Structure Related Problems of the 2003 BMW 3 Series

Table 1 shows two common structure related problems of the 2003 BMW 3 Series. The number one most common problem is related to the body (four problems). The second most common problem is related to the door (one problem).

Table 1. Structure related problems of BMW 3 Series

Problem Category Number of Problems
Body problems
4
Door problems
1

Recently reported Structure problems of the 2003 BMW 3 Series

The Body problem

I arrived home with my son who was sitting in the front passenger seat. When he tried to get out of the car, the door would not open. The lock button stayed down and would not open with two pulls on the handle as it should, with use of the interior locking/unlocking button , or with the remote   Read details...

The Door problem

Passenger side door and both rear doors failed to open. All three doors remained locked and could not be open from inside by using the mechanical handles. Neither the remote key nor the regular key was able to unlock the doors.   Read details...


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