# 2014 BMW 428i - Toxic door handles **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** bmw\ **Created:** [January 27, 2024, 7:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-bmw-428i-toxic-door-handles/194249 "2024-01-27T07:57:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnHughes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e47774/32.png) [@JohnHughes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JohnHughes)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2024, 7:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-bmw-428i-toxic-door-handles/194249/1 "2024-01-27T07:57:36Z")
door handles that will melt, get sticky, feel toxic ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-bmw-428i-toxic-door-handles/194249/2 "2024-01-27T14:04:38Z")
Somebody used the wrong chemicals to clean them. ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-bmw-428i-toxic-door-handles/194249/3 "2024-01-27T14:31:29Z")
> [@It\_s-Me](#): > > Somebody used the wrong chemicals to clean them. Yea like armoral ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-bmw-428i-toxic-door-handles/194249/4 "2024-01-27T15:19:15Z")
Sounds like the OP is asking where they can buy _door handles that will melt, get sticky, feel toxic_… just saying… or maybe buy door handles that will not melt etc… 😀 But agreed, wrong chemicals or really need to clean your hands way better from whatever… ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-bmw-428i-toxic-door-handles/194249/5 "2024-01-27T21:03:16Z")
The plasticizing chemicals in other plastic parts of the BMW’s interior may be outgassing & vapor-depositing on the door handles. A sort of chemical fog. If that’s happening, you’d usually notice it on the glass surfaces as well. Do you feel something sticky on the windshield’s interior that is nearly impossible to remove with just soap and water? ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 5:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-bmw-428i-toxic-door-handles/194249/6 "2024-01-28T05:34:02Z")
> [@JohnHughes](#): > > door handles Grab handle on the interior door panels? Peeling vinyl on dash and door panels have been common problems for several vehicle manufactures. ![20220826_114008](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/9/c/9c8d5bd628a8ae4cc9bedeccc537c193c7928598.jpeg) ![20220826_114110](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/5/a/5a37d60ae56f0d21d7f791c0ec05d757649d82c2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-bmw-428i-toxic-door-handles/194249/7 "2024-01-28T16:02:09Z")
The stupid faux wood on the part of the steering wheel and shifter knob on the 04 Infinity I35 is peeling off… It might look good when new, but it was a stupid design even when new I always thought, but dad liked it sooo… lol Pic from Google… ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/7/9/797077b163710ca6c6ca36861a9067e89d8c4534.jpeg)