Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
23
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-04-14 | 92V055000 |
SEATS | 22,416 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 BMW 325. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BACKFIRE AND LOSE POWER. THE MECHANIC … |
| 2001-05-18 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN SHIFTING GEARS FRONT WILL MAKE A CRACKLING NOISE. *AK CONSUMER STATES ENTIRE BACK END SUSPENSION (STRUTS LEFT A… |
| 1999-09-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE HAS RUPTURED, CAUSING WINDOWS TO FOG UP. THIS CONDITION MAKES IT HARD FOR THE DRIVER TO SEE. *AK |
| 1999-07-19 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 98V178000, CONSUMER NOTED THERE WAS NO DEALER WITHIN A … |
| 1999-05-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | GAS TANKS LEAKS IF THE VEHICLE IS FILLED OVER THE 1/2 FULL MARK, POSSIBLY DUE TO A SEAL FAILURE. *AK |
| 1999-05-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG LIGHT, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL ON. *AK |
| 1999-05-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WINDOWS FOG UP AND DO NOT COOL PROPERLY. DEALER NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. REPAIRWORK NOT DONE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION… |
| 1998-07-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WATER PUMP AND IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURES. |
| 1998-06-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | WAS PULLING FROM STOP LIGHT, HAD APPLIED BRAKES SUDDENLY AND BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. … |
| 1997-10-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE REAR CROSSMEMBER TO SUBFRAME AND TO THE FLOOR PAN BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE SUBFRAME TO FALL DOWN WHILE DRIVING. COU… |
| 1996-09-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING LOCKED UP DUE TO SOMETHING INSIDE THE AIR BAG MECHANISM BREAKING.*AK |
| 1996-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RADIATOR HEATER CORE EXPLODED, FILLING VEHICLE WITH STEAM AND SMOKE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. |
| 1995-12-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS, BRAKE CALIPERS ON THE FRONT LOCKUP AT HWY SPEED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH,ALSO LOSS OF BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. … |
| 1995-10-30 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASENGER'S SIDE FRONT SEATS ROCK ABOUT 2 INCHES PLAY WHEN ADDED FORCE. *AK |
| 1995-01-13 | SEATS | Yes | 1 | WAS STRUCK FROM REAR AT 20MPH, DRIVERS SIDE SEAT TRACK PULLED UP FROM FLOOR. TT |
| 1994-12-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DURING ACCIDENT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON DRIVERS SIDE. TT |
| 1994-01-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURY. ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT. *SKD |
| 1993-06-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | NO GAS IS GETTING TO THE ENGINE. TT |
| 1993-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTS, CAUSING POWER DOOR LOCKS/WINDOWS/SUN ROOF/SEAT WARMERS TO FAIL. |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | ON THREE OCCASIONS, THE STARTER NEED TO BE REPLACED, DEALER REPLACED TWO BUT NOT THIRD ONE. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT LENS COVERS WERE ORIGINALLY 100 PERCENT TRANSPARENT. OVER THE YEARS, WITH NO ABUSE, THEY SEEM TO BECOMING INC… |
| — | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS IN AND ACCIDENT AND THE STEERING GEAR NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK |
| — | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE STEERING IS MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL, CLUTCH SLIPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR AND MAKES A GRAINDING NO… |