BMW M3 owners have reported 90 engine and engine cooling related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 18 most common engine and engine cooling problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (35 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine failure (10 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
Starting from a traffic light at woodlands parkway and gosling road in the woodlands, TX - vehicle accelerated normally during shifting from 1st to 2nd gear. When shifting from 2nd to 3rd - engine rpm went to zero and vehicle suddenly lost all power and died. Read details...
Crank hub spun timing sprocket causing valves to impact piston and catastrophic engine failure. Quoted more than $10k out of pocket to repair. This is caused due to poor crank hub design. Car companies have been using keyed crankhubs for generations but BMW decided to not used a keyed hub. . Read details...
There are no visual signs of this falure unless the valve cover to the engine is removed. Upon removal there is a metal fragment that is running loose underneath the valve cover. When this metal piece falls out it can enter the timing chain and cause the engine to seize and the vehicle to have Read details...
I was driving on the freeway accelerating when I hit approximately 75 mph my car was making a loud revving sound and metal clanking sound in middle and smoke was coming from the front and back of the vehicle very thick white smoke all of a sudden my car slowed down and all the lights were blinking Read details...
Crankshaft bearings are starved of engine oil causing a series of chain reactions that ultimately blows the engine, causing engine oil to spill everywhere and form thick clouds of smoke from evaporated engine oil to come out of the car, hindering the view of others behind, and creating a Read details...