Hi all. I did not see anyone post anything about this so I thought it is important to keep you aware and prepared.
I bought my 328i F30 last March. Some months later the wipers could not stop after flicking the ad-hoc swipe. I sent my car in and it took several attempts from PML to fix it after having the BMW engineer from Germany to resolve what is known as the FEM issue. This took many weeks.
Then again, in late Jul 2012 the problem started and was said to be resolved in late August. 10 days later, the boot could not open and some other strange reactions from the car... Then another 2 weeks for the German engineer to come and fix the FEM issue.
Sent my car recently in for service on the 1st Apr 2013. The FEM module could not be updated several timesave (so they said) Then After shipping in 3 FEM modules later... I got back my car today 16th Apr.
The experience has been very painful and somewhat upsetting. Some days back, my Aunt's F30 also caught the same bug.
So 8 FEM modules, 3 german engineer visits, more than 4-4.5mths lost of use in a year! Bugger,,, I got a lemon.
The FEM is a control unit which manages various functions of the car. BMW has been said to recall the 2012 production F30er for the FEM and coolest upgrade. A campaign so they say.
You can find out more from F30posts.
Good luck everyone.
I bought my 328i F30 last March. Some months later the wipers could not stop after flicking the ad-hoc swipe. I sent my car in and it took several attempts from PML to fix it after having the BMW engineer from Germany to resolve what is known as the FEM issue. This took many weeks.
Then again, in late Jul 2012 the problem started and was said to be resolved in late August. 10 days later, the boot could not open and some other strange reactions from the car... Then another 2 weeks for the German engineer to come and fix the FEM issue.
Sent my car recently in for service on the 1st Apr 2013. The FEM module could not be updated several timesave (so they said) Then After shipping in 3 FEM modules later... I got back my car today 16th Apr.
The experience has been very painful and somewhat upsetting. Some days back, my Aunt's F30 also caught the same bug.
So 8 FEM modules, 3 german engineer visits, more than 4-4.5mths lost of use in a year! Bugger,,, I got a lemon.
The FEM is a control unit which manages various functions of the car. BMW has been said to recall the 2012 production F30er for the FEM and coolest upgrade. A campaign so they say.
You can find out more from F30posts.
Good luck everyone.
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