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I just got a call from BMW service adviser, it was the charge flap actuator causing the loud grinding sound.

I just took my 2014 BEV into dealer today. The charging port door was making loud grinding sound when opening it. I noticed the grinding sound maybe 6 months ago, but it was short, maybe half or one second, but now it is 2-3 seconds. The sound is coming from the locking part of the door, not...

Yes, the KLE and motor mount bolt were fixed during software updates. The break fluid was replaced once. There were 3 or 4 times that the drivetrain malfunction light came on while driving. The dealer either performed software update or just erased the error from memory. All the malfunction...

I have 2014 Bev for 25 months with over 33k miles. The GOM indicates the same mileage as day one. My commute is 33 miles (25 miles freeway, 8 miles local) to work each way with access to level 1 charging at work. clipper creek level 2 charger at home. Bev with level 3 charger option, but never...

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i am able to reproduce the following normal routine off-peak charging set to associate with 7 am time to leave. charge at home. uncheck 7 am time to leave will change to charge immediately. charge at work. check 7 am time to leave will change to off-peak charging again. charge at home. charge...

I have a Bev. I have access to charger at work. I have charger at home. I set to immediate charging when I plug in at work. I set to off peak charging when I plug in at home. what i noticed is that if I change from "immediate charing" to "off peak charging" when I get home, just before I plug...

I always set PSI to the recommend setting on the driver side door sticker. i think the sticker states 33 PSI for front and 41 PSI for rear on 20" tires. I try to make sure to add air to tires and read PSI when tires are cold. If I can not do so, I try to add air to get a couple of PSI above...

I have i3 Bev with 20" tires. I purchased car in July 2014 and currently have over 15,000 miles on it. I noticed the whoop-whoop sound from the car several times. My wife has also heard it when she drives or sits in the car. it is an obvious un-natural sound when you hear it. the first time...

My i3 has the HK audio upgrade. Makes sense for BMW to only send headphones to i3 owners with HK upgrade. I purchased my i3 in July, 2014 in california.

BMW sent me a pair of white harman kardon soho wireless headset today. it has the i logo (silver) on the left and right earpiece. did anyone else get them?

Thanks for the info. I purchased the $10 mats from Walmart. I used an xacto knife to remove the rubber nubbs on the underside of the mat where the velcro should be (to make it flat). Then I took a few black squares of velcro (with sticky back) and used a hot glue gun to attach to mat. It...

I owned a i3 BEV for about 1 month. currently driven 1,500 miles. My work commute is about 60 miles round trip from Irvine to Cypress, CA. My average battery usage is 1/3 battery charge to work. 1/3 to get home. I have remaining 1/3 battery charge left when I arrive home. I estimate my...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/61409654@N00/ the key fob holder is attached to the steering column with sticky suction cup. the round part of holder (with infinity logo) contain magnets. there is enough metal in the bmw key fob to attach to the magnet. the attachment is pretty strong. the...

the bmw i3 silver paint has more blueish tint compared to the 3M silver wrap. depending on the lighting you can see the difference between the wrapped silver and the BMW silver paint. it is more obvious on a cloudy day. on a sunny day, it is hard to see the difference. Because there are...