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CARS SOLD IN Ireland will be included in a recall of 312,000 BMW vehicles.
The recall of cars made between 2007 and 2011 follows a BBC investigation which found that cars could cut out completely as they are being driven due to electrical faults.
It is not known how many cars sold in Ireland will be included in the recall, but those affected will be notified in the next three weeks.
The affected models are BMW 1 Series, 3 Series, Z4 and X1 petrol and diesel models made between March 2007 and August 2011.
BMW withdrew 36,410 petrol cars last year because of safety issues, but that has now been extended following the Watchdog investigation.
The company initially recalled cars in the UK after Narayan Gurung, who was travelling with his wife on Christmas Day in 2016, died when their Ford Fiesta crashed into a tree to avoid a broken-down BMW in Guildford, Surrey.
BBC News reports that Watchdog has found that the fault could affect a wider number of cars.
The Watchdog programme is being broadcast tonight on BBC 1 at 8pm.
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How many of them were passed by the nct scam over the years
@Derek Richardson: 42
@Derek Richardson: The NCT doesn’t delve into every aspect of a veichle like the electrics. Even tho I hate paying for it myself , it has improved road safety significantly. Even if just down to bald tyres.
@Derek Richardson: an electrical fault wouldn’t be picked up by an NCT and they check car mechanics only
@Peter Cavey: false only had an experience this week
@Noel Tate: Don’t panic.
@Derek Richardson: were you not happy to find out there was a fault with your car?
@Derek Richardson: Ah Derek, you really haven’t a clue. The NCT is a basic safety test, how on Gods green earth do you expect them to pick up an intermittent fault that happens when driving?
@The Viking: More to the point tho. Ask any mechanic what car they hate working on the most. 99% would tell you BMW’s. The other 1% work for BMW.
@arnaas: I have news for you it was passed and I am the one who had bring it back next day because when the were working on it they snagged a wire and had electrical failings ,fact
@The Viking: That would be the BMW N47 2.0 diesel engine with the cam chain at the back of the engine and all Peugeots and Citreonson the mechanical side . However on the body shop side i love working on 3 and 5 series BMWs .
@Derek Richardson: Haha… working on it? They don’t even remove any covers under the bonnet? Where did they snag a wire? I call bullshit, and lots of it.
@Bingobango: I should have took the photos for you but then again believe what you want but I stand by the truth
i know a guy with a 520d which just stopped while overtaking…..Poor engineering, and, too much tech electronics and computers. Take a batteting on our roads full of huge potholes – vibration- electonics – connections – signals…In the old days cars were mechanical devices = more reliable.
@gregory: you might not want to get on a modern passenger airplane so……
@gordon larney: You’re right. I haven’t been on a plane since 2008.
BMW – “Bring Mechanic With”.
@zimfitz: break my wallet
Wonder why it took them so long to recall UK cars when they had recalled in other countries, including Australia, years ago.
@wattsed: one word ‘money’
“Models made between March 2007 and August 2011″. . . Bit late in the day for anyone injured or killed because of this fault.
@Blind Faith: BMW like the HSE, will deny, deny,deny until forced to come clean on the steps of the court. The “ultimate driving machine” has had many faults over the years, some major and expensive to fix. What amazes is that even minor production faults are not rectified for years after they have been brought to light. The infamous N47 engine timing chain problem was identified in 2009 but continued in production for years afterwards, with those cars being sold today on BMW main dealer forecourts.
Stay clear.
@Liam McGowan: Ahh yes the timing chain debacle. I experienced this one myself in the 2010 320 model. Whole engine out to get at the chain= 4.5k. And bmw turned a blind eye.
@Liam McGowan: still going on. I’m currently involved in litigation over a x5 hybrid that was repeatedly faulty and breaking down. Guess what , bmw says it’s roadworthy….
@Liam McGowan: Ford pulled the same trick with the infamous pinto. Cheaper to pay compo than redesign it.
BMW knew about this issue for years, it is disgusting that someone had to die before they decided to do anything about it.
They issued a recall for this very issue in the US & Canada in 2013. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2279953/BMW-forced-recall-500-000-cars-faulty-cable-causes-engines-stall.html
People have been reporting this safety issue to BMW for years here but they chose not to address it: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056912596
My car suffered a cable burnout and power failure, was basically told to F-off by both BMW Ireland and a main dealer garage as car was out of warranty and they refused to accept that it was a safety issue.
This is no surprise, BMW did extremely bad in this years Driver Power survey for reliability. 52% of buyers in tho UK and Ireland had to return their car to the dealer within 12 months of purchase for various faults and issues. A shocking stat!
@The Dons: Agree. Mine has had many problems down the years.
If my reading is correct BMW knew of a dangerous fault and did nothing to fix it until the BBC proved that BMW were at fault….. so we have faulty BMWs on Irish roads that could stall unexpectedly… as and from dawn tomorrow all these cars should be banned from the roads until fixed – I guess I will not want to be behind a BMW on the M50 at 100 km/h…
Seriously though there should be some action as it seems BMW knew of a fault and hoped it would go away before it proved fatal…
Was watching watchdog tonight. Its a shame that they have to named and shamed before they do the right thing. In the end it all boils down to money. Their brand has suffered greatly because of this as they can’t be trusted.
For such great driving and looking cars they have the worst reliability, highest costs for fixes and crap crap crap resale value.
A poor second hand purchase for those aspiring to the label
@Billy Connelly: resale value is actually decent. Don’t know what your talking about.
@neuromancer: ha you’ve obviously never bought on after the cliff face of x amount of years. You should look at the price of some bmws and answer how may old ones do you see on the road. I bought a 320i coupe when I was 26 for 4.5k. Car new was circa 35k new and car was 9 years old. Sold it 2 years later for 1k having took weeks to sell. Micra, yaris’, etc kept their value. I appreciate it was a petrol though but still mercs and audis and Volkswagens of similar genres kept their values much better
Not just BMW – happened to me in a new Hyundai i40 2012 – after the first service intermittently lost power while driving – nothing on computer log and didn’t happen when garage tested it – terrifying – got rid of it. Re BMW notice that they rarely use indicators- used to think it was down to the famous attitude of BMW drivers – thinking now could be shoddy workmanship.
Strange that it happened during the global recession. Lots of cost cutting I presume. I’d imagine they’re not the only ones.
Should say sold car back to the garage where we bought it – would not sell it to a member of the public – way too dangerous.
BMW=BLOODY MORE WORK.
Stay clear badge snobbery
BMW = Big Money Wasted
Massive BMW Factory in China – the race to the bottom.
BMW’s problems began when they introduced SAP as a means of stock control in Munich
This is the way auto makers should respond, why is Audi diesel emissions problems not being recalled and why is Ireland being included in the UK callback and not standalone?. We are the Republic of Ireland and in the EU and staying?
I thought this was normal for these “Bring My Wallet” cars. When will irish people realise we have no autobahns in ireland, which these cars were designed for.
I had two bmw 320s & both of them gave me trouble, I will never again own one, just junk & very expensive to repair.
German cars have been junk for years now, after few years they start to get very expensive to maintain and lose their value very quick, most people that buy them think the badge is very important for their image.
They are like sheep……..
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