 · B611305 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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 ã¢ââdischarged batteryã¢ââ complaints.
Wheels 2023-06-01 · B340914 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the dynamic stability control (dsc) warning light comes on while driving. the following dsc fault codes for the wheel speed sensors are stored: 480712 and/or 480715 and/or 480718 and/or 48071b they cannot be cleared, even though the wheel speed sensors work correctly and no problem can be found
Electrical System 2023-05-01 · B651523 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
after programming the head unit (hu-h2), activating the fsc (german word freischaltcode) enabling codes repeatedly fails.
Equipment 2023-03-01 · B840822 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the 3g network in the us has been shut down. this means that only the 4g network will be available. in the 4g network, voice calls will be transferred via the voice over lte (volte) function. for this purpose, the sim card must perform an ims registration in the mobile communication network. due to
Equipment:other:owners/Service/Other Manual 2022-12-01 · B010122 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
with the court's final approval, bmw of north america, llc (bmw na) has entered into a nationwide settlement with the plaintiffs in the following class action: isley, et al. v. bayerische motoren werke aktiengesellschaft and bmw of north america, llc.
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What owners report
2020-02-26 · Unknown Or Other · 60,000 mi“both doors fail to unlock when the power is out. lifting the inside door handle does not unlock the door. they only way to unlock the door is to use the electornic unlock button. bmw says an electrical component has failed and needs replacing for the manual operation to work correctly and wants $1300 to repair it. the doors should always have an ma…”
2018-10-04 · Air Bags · 💥 crash“2014 bmw 6401. consumer writes in regard to airbag deployment failure after accident. *as *tr…”
2018-09-17 · Structure:body · 49,458 mi“driver door occasionally does not unlock with the door handle. standard operation is to pull handle twice to unlock and open the door. this does not always work, and i can't get out of the car, without finding the keyfob, or using the central locking button on the dash. this is a safety issue. if the battery were to fail, or if in an accident a…”
2018-01-19 · Electrical System · 52,000 mi · 💥 crash“my instrument cluster went blank at 52k miles no data nothing. for such high priced car to have an instrument cluster to go bad after 3 years is a disgrace to bmw. called bmw and they denied the repair due to the fact the car is out of warranty due to the miles 2800 over. this is a safety issue and needs to be addressed with bmw . this happened whe…”
2018-01-10 · Structure:body · 30,000 mi“both doors will not open without using the power door lock button. the driver side was the first side to fail and about four months later the passenger side is now doing the same thing. this is very concerning due to if the vehicle was to get in a major accident and the battery become disconnected i could not get out of the car without breaking a…”
2016-05-19 · Tires:sidewall · 5,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2015 (na) bmw 640i equipped with dunlop sp sport maxx et (na) tires, size: 245/35/r20 (na). while the vehicle was at a local dealer for routine repair, the technician diagnosed that there were bubbles around the sidewall of the front driver side tire and it needed to be replaced. the tire was replaced. the tire manufacturer w…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.