Safety Score
98
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
11
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1993 BMW 318i.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS COMMON DEFECT HAS STRUCK MY VEHICLE. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE RECALLED, BMW ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEM, BUT WON'T RECALL. … |
| 1999-10-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL COOLANT LOST, SUDDENLY & W/O WARNING; COOLANT LOST INTO THE ENVIRONMENT; SUDDEN ENGINE TEMPERATURE RISE REQUIRED DA… |
| 1999-08-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WELL KNOWN M42 ENGINE PROFILE GASKET FAILURE ALLOWS COOLANT TO SPILL AND RENDERS VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE WITHOUT WARNING. |
| 1998-11-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD BLOWN AN ENGINE HEAD GASKET AT 46,000 MILES.ALSO, IGNITION WAS NOT WORKING. HAD NO WARNING PRIOR TO SEEING… |
| 1998-10-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CASE PROFILE GASKET HAD CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. ALL COOLANT WAS LOST. COMPLETE DAMAGE (WARPED HEAD, ETC) UNKNOWN… |
| 1998-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH REGULATOR. POWER WINDOWS AND SUNROOF STOPPED WORKING SHORTLY AFTER THAT. IS… |
| 1998-02-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK. YH |
| 1998-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE GASKET LEAKS WATER WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF AND WILL DRAIN DOWN TO THE LEVEL OF THE GASKET. |
| 1998-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WATER LEAKS OUT OF THE ENGINE GASKET RIGHT ABOVE THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR. IT LEAKS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF AND … |
| 1998-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WATER LEAKS OUT OF THE ENGINE GASKET RIGHT ABOVE THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR. IT LEAKS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF AND … |
| 1998-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET LEAKS RIGHT ABOVE THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR. IT LEAKS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF AND DRAINS THE RADIATOR. |