Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 1998 BMW M3.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2008-10-13	TIRES	Yes	1	ON OCTOBER 13TH AT APPROXIMATELY 1800HRS THE LEFT REAR TIRE OF MY 1998 BMW M3 "RAPIDLY DEFLATED" RESULTING IN A ROLLOVE…
2006-09-24	SUSPENSION:REAR	No	0	1) NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION 2) LEFT REAR STRUT-TOWER FAILURE RESULTING IN PENETRATION OF STRUT AND SPRING AND FAILURE …
2004-11-15	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION	No	0	REPEATED FAILURE OF THE SHIFT GATE. TRANNY STICKS IN 5TH GEAR POSITION, CAUSING DANGEROUS SHIFT DELAYS WHILE IN TRAFFI…
2004-01-10	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION	No	0	THE GEAR SHIFT IN MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION, 1998 BMW M3 (4 DOOR), STICKS UNDER FIFTH GEAR AND OFTEN I AM ALSO UNABLE TO S…
2003-10-01	SUSPENSION:REAR	No	0	THE SHOCK WELLS RUSTED AND CRACKED MAKING SHOCKS PROTRUDE OUT OF IT'S MOUNTS.
2003-01-01	VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM	No	0	PROBLEM1: REAR DEFOGGER NOT WORKING. CHECKED THE SYSTEM, FUSES OKAY, VOLTAGE CORRECTLY SUPPLIED TO REAR WINDOW HEATING …
2001-06-29	AIR BAGS	No	0	THE DEALER FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN TO RESET THE CODE AND SAY, "OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT." APPA…
2000-10-23	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS	No	0	VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH AT LEAST FOUR SEPARATE DEALERS WITH BRAKE LIGHT FAILURES. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO REMAIN UNRESLO…
2000-07-05	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES	No	0	INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELLERATE. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON T…
1999-08-01	STRUCTURE:BODY	No	0	HORN STOPPED WORKING ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REMED PROBLEM. BUT, AFTER 3 MONTHS HORN WOULD GO…
1998-06-01	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC	No	0	BRAKES DISC FAILED. YH
1997-12-01	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY	No	0	BATTERY FAILURE.
—	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	0	CONSUMER RAN INTO A POLE AND SPLIT POLE IN HALF, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AUTOMOBILE WAS TOTALLED. DEALER WAS CONTACT…
—	VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR	No	0	THE FACTORY INSTALLED REAR VIEW MIRROR BLOCKS A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE DRIVER'S FIELD OF VIEW AND CREATES A VERY LA…