2017 BMW M2

17 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.

1. Filed Sep 10, 2021Failure Sep 5, 2021Sterling Heights, MIEngine

   The charge pipe, connecting the cold side of the intercooler to the throttle body failed without warning. The failure point was the clamping point to secure the pipe to the throttle body. This vehicle has no powertrain modifications. The failure happened all of a sudden and as a result, my vehicle lost all power. Luckily, there wasn't anyone behind my car when this happened, but this could have easily been a big safety issue had I been merging onto a freeway/taking a left turn. I have not gotten the issue inspected by the dealer. The failure was easily visible. Parts of the charge pipe and broken off and fallen on the undertray. The vehicle has not been inspected by anyone apart from myself. There were no warning signs prior to the failure. Even after the failure, the check engine light took ~2 miles of driving to come on. On BMW forums, this seems to be a very common issue for many people running their car in stock condition.

   NHTSA complaint 11432414
2. Filed Feb 11, 2020Failure Jan 3, 20207,400 milesPortland, ORExterior lighting

   INSTRUMENT PANEL HARD TO SEE DURING DAYLIGHT. UNABLE TO SEE SPEED AND TACHOMETER. CAN BE SAFETY ISSUE.

   NHTSA complaint 11308603
3. Filed Mar 25, 2019Failure Mar 22, 20197,200 milesSAN Jose, CAExterior lighting

   POOR INSTRUMENT GAUGE VISIBILITY UNDER SHADE OR OVERCAST. UNABLE TO SEE GAUGE MARKINGS DURING THE DAY BECAUSE THERE IS NO BACK LIGHTING. BMW CHANGED THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES IN THE 2018 MODEL DUE TO THIS ISSUE BUT DID OFFER ANY CHANGES FOR THE 2017 GENERATION.

   NHTSA complaint 11191509
4. Filed Sep 22, 2018Failure Sep 2, 201813,000 milesNeedham, MAExterior lighting

   THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES (SPEED AND RPM) ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO READ UNDER BOTH BRIGHT SUNNY CONDITIONS, AND DARK SHADOW CONDITIONS (IN A TUNNEL, OR IN SHADE). WEARING SUNGLASSES? FORGET SEEING THEM AT ALL. I FIND IT A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN I HAVE TO GLANCE DOWN AT THE GAUGES LONGER THAN NECESSARY AND TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD, AND SQUINT TO DECIPHER WHAT SPEED I'M GOING. THE ONLY WAY TO HELP THIS (BUT NOT COMPLETELY) IS TO TURN ON THE PARKING LIGHTS WHICH TURNS ON THE BACKLIGHT. AT DUSK OR AT NIGHT IT READS FINE, BUT IN DAYLIGHT SUN OR SHADE IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. I FIND IT TO BE A SERIOUS DESIGN AND SAFETY FLAW AND DANGEROUS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE TO SEE IF THIS CAN BE REMEDIED BY THE MANUFACTURER EITHER BY A SOFTWARE UPDATE, OR CLUSTER MODIFICATION. THANK YOU

   NHTSA complaint 11130738
5. Filed Dec 26, 2017Failure Dec 15, 20173,000 milesLake Hopatcong, NJExterior lighting

   POOR VISIBILITY OF GAUGE CLUSTER IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS. MAKES READING THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER NEAR IMPOSSIBLE IN CERTAIN LIGHT CONDITIONS/SITUATIONS. THE 2018 MODELS HAVE A NEW GAUGE THAT SOLVES THIS ISSUE. I THINK IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE PRE-2018 CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED TO HAVE THIS NEW CLUSTER INSTALLED BY BMW.

   NHTSA complaint 11056617
6. Filed Dec 22, 2017Failure Dec 14, 2017100 milesMullica Hill, NJUnknown or other

   INSTRUMENT CLUSTER VISIBILITY DURING THE DAYTIME IS HORRIBLE. I AM UNABLE TO SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING, OR THE TACHOMETER READING.

   NHTSA complaint 11056150
7. Filed Dec 22, 2017Failure Dec 21, 20176,000 milesLutz, FLExterior lighting

   INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER) HAS NO LIGHTING DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. IT IS A DARK SCREEN MUCH OF THE DAY AND I AM UNABLE TO CLEARLY AND QUICKLY SEE THE IMPORTANT GAUGES THERE, AS DESCRIBED. BMW PROVIDES NO WAY (BACK LIGHTING, ETC) TO MAKE THIS AREA VISIBLE DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

   NHTSA complaint 11056028
8. Filed Oct 29, 2017Failure Dec 20, 201612 milesPawleys Island, SCExterior lighting

   DAYTIME GAUGE LIGHTING IS VERY DIM. IT IS HARD TO READ SPEEDOMETER TO TELL YOUR SPEED VERY UNSAFE. HAVE ASKED DEALER AND BMW TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE OWNED 8 BMW CARS AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM.

   NHTSA complaint 11040903
9. Filed Sep 1, 2017Failure Jan 1, 201710 milesPortland, ORExterior lighting

   UNABLE TO SEE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING IN BRIGHT DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS

   NHTSA complaint 11021056
10. Filed Aug 15, 2017Failure Nov 30, 2016Honolulu, HIExterior lighting

    THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT, SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE, TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER READINGS IN CERTAIN DAYTIME LIGHTING CONDITIONS.

    NHTSA complaint 11015295
11. Filed Aug 14, 2017Failure Sep 23, 20165 milesPalmyra, PAExterior lighting

    WHEN DRIVING, THE UPPER HALF OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTAINING THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER IS COMPLETELY UNREADABLE UNDER DARK CONDITIONS SUCH AS GOING UNDER A BRIDGE OR IN AREAS WITH TREE COVERAGE OVERHEAD.

    NHTSA complaint 11015280
12. Filed Jul 26, 2017Failure Jul 20, 2017Yonkers, NYExterior lighting

    INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAN'T BE READ UNDER DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS. THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM ARE REALLY DIM AND I HAVE TO LOOK MORE THAN ONCE TO MAKE SURE OF MY CURRENT SPEED ETC. BAD LIGHTING EQUALS HAZARD AND DISTRACTION ON MY PART WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

    NHTSA complaint 11010748
13. Filed Mar 1, 2017Failure Jan 7, 201720 milesDallas, TXExterior lighting

    PLEASE LOOK AT THE ATTACHED PIC. THE SPEEDOMETER/GAUGES CLUSTER LOOKS DARK IN GARAGE, TUNNELS, CLOUDY CONDITIONS, UNDER TREE COVER. THERE IS NO ILLUMINATION DURING THE DAYTIME. YOU CAN'T EVEN READ THE SPEEDOMETER OR RPMS AT A GLANCE WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I ALMOST CRASHED MULTIPLE TIMES TRYING TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGES. THE CONSOLE LIGHT WHEEL KNOB IS ALREADY TURNED ALL THE WAY UP. I CHECKED ALL THE OPTIONS ALREADY AND THERE IS NOTHING THERE TO CONTROL THE GAUGES CLUSTER ILLUMINATION. I HAVE CONTACTED BMW NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY HAVE IGNORED ALL OF MY INQUIRIES. THIS IS REALLY DISAPPOINTING FROM BMW. A 60K CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A GARAGE OR TREE COVER OR CLOUDY CONDITIONS YOU CAN'T READ THE SPEED YOU'RE GOING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. THERE ARE POSTS REGARDING THIS ON OFFICIAL BMW FORUMS. PLEASE HAVE BMW PERFORM RECALLS OR FIX THIS.

    NHTSA complaint 10957870
14. Filed Jan 11, 2017Failure Sep 30, 20161 milesAtlanta, GAExterior lighting

    INSTRUMENT BACK LIGHTING IS INADEQUATE TO VIEW SPEEDOMETER DURING DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS DUE TO NO BACKLIGHTING UNLESS HEADLIGHTS ARE SELECTED ON.

    NHTSA complaint 10944274
15. Filed Dec 27, 2016Failure Dec 12, 2016Kirkland, WAInstrument cluster/panel, Exterior lighting

    BACKLIGHTING ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES DOES NOT MEET SUFFICIENT CONTRAST REQUIREMENTS. IT'S EVEN WORSE WHEN DRIVING THROUGH SHADED AREAS. TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER APPEAR COMPLETELY DARK AND UNREADABLE. THIS COULD BE AN ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE WHERE CERTAIN DRIVERS COULD HAVE DIFFICULTY READING THE GAUGE DIALS DUE TO IMPROPER CONTRAST. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10937681
16. Filed Oct 9, 2016Failure Oct 9, 201665 milesMarietta, GAExterior lighting

    DURING CERTAIN DAYTIME CONDITIONS, SUCH AS A CLOUDY DAY OR UNDER SHADE, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR SPEED, RPM, ETC. , CAN NOT BE READ. THIS PROBLEM IS MADE WORSE WITH SUNGLASSES.

    NHTSA complaint 10915001
17. Filed Oct 4, 2016Failure Oct 4, 20161,000 milesDallas, TXExterior lighting

    THE BACKLIGHTING FOR THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER BECOMES COMPLETELY UNREADABLE UNDER SOFT DAYLIGHT SITUATIONS. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS WOULD BE DRIVING THROUGH A WOODED AREA IN FULL DAYLIGHT. IT APPEARS THAT THIS ISSUE IS CREATED BE TWO ISSUES. FIRST, THE COLOR OF THE BACKGROUND AND LETTERING ON THE GAUGES THEMSELVES DO NOT CREATE ENOUGH CONTRASTING. SECOND, THE AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR DOES NOT APPEAR TO PICK UP WHEN THIS SITUATION IS HAPPENING AND ENGAGE THE BACKLIGHTING FOR THE CONSOLE. THIS ISSUE MAKES IT VERY HARD, OR IMPOSSIBLE, TO DETERMINE SPEED AT A QUICK GLANCE AND COULD REQUIRE MORE TIME LOOKING AT THE GAUGES THAN USUAL, DISTRACTING FROM WATCHING THE ROAD.

    NHTSA complaint 10913600