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Originally Posted by Philipangoo
Everyone who has experienced issues with this should really file a complaint with the NHTSA. This just happened to my wife's 2011 128i (was built in 2010). Her car had 30,000 miles on it when this happened, which is really early for LED lights to be going out.
Go here:
https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/Vehicl...nt/index.xhtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<a href="https://www-odi.nhts...ndex.xhtml</a>
you will need your vehicle VIN number. Then enter the issue as Brakes => Electrical => Lighting.
It is very easy and takes a few seconds. If you have already had your tail lights replaced during warranty I ask that you also make a report. The more frequencies that the NHTSA knows about, the higher likelihood they will investigate the matter, and then they will require BMW to show their records which it sounds like they have tons of tail light replacements. On one thread I saw a guy had both sides replaced in a matter of months.
I owned a C63 AMG and the w204 were notorious for the tail light ground not being sufficient for the lights, and would end up melting the board and eventually the housing. We rallied up alot of owners on mbworld.org and started making reports and it resulted in a investigation then a full recall. |
I must be extremely lucky thus far...my 2010 128's LEDs are still going strong and it was manufactured 09/09. I have black lines on order and am ready for the failure but we're looking at 5+ years and still working well...very fortunate I guess.