Equipment Related Problems of the 1996 BMW 3 Series

Table 1 shows two common equipment related problems of the 1996 BMW 3 Series.

Table 1. Equipment related problems of BMW 3 Series

Problem Category Number of Problems
Electrical Equipment problems
1
Equipment problems
1

Electrical Equipment problem #1

Car sitting in drive at a fence enclosure and it surged ahead on its own, driving into the fence. No action possible to stop the car from going forward into the electronic fence. Sustained damage to the front grill and driver door panels. Second time the car had done this. Dealership stated the brakes had seized also, and would not have stopped the car anyways.

Equipment problem #2

Car sitting in drive at a fence enclosure and it surged ahead on its own, driving into the fence. No action possible to stop the car from going forward into the electronic fence. Sustained damage to the front grill and driver door panels. Second time the car had done this. Dealership stated the brakes had seized also, and would not have stopped the car anyways.


Equipment related problems in other BMW 3 Series model year vehicles:



Safety Ratings of 3 Series Cars
3 Series Service Bulletins
3 Series Safety Recalls
3 Series Defect Investigations