Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 1998 BMW 328i.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2022-03-04	SERVICE BRAKES	No	0	Bought car from third party with rebuilt title 333,000 miles currently and has been recertified by state patrol in 201…
2015-05-27	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	THE BRAKE LIGHT CONNECTION IS BAD ON THE LEFT SIDE WHICH RESULTS IN THE BREAK LIGHT NOT TO WORK.
2013-08-06	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)	No	0	BRAKE LIGHTS WARNING "BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE" KEEPS BEING DISPLAYED ACROSS THE CONTROL PANEL. I CLEAN THE TAIL LIGHTS AND …
2013-08-06	STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID	No	0	WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE TRUNK OPENED UP. NOW THE TRUNK IS SHUT AND WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL.…
2012-07-19	SERVICE BRAKES	No	0	BRAKE LIGHTS WARNING "BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE" KEEPS BEING DISPLAYED ACROSS THE CONTROL PANEL. I CLEAN THE TAIL LIGHTS AND …
2004-01-22	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK	No	0	WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE TRUNK OPENED UP. *AK THE LATCH CONTINUED SLIPPING AND THE TR…
2003-10-14	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY 1998 BMW 328I FAILED DUE TO BURNT FLUID AND OXIDATION. BMW PRODUCT LITERATURE CLEAR S…
2003-05-23	AIR BAGS	Yes	2	1998 BMW 328I - CRASHED GOING 35-40 MPH WITH EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.
2003-03-10	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	NAR 03-31-2003 MR ENGINE GASKET FAILED WHICH ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER THE ENGINE. *CB
2002-10-28	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	THE REMOTE DOOR LOCK FUNCTION IS INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER 2-3 TIMES, UNABLE TO REPAIR. PH
2000-11-28	AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW	Yes	1	VEHICLE SUSTAINED A DIRECT HIT IN SIDE, BETWEEN BOTH FRONT PASSENGER'S AND REAR PASSENGER'S DOORS, AND SIDE AIR BA…
2000-08-11	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 4 TIMES ALL OF THE 4 TIMES SAME PROBLEM, FUEL EXPENSION TANK PROBLEM. I HAD THE SAME PROBLE…
2000-05-19	POWER TRAIN	No	0	FUEL SENSORS FAILED. GAS GAUGE SHOWED FUEL BUT CAR RAN OUT OF GAS AT FREEWAY SPEED IN RUSHHOUR TRAFFIC. FUES SENSORS H…
1999-03-22	SUSPENSION:FRONT	No	0	DEALER PICKED UP CAR FOR OIL CHANGE AND PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT WITHOUT REQUEST OR AUTHORIZATION. SINCE THEN CAR PULLS …
1998-12-05	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL	No	0	WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE,WITH BRAKES APPLIED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. THE ENGINE HAD REVVED UP PRIOR TO …
1998-10-29	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE	No	0	DIFFERENTIAL SEAL FAILED. *YC
1998-10-01	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP	No	0	GAS CAP FAILED. *YC
1998-08-01	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER	No	0	GAS INDICATOR FAILED. *YC
1998-06-30	SEATS	No	0	SEATS ARE SQUEAKING AND RATTLING. YH
1998-04-25	VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS	No	1	WINDOW HAS AN AUTOMATIC UPWARD TOLL FEATURE WHICH GOES UP WITH ONE TOUCH ON THE POWER WINDOW BUTTON. BUT IT DID NOT STO…
1998-04-18	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	WHEN PULLING OUT A PARKING SPACE WITH BOTH FEET DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING FORWARD, CAUSIN…
1997-11-16	SUSPENSION	No	0	WHILE DRIVING ON UPHILL STARIGHT AWAY GRADE, 30-40 MPH, WET PAVEMENT, VEHICLE MADE A 90-DEGREE TURN INTO HILLSIDE. NO A…
—	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	LITTLE POWER UPON ACCELERATION, THEN CAR SURGES.SAFETY SWITCH IN IGNITION FAILED TO RELEASE KEY WHEN CAR WAS TURNED OFF…
—	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT FROM PARK TO DRIVE UNINTENDED ACCLERATION HAS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER …
—	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	0	CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH AND HAD A SIDE COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER…
—	AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW	No	1	THE SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY OUT THE AIR BAG DOOR COVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A CURB ON RAINY NIGHT, INSTEAD THE A…