Safety Score
98
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
11
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 BMW 318ti.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-25 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | 1. WINDOW MOVEMENT STOPPED 2. WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR AND THE TINT GOT SCRATCHED 3. THE DEALER QUOTED 300 TO FIX IT… |
| 2007-03-21 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | BMW318TI - BOTH DRIVER-SIDE AND PASSENGER-SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS . REPLACED THE PASSENGER-SIDE REGU… |
| 2006-07-18 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | 3 SERIES MODELS (E36) AND NOTABLY THE 318TI BMW AUTOMOBILES HAVE AN EXTREMELY HIGH FAILURE RATE FOR THE WINDOW REGULATO… |
| 2005-01-24 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | PIRELLI P205 60R 15 TIRE BLOW OUT RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY TO CLIENT. *JB |
| 2001-07-05 | TIRES | No | 0 | CAR HAS A SAFETY DESIGN FLAW. SPARE TIRE MOUNT DESIGN ALLOWS THE SIDEWALL OF THE SPARE TIRE (MOUNTED UNDER THE TRUNK) … |
| 1999-02-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION: I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I EASED THE PRESSURE ON THE… |
| 1998-08-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | GASKET WEAR CAUSED GASOLINE LEAKING. YH |
| 1998-08-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | MICHELIN TIRE (P205/R15 MXV) BLEW OUT ON FREEWAY. YH |
| 1998-07-24 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S WINDOW GLASS PLATE CAME OUT OF THE DOOR CHANNEL. |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | No | 0 | VEHICLE LACKS TIRE ROAD GRIP ON SOME TURNS AND THE REAR OF THE CAR SLIDES OUT. |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRES AND SUSPENSION OF VEHICLE ARE INADEQUATE RESULTING IN REAR OF VEHICLE SLIDING DURING TURNS AND BUMPY RIDE. |