Equipment Problems of BMW 3 Series

BMW 3 Series owners have reported 55 equipment related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 6 most common equipment problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's equipment (42 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's carrier/rack (4 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Equipment related problems of BMW 3 Series


Recently reported Equipment problems of BMW 3 Series

The Equipment problem

Rear lights . Clip contacts melting ground wire . Purchased lights and clips 3 times and melted again. Lights inoperable after 2 weeks of life harness melted . Received multiple warnings and a ticket I now have to prove repair . Recall found for every other model except the 323i 2000 .   Read details...

The Carrier/rack problem

Michelin pilot sport a/s plus tires 275/30/19 on BMW m3 had blow out on freeway at normal speeds of 65 mph. Could hear rubber whipping the road just prior to the abruptly bursting. Had tires inspected and technician found excessive cracking near the tread and center wear-bar had pitting in the   Read details...

The Adaptive Equipment problem

The front seat occupant protection mat in the 2007 BMW 328xi is displayed on my dash instrumentation for over a year. In the event of a crash the front passenger air bag could be deactivated resulting in personal injury.   Read details...

The Electrical Equipment problem

BMW 325 I have experienced so many problems with my 325ci BMW, I bought the car in November, the car is not even 1 year old and I have taken to service four times already. My car is a 2002 and at this moment it has 10,660 miles. The car has a major computer problem.   Read details...

The Owners/service Manual problem

All doors lock up but only the driver side has a manual override. Passengers cannot exit the vehicle in case of crash or fire.   Read details...




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