AC Compressor failures on the rise

[Maxxsirrah]

Originally Posted by Pheath217

Anyone in the UK had this issue? I have a 2015 with 17k miles but is out of warranty.

In fact, anyone in Europe had this issue? 2017 with 12k miles for me and no issue as yet !

[Leto1701]

Nope, mine is fine as well, don't know anyone with an issue, didn't hear anything from the other i8 club members.

[nuyockerinsf]

Originally Posted by Leto1701

Nope, mine is fine as well, don't know anyone with an issue, didn't hear anything from the other i8 club members.

Thanks Leto. Please include Model year/Mileage, driving habits and location. It will be a great information/ data for statistical significance. Any issues with crack windshields with other I8 club members in your region ?

Thank you all in adavance.

[Leto1701]

Originally Posted by nuyockerinsf

Thanks Leto. Please include Model year/Mileage, driving habits and location. It will be a great information/ data for statistical significance. Any issues with crack windshields with other I8 club members in your region ?

Thank you all in adavance.

2019 Roadster, 10tkm, daily driver, typically around 80km / day twice a week. Germany, on road driving. Haven't heard about a cracked windscreen either, but the exchange within the club is typically not about issues, guess for most an issue means BMW gets the car for fixing and they move on with their lives

But honestly, I think this is a wild goose chase. Always the same people post their issue, mix in a little unrelated, damage induced problems from others and create a click bait title.

Suggest to relax and enjoy the car.

[Iain123]

I don’t think it’s click bait and I’m sure it’s a issue with a few, just no biggy.

Sure there are only 20K i8s sold around the world but there are currently 165000 i3’s sold with, as I understand it, the same components.

The i3 is generally a load cheaper than the i8, so we would be hearing about a lot of written off, uneconomic to repair, and thus well publicised i3 AC problems from their angry owners - if it was a common problem.

[nuyockerinsf]

Originally Posted by Leto1701

2019 Roadster, 10tkm, daily driver, typically around 80km / day twice a week. Germany, on road driving. Haven't heard about a cracked windscreen either, but the exchange within the club is typically not about issues, guess for most an issue means BMW gets the car for fixing and they move on with their lives

But honestly, I think this is a wild goose chase. Always the same people post their issue, mix in a little unrelated, damage induced problems from others and create a click bait title.

Suggest to relax and enjoy the car.

Oh i will for sure Leto.

I hope members on this forum will share information from other I8 forums/ social media in regards to this subject AND unsolved crack windshield mystery.

[IAMONEILL]

I have a 2019 i8 Roadster with 10,000 miles, and a fair amount of those miles are with the AC on.
No issues so far, except for a Turbo Charging Cord recall that has been a year waiting for BMW to send. The charging cord that I received with the car has been working fine.

Unrelated question: What does the "LCI" designation refer to?

[nuyockerinsf]

Originally Posted by IAMONEILL

I have a 2019 i8 Roadster with 10,000 miles, and a fair amount of those miles are with the AC on.
No issues so far, except for a Turbo Charging Cord recall that has been a year waiting for BMW to send. The charging cord that I received with the car has been working fine.

Unrelated question: What does the "LCI" designation refer to?

The BMW designation LCI stands for Life Cycle Impulse. It is a term developed by BMW that represents the mid-cycle updates it gives certain models.

[nuyockerinsf]

I am not sure on how many I8 owners has seen or checked out this forum, so far there are only less than handful that had reported/ written or known of anyone who experienced this issue along with this crack windshield mystery.

"Relax and enjoy the car"

[Obioban]

Early i3 models seem to have this occasionally. Looking at realoem, they've had about 10 AC compressor revisions on the i3 at this point. I haven't seen any 2016 or later i3s have the issues.

Are the i8s you're seeing with this issue early cars, or spread across all years?