BMW 325i Complaints

1,385 consumer complaints on file.

#8013103July 1, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHEN TURNING OFF AIR CONDITIONER, A VERY BAD SMELL COMES THROUGH THE VENTS. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT IT IS WAS AN AIR QUALITY ISSUE WITH CONSUMER'S ENVIRONMENT.*AK VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012570June 25, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO OPEN LEFT REAR DOOR FROM BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763241June 19, 2002
TIRES
AFTER ONE TIRE BLEWOUT AND THE CAR LOST CONTROLL THE OTHER TIRE BLEWOUT AS WELL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8011788June 13, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE SHIFTING GEAR TO DRIVE AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UP TO 60 MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011789June 13, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WITH FOOT ON BRAKE CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT 60 MPH, CONSUMER CAME TO A STOP WHEN VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER CAR.*AK *MJ
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762610June 3, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
HEATED MIRRORS HAS A POTENTIAL BURN RISK. MEASURED MIRROR SURFACE TEMP. IS 115 DEGREES F.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761647May 7, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS: HEADLIGHTS ON LIGHT TRUCKS AND SUV'S ARE TOO HIGH. THIS CAUSES CAR DRIVERS TO BE BLINDED, SO THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE WHERE TO DRIVE. A SECONDARY EFFECT IS TO CAUSE ROAD RAGE, WITH CONSEQUENCES RANGING FROM NONE TO MURDER. FMVSS SHOUD BE CHANGED TO LIMIT THE HEIGHT OF HEADLIGHTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008769April 29, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS POWER LOCK WOULD FAIL TO OPERATE BY REMOTE, ON THE LATE INCIDENT THIER 18 MONTH CHILD WAS LOCKED IN, AND LOCAL POLICE HAD TO BRAKE THE GLASS TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006006March 20, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
VEHICLE WILL STALL IN RAIN. DEALER DETERMINED THAT COMPUTER MODULE GOT WET AND VEHICLE WILL EITHER STALL OR NOT START. COMPUTER MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005918March 19, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DOOR LOCKS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED WHILE IN SERVICE AT THE DEALER. WHEN THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HE WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH ALARM SYSTEM, BUT IT IS MISSING NOW. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005128March 6, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FIRE STARTED INSIDE OF VEHICLE. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FIRE MAY HAVE STARTED UNDER THE DASH.*AKAFTER FORENSIC STUDY, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS CUASED BY FUEL SEEPAGE AS A RESULT OF FUEL LINES HARDENING AND LEAKING. THERE IS A RECALL RELATED TO THE INCIDENT FOR BMW'S 525I AND OTHER MAKES. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004563February 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
RECALL 01 V 206 002/ENGINE AUXILARY COOLING FAN: VEHICLE OVERHEATED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALER, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758131February 12, 2002
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
URGENT - MY 2002 325I'S FIRST SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED ON ME ON 1/25/02. THE REPLACEMENT GLASS HAS TWO SURFACE HAIRLINE CRACKS AND TWO HAIRLINE CRACKS BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE GLASS. THIS CANNOT BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. PLEASE EXAMINE YOUR SUNROOF CAREFULLY FOR DEFECTS. NO ONE AT BMW IS TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY ENOUGH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003379February 1, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
IN COLD WEATHER WHEN CLOSING DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE HOLDING DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002798January 24, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE DURING COLD WEATHER. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900726January 17, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING DEBRIS FROM ANOTHER CAR STRUCK THE VEHICLE, AS A RESULT DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHICH CAUSED AN INJURY (CLAIM# 13-7595-062). *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#6900727January 17, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT (CLAIM# 47-4294-482). *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900728January 17, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED (CLAIM#59-V929-916). *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900731January 17, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT, AFTER DEPLOYMENT, CONSUMER WAS STARTLED AND HIT A CURB AND BUSTED TIRE AND WHEEL (CLAIM# 43-R674-447). *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755642December 14, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
NO SUMMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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