Safety Score
98
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
13
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1993 BMW 318is.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CAR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF. MADE SURE CARPET WASN'T ON PEDAL. HAPPENED FEW TIMES DURING WINTER. RPM'S GOIN… |
| 2002-07-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING COOLING SYSTEM CRACKED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2001-09-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THERE IS A COOLANT LEAK IN ENGINE BECAUSE AN INFERIOR FORM OF RUBBER SEALANT IS USED ON ENGINE. COOLANT GOES BACK INTO … |
| 2001-03-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | Yes | 0 | BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. EHICLE ALSO SLIDES AND FISHTAILS ON OTHER THAN DRY ROAD. CONSUMER HAS HAD 3 ACC… |
| 2000-10-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE GASKET FAILED. BMW DENIES DEFECT.*AK |
| 1999-09-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CAR OVERHEATED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILU… |
| 1998-10-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC COMMAND CONTROL BOX WAS FLOODED DUE TO WATER ENTERING THE BOX. DEALER CONTACTED AND AWARE O… |
| 1998-09-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CASE PROFILE GASKET FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF COOLANT ON THE ROADWAY AND VEHICLE OVERHEATING. |
| 1998-06-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN THE GASKET GOES ALL OF THE COOLANT IN THE RADIATOR LEAKS OUT OF THE CAR, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. BECAUSE … |
| 1998-03-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE GASKET FAILED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK OUT ANDTHE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. |
| 1997-08-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE TIMING CASE PROFILE GASKET FAILS AND CAUSES COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | PROFILE GASKET MATERIAL WEAK CAUSING IT TO LEAK ANTIFREEZE RESULTING IN SMOKE COMING FROM THE CAR. |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THROUGH A CARWASH THE COMPUTER FOR THE VEHICLE SHORT CIRCUITED AND SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN. DEALE… |