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    My i3 caught on fire!

    We had the same vibe initially. We still had to pay on the charred brick of a car until BMW’s insurance paid off the balance and we did pay for the gas in the loaner. However, our newer nicer i3 was sold to us at the at the ending balance of the previous. So while paying down the charred brink...
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    My i3 caught on fire!

    The battery was low so it kicked into the Rex.
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    My i3 caught on fire!

    The incident occurred on Dec 15, 2020. Of course because of the holidays and covid, everything moved slowly. Investigation was late January. In the meantime, bmw put me in a beautiful brand new x5 rental. It was a gas guzzler because of the turbo but awesome in the snow and this year we had more...
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    My i3 caught on fire!

    That was my thought but considering it was serviced at bmw, hoping their insurance will be covering it instead of mine. They are opening an investigation.
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    My i3 caught on fire!

    My husband took our i3 Rex for an oil change. 20 minutes later, as range extender kicked on, smoke started coming from back of car followed by smoke in the cabin and a burnt oil smell. The i3 became a brick (no power steering or brakes and windows would go down as cabin filled with smoke.) He...
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    My i3 caught on fire!

    My husband took our 2016 i3 Rex for an oil change. 20 minutes later, as range extender kicked on, smoke started coming from back of car followed by smoke in the cabin and a burnt oil smell. The i3 became a brick (no power steering or brakes and windows would go down as cabin filled with smoke.)...
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