1996 BMW 328i
Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
31
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 BMW 328i.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BMW 328I. HE STATED THAT THE HORN DID NOT WORK AND NOTICED THAT THE WIRES WERE CUT IN THE S… |
| 2003-09-02 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | POWER LOCK ACTUATORS ON VEHICLE FAIL REPEATEDLY. BETWEEN 2000 AND 2003, THREE POWER LOCK ACTUATORS FAILED ON VEHICLE (… |
| 2003-06-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 328I BMW, AND THE INFORMATION IN THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT YOU NEVER NEED TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID… |
| 2003-05-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE BRAKES FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. *JB |
| 2002-07-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND HAS STAYED ON. AFTER CONTACTING DEALER, DEALER NOTED THAT AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN … |
| 2002-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | INTERIOR LOCK LOCATED ON ALL FOUR DOORS. WILL LOCK PPASSENGER IN INSIDE OF DOORS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP… |
| 2002-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | VEHICLE SELF DIAGNOISTICS PROVIDES ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WARNING. DIAGNOISTIC CODE INDICATES "LOW EMISSIONS EFFICIENCY".… |
| 2001-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND SHIFTING GEARS VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT CLUTCH HAD GONE BAD… |
| 2001-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AND UPON SHIFTING GEARS VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS… |
| 2001-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | IS THERE A SAFETY ISSUE OR RECOMMENDATION FOR RECALL, OR MANY COMPLAINTS? I HAVE A 1996 328I CONV. WITH 56,000 MILES. … |
| 2000-09-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | CONVERTIBLE TOP IS DEFECTIVE AND CONSUMER IS WAITING FOR DEALER TO REPLY, IT'S BEEN OVER ONE MONTH AND THE CONSUMER HAS… |
| 2000-08-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 1 | WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN DRIVE IT ACCELERATED BACKWARDS WITH THE ENGINE RECING AT 40 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR AND HIT A … |
| 1999-09-08 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | No | 0 | PLASTIC PIVOT FOR CLUTCH RELEASE LEVER FAILED, CAUSING DISTORTION OF DIAPHRAGM SPRING, CAUSING FAILURE OF CLUTCH TO ENG… |
| 1998-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | SOMETIMES WHEN I PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND TURN THE KEY TO START THE CAR, THE KEY TURNS FREELY (ALL THE WAY ARO… |
| 1998-06-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 1 | MY ENGINE JUST CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO EXPLANATION. MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SAYS THAT SINCE MY BA… |
| 1998-05-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS ACCELLERATING FROM A STOP TO HIGHWAY SPEED. WHEN I PUSHED DOWN HARD ON THE ACCELLERATOR TO MOVE FROM 10 MPH UP T… |
| 1998-02-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CRANK SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. |
| 1997-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO COMPUTER CONTROLS. ALL CHECK LIGHTS COME ON, ENGINE STALLS AND RUNS ROUGH AND CYLINDERS MISFIRE. |
| 1997-01-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | TAIL LIGHT FAILED. |
| 1996-11-01 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SUNROOF MOTOR FAILED. |
| 1996-10-01 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SUN ROOF SHORTED OUT. |
| 1996-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. |
| 1996-09-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, 40MPH, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1996-06-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | TURN SIGNAL FAILED. |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | HILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 30 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSEGER'S … |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | SENDING UNIT FAILED. |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | RATTLING NOISE FROM FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, HOT OIL SPLATTERED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF VEHICL… |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | FOR THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE PLATE LIGHTS. *JB |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON, EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROLBEM 3 TI… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | AIR PUMP FAILED. |