are the door mirrors always this temperamental?

[audi4t]

My wifes car (2004 325 xi) is just one week old, the passenger door mirror controlled by the joy stick sometimes works sometimes it doesn't.

Is this a common problem?

Any ideas on why, is this more likely to be a computer problem rather than a defective switch?

Hopefully this is not an indication of more ominous problems.

TIA

BTW - I have had my Z4 2 days and no problems

Kevin

[???1]

 

[codex57]

Do you have the auto tilt down on? After a short while, the mirror motor fails. Pretty common. Electricals just aren't the Germans' forte, specially BMW.

 

[audi4t]

yeh it has auto tilt in reverse !!!!!

 

[donmbmw]

My entire passenger side mirror remote adjustment went after about 2 weeks. Dealer was able to fix the adjustment feature but a new motor is on order for the auto tilt.

 

[vlad]

15 months, passenger mirror always in tilt down mode. No problems, (yet!).

 

[gbf1lm]

tilt down mode ???? . . . i have a 92 i probably dont have that, either way 12 years, 0 problems.

 

[Tweet227]

8 months and thats probably one of the only things that hasn't broken....yet.

 

[snowsedan04]

After concluding that the auto tilt feature was both completely useless and carried a high failure rate, I slid the side mirror selector to the passenger side to disable the auto tilt and preserve the motor for real chores, like adjusting the mirror.

2 1/2 more hours 'till the weekend!

Beer

 

[sgriffin]

There's a recall on the 2004 325 side mirrors. Our car was in shop, and they received two replacement motors, but now they're missing a final part. There's a US-wide backorder.

 

[izzyracer]

Oh O! I just notice it this morning. I usually have it activated to guide me in parking. But I notice just this morning that it was not working. I thought I was just me ahving one of my lapses. I have a 2004 BMW 330i bought just last week.

 

[izzyracer]

Oh O! I just notice it this morning. I usually have it activated to guide me in parking. But I notice just this morning that it was not working. I thought I was just me ahving one of my lapses. I have a 2004 BMW 330i bought just last week.

ummm, It's actually working now.[???1]

 

[izzyracer]

Update: It did it again yesterday. Has anybody else at times have lost function of this feature. It currently works now. But I had situations twice already and the tilt feature does not work. I could not pin point what I did differently if any. I even double check that my Auto Mirror switch is positioned on the left and I even try to move the shifter back to drive and reverse and nothing happens. I think it comes back to normal operation after I turned the engine off and back on. I saw another thread that there is a problem with the motors inside. Maybe I'm missing something. Could somebody please let me know.

 

[Xyrium]

I wonder if this is a quality control issue at their South Africa or Germany plant. Where is your vehicle made?

 

[theBMWenthusiast]

since your car is new, take it to the dealership, tehy should help ya out, well mine would at least...they are cool

 

[izzyracer]

window sticker says made in Germany, well at least 80% of it. I'm sure my dealer would fix it. I even got the extended limited and maintenance warranty and they are a great dealer. But I just don't want to go there if it is working. If it totally breakdown, I'll bring it over.
I heared a lot about BMW in general having electrical issues, but when I saw the car at the dealer I did not even think about that. Glad I got my warranty though.