2014 Bmw I3 Rex problems, complaints & recalls

2023-03-24 · Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery · 40,000 mi · 🔥 fire

“the contact owns a 2014 bmw i3 hybrid. the contact stated that after charging the vehicle overnight the next morning the vehicle climate control was activated and moments later smoke was present inside the vehicle coming from the front passenger side air vent. after exiting the vehicle flames were seen coming from the front passenger side air vent …”

2019-04-03 · Power Train · 26,000 mi

“the car, while driving on a 2 lane road, ceased it operation announcing it had drive train failure. luckily i was slowing for a light, as the steering and brakes also became unresponsive. the car could be manually turned off (the remaining functions and power off). it then could be turned back on and driven. in other words, the car decided to …”

2019-04-03 · Steering · 50,000 mi

“assisted steering is working intermittently and incorrectly identifying straight. happens occasionally when driving, causing driver to have to adjust steering direction. safety issue that could lead to accidents.…”

2019-03-19 · Steering · 42,039 mi

“my bmw i3 over the past year when driving at any speed has had a handful of times where power steering becomes extremely twitchy our cuts out completely like it doesn't know what centered is so that i have no power steering and this creates a safety hazard for drivers. the car is unstable and no longer returns to center when taking corners and fe…”

2019-02-08 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 33,100 mi

“the rex (range extender) on my i3 does not turn on, at random, when the battery level of the vehicle gets to a point that is low enough for it to turn on. when this happens, the vehicle experiences a sudden and violent loss of speed with no warning. this has, on more than one occasion, nearly caused an accident while in traffic. the bmw dealership …”

2017-03-15 · Seat Belts · 52,650 mi

“warning light indicates "passenger restraint system warning". took to dealer and they said it is related to passenger seat belt. repair is not cover by warranty as auto has 52,700 miles on it. dealer charges $1,242 for parts an labor.…”

2017-02-25 · Power Train · 43,000 mi

“this car is extremely dangerous. 'the eme malfunction happened the first day that i drove the car after purchasing. not long after i started driving in the morning the computer said that the rex wasn't working. about 40 minutes later on my trip, the computer said that the car was performing maintenance on the rex. in the evening while driving home…”

2017-01-01 · Power Train · 17,400 mi

“left motor mount bolt broke when traffic light turned green at 4:00 pm in friday rush hour traffic. the bolt failure shifted motor down ~3" and broke power cable(s) and battery cooling lines. the car shifted into "n", once, and rolled off the road into a parking place. shifted into "p" and contacted bmw road side service. bmw service asked to sh…”

2016-11-09 · Power Train · 25,500 mi

“driving southbound on i680 in northern california, car switched to the range extender just before me getting to the altamont pass. part way up the hill car lost power unexeptedly. took car back to bmw dealership as it was in the shop the week before for a drive train malfunction. dealer said this powre loss was normal for the vehicle on the grad…”

2016-05-20 · Power Train · 1,190 mi

“i test drove a bmw i3. i got into trouble because they forgot to charge it up completely when i drove it. almost died. consumer reports describes it all better than i can: "a new lawsuit alleges that bmw i3 electric cars can suddenly slow down when their battery power is low, potentially putting passengers in dangerous situations. filed tu…”