1998 BMW Z3 Roadster
Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
19
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 BMW Z3 Roadster.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM REAR END WAS NOTICED. UPON INSPECTION, BY BMW DEALERSHIP IT WAS DETERMINED THE REAR S… |
| 2011-04-10 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BMW Z3M ROADSTER. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 25 MPH WHEN THE REAR FRAME OF THE VEHICLE FRACT… |
| 2011-01-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AT 86K MILES ON MY 1998 BMW Z3, THE THIN SHEET METAL BRACKET HOLDING THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL UP IN PLACE WELDED TO THE CH… |
| 2010-07-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Z3 SUBFRAME PROBLEM. POSSIBLE DETACHMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL FROM CAR. *TR |
| 2010-05-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT CAME ON IN OUR 1998 BMW Z3 (WITH LESS THAN 16,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER), INDICATING THE AIRBAG … |
| 2010-01-08 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | NORMAL DRIVING RESULTED IN FRAME FAILURE AT THE DIFFERENTIAL MOUNTING POINT. THE ENTIRE DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT BROKE LOOSE … |
| 2009-01-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | 1998 Z3 SUBFRAME FAILURE. I'M WORRIED MY DIFFERENTIAL OR REAR END WILL FAIL DURING DRIVING AND BMW REFUSES TO FIX IT. T… |
| 2007-05-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH A KNOCKING SOUND ON THE REAR OF THE CAR, A BMW Z3 , AND I HAVE NOW FOUND THAT IT WAS A … |
| 2006-05-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE SUBFRAME IS TEARING APART FROM THE FRAME ITSELF IN THE TRUNK. SPOT WELDS HAVE FAILED AND SEPARATION IS OBVIOUS. *JB |
| 2005-09-27 | SEATS | No | 0 | BOTH THE DRIVER SEAT AND PASSENGER SEAT RAILS ARE DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE SEATS TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH DURING STOPS ESPEC… |
| 2005-08-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DT: 1998 BMW Z3 ROADSTER - THERE WAS A SPONTANEOUS DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS. WHILE DRIVI… |
| 2005-08-18 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I HEARD A CREAKING FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR, I PUT IT ON JACKS TO CHECK IT OUT. TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE … |
| 2005-05-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE SEAM ON THE GAS TANK OF MY BMW Z3 HAS A DEFECT. IT HAS ONLY 86,000 MILES ON IT, HAS NEVER BEEN IN A SALT OR CORROSI… |
| 2004-12-07 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) | Yes | 1 | ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN REAR OF CAR SLID LEFT DURING TURN WHILE DRIVING AT 30-40 MPH. AUTOMATIC TRACTION CONTROL (ATC) … |
| 2003-08-08 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT RAIL IS DEFECTIVE AND IT MOVES BACK AND FORTH AS YOU STOP OR ACCELERATE POSING A DRIVER CONTROL SAFEY HAZAR… |
| 2001-07-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 1998 BMW Z3, 1.9. SRS (AIRBAG LIGHT) CONSTANTLY COMING ON EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT! I HAD IT FIXED 3 TIMES ALREADY AT THE… |
| 2000-10-04 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, NEGATIVE CAMBER CAUSED TREAD TO WEAR DOWN ON REAR TIRES. *AK THIS CAUSED ABNORMAL WEAR ON THE REAR TIR… |
| 2000-10-04 | TIRES | No | 0 | NEGATIVE CAMBER CAUSED INCREASE WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE REAR TIRES, WHICH CAUSED 6 TIRE BLOW OUTS. *AK *JB |
| 1998-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT FILLS WITH WATER WHEN TO RAINS AND DOES NOT EMPTY. THIS PROBLEM ALSO CAUSES RUST AND MOISTURE I… |