Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
30
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 BMW Z3.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The BMW E36 Z3 1996-2002 (I have the 1998 1.9) are prone to having a separation of the Rear subframe from the different… |
| 2018-11-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 Z3 M ROADSTER AND THE TRUNK WELDS HOLDING THE SUBFRAME IS FAILING. THIS IS A COMMONLY DOCUMENTED ISSUES. … |
| 2011-07-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A USED 1998 BMW Z3 WITH THE 1.9 LITER ENGINE ON 10/14/2010 WITH 90564 MILES. IN MID NOVEMBER I TOOK THE CA… |
| 2007-03-15 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BMW Z3. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS … |
| 2007-03-15 | SEATS | No | 0 | MARCH 2007 DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND UPON STOPPING AT RED LIGHT SEAT JOLTS FORWARD CAUSING FOOT TO SLIP OFF OF BRAKE AND NE… |
| 2007-02-06 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BMW Z3. DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEAT ADJUSTOR R… |
| 2005-09-05 | SEATS | No | 0 | SEATS MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES OR DECELERATES, ITS A KNOWN ISSUE OF DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT THAT … |
| 2005-01-16 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | No | 0 | WHILE BRAKING AND SPEEDING THE DRIVER'S SEAT LURCHED FORWARD/BACKWARDS ON THE SEAT TRACKS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, B… |
| 2004-12-09 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORTH WHICH CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD, I HAVE SEEN OTHER BMW Z3 WHILE AT A DEALER FOR SERVICE… |
| 2003-09-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO ELECTRICAL … |
| 2003-09-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | SAFETY DEFECT 1998 Z3 BMW. *MR THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO… |
| 2003-07-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER.*AK |
| 2003-06-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | THE DRIVER WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED IN THE FRONT AT 45 MPH. NEITHER OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAG … |
| 2003-01-22 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | I AM EXPERIENCING A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. ON AN IRREGULAR BASIS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM INSID… |
| 2002-10-22 | SEATS | No | 0 | VEHICLE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WILL LAUNCH FORWARD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS |
| 2001-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION POPS OR JUMPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR UPON TAKEOFF. *AK |
| 2001-07-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING A FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD, NO INDICATOR LIGHTS DISPLAYED AND NO ODOR… |
| 2001-07-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING, NO INDICATOR LIGHTS DISPLAYED AND NO ODOR OF RAW FUEL WAS APPARENT POSSIBL… |
| 1999-11-15 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | Yes | 0 | WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. M… |
| 1999-02-25 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR STABILIZER BAR REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THREE REPLACEMENTS. MJS |
| 1998-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | BMW Z3 IS A PIECE OF CRAP. DEALER NOW THINKS THAT THERE IS UNDERLYING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. 3 CD PLAYERS, 2 IGNITION … |
| 1998-07-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SERVICED 4 TIMES ... THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, I LOSE ALL HEAD LIGHTS AND INSTRUME… |
| 1998-04-01 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | No | 0 | STEREO FAILED. YH |
| 1998-03-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, AND THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL BUZ HEARD THROUGH THE RADIO. WHEN TURNING THE RADIO O… |
| 1998-03-01 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC REAR WINDOW IN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAS A DESIGN FLAW. WHEN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP IS LOWERED AND THEN RAISED A… |
| 1997-06-02 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | POWER SEAT SWITCH FAILED. YH |
| — | EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | No | 0 | OWNERS MANUAL STATES WARNING TRIANGLE AND FIRST AID KIT ARE LOCATED ON VEHICLE, THIS IS NOT SO, ONLY OFFERED TO EUROPEA… |
| — | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | No | 0 | REARVIEW MIRROR CREATES HUGE BLIND SPOT AND IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD. |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED. YH |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | SEAT BELT--3 POINT BELT. |