BMW M3 owners have reported 110 power train related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 17 most common power train problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic transmission (46 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (23 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
1. I live in lancaster, CA and when the summer comes around it get's really hot really quick. My BMW M3 2003 which happens to be an smg keeps having problems with the transmission. It causes my transmission to function improperly by shifting to "neutral" automatically. Read details...
Car was parked and turned off in our driveway and it rolled backwards down the driveway and into the street Read details...
The smg transmission in a 2004 BMW M3 will randomly shift into neutral disabling the vehicle on hot days without warning. Occurs on any day where temperatures exceed 95 degrees. Read details...
Smg hydraulic pump: I was driving on the highway at 65 mph in the #1 lane and my car all of a sudden dropped out of gear and my car started to coast losing speed very fast, I looked at my speedometer and it was 45 mph. Read details...
Incident 1 I was making a left turn after the signal and entering into the freeway at 25 mph, and during the turn, there was a slight inclination in the road like a bump and the car landed on the front right wheel and immediately the I lost steering control and had dsc (dynamic stability control) Read details...