Complaint 1649468
2008 BMW 335I • UNKNOWN OR OTHER • incident Dec 1, 2019
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1649468
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 335I
- Model Year
- 2008
- Component
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Incident Date
- Dec 1, 2019
- Date Received
- Feb 25, 2020
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Owner Narrative
THE KEY FOBS IN THE 2008 BMWS ARE GLUED AND THE BATTERY SOLDERED INTO PLACE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR OWNERS TO REPLACE THE BATTERIES IN THE KEY FOBS WHEN THE BATTERY DIES. ONCE THE KEY FOB BATTERY DIES, THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. BMW SHOULD OFFER A REPLACEMENT KEY FOB FOR ALL MODEL YEARS WHERE THE BATTERY IS NOT ABLE TO BE CHANGED BY THE OWNER.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.