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2008 BMW 335XI Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1086233
Internal NHTSA #	10609748
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	335XI
Model Year	2008
File date	04/07/14
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This is a huge problem on a ton of bmw vehicles that are equipped with bmw's adaptive headlight technology. Not only is it a huge problem on the cars, but is a danger to other vehicles on the road and the safety of the driver and passengers of said bmw. The adaptive headlights will move as the car moves (left/right and up/down). These headlights have a mechanism in them that control the movement and it breaks quite often especially on bumpy roads. Bmw dealerships will say "you hit a pot hole and the light mechanism broke. You will need a whole new assembly and it cost $1800". This would be ok if it didn't endanger other people on the road and the actual driver and passengers of said car. The headlights will jam to either the straight up position. This is jammed so far up that it lights the roof in my garage and i can't see anything on the road in front of me. They also jam all the way to the left, all the way to the right, and straight down depending on when the mechanism fails. This means that drivers on either side of the road can be completely blinded and could cause a fatal accident by looking away from the road. This also causes a huge issue for the driver of the car as you can't see the road in front of you. My previous car (infiniti g35 coupe) had a similar issue except nissan had the projects aimed to high from the factory. This was a huge recall and forced nissan to reissue functioning headlights. Bmw will not budge on the fact that this is a major safety issue. From research online i am 1 of thousands that have this issue and bmw has not recognized it. I am not willing to spend thousands of dollars on a issue that is clearly a engineering qa issue and is also risking my life when driving at night and putting on coming motorist in danger as well. Any help with this issue would be greatly appreciated.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	60000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	AUSTIN, TX
VIN pattern	WBAVD53578AXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	21/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	75
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 BMW 335XI Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 BMW 335XI Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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