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Safety Score
77
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1
Complaints
50
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Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2019-11-26 19V851000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 7,910 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2022-06-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Central locking module failed , car will not lock unlock
2021-05-01 AIR BAGS No 0 1999 BMW 328I. VEHICLE IS REGISTERED AND IS A DAILY DRIVER IN MASSACHUSETTS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON 05/01/2021 …
2020-06-11 AIR BAGS No 0 ON JUNE 11, 2020 MY CAR WAS DELIVERED TO CLASSIC BMW IN PLANO, TEXAS FOR 1999 BMW SAFETY RECALL 19V-851 FOR THE TAKATA …
2020-01-21 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V852…
2020-01-20 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V852…
2020-01-16 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V852…
2020-01-15 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V852…
2020-01-03 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V85…
2020-01-01 AIR BAGS No 0 I RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG INFLATOR WAS RECALLED IN JANUARY 2020. NO REMEDY IS AVAILABLE. I HAVE…
2019-12-30 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION AND OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V85100…
2019-12-30 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V851000 (AIR BAGS).…
2019-12-20 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V851…
2019-12-01 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V851000 (AIR …
2019-12-01 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V851000 (AIR …
2019-11-26 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V851…
2019-08-19 AIR BAGS Yes 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WENT …
2017-07-04 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 HI SO I BOUGHT A CAR FROM SOMEONE I TRIED TAKING THE VIM OF SALE AND THE TRANSFER REASSIGNMENT FORM TO THEM AND THEY …
2017-03-23 AIR BAGS No 0 AT 0735HRS I WAS DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON I-215 IN UTAH'S SALT LAKE CITY AT 70 MPH WHEN THE DIVERS SIDE, SIDE IMPACT AIRB…
2017-02-10 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 THE WELDS SECURING THE PASSENGER SIDE FUEL STRAP BRACKET TO THE BODY FAILED WHILE DRIVING AROUND 45MPH ON A SMOOTH ROAD…
2017-01-06 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 328I. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT DOWNSHIFTED AND HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL N…
2016-12-01 AIR BAGS No 0 THE SIDE AIRBAG CAME OUT, AFTER HITTING THE CURB. TYPICALLY ONLY THE TIRE AND WHEEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BASED ON T…
2015-06-01 AIR BAGS No 0 THE SAME VINTAGE BMW 3 SERIES ARE BEING RECALLED FOR DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAGS NOW IN LATE MAY 2015 . MY VEHICLE IS NOT BEI…
2014-07-30 AIR BAGS No 0 THE SAME VINTAGE BMW 3 SERIES ARE BEING RECALLED FOR AIR BAGS FROM 2001 AND FORWARD. MY VEHICLE IS NOT BEING RECALLED …
2013-10-08 STRUCTURE:BODY Yes 0 VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A SIDESWIPE COLLISION. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
2013-06-05 AIR BAGS No 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AND DOOR PANEL A…
2013-05-25 SEAT BELTS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FASTEN SEAT BELT WARNING ALERT WAS ILLUMINATED AND AL…
2012-10-04 POWER TRAIN No 0 " BMW [XXX] [NO-REVERSE] TRANSMISSION"-HELLO, I'M A 17 MALE STUDENT WHO WORKS A PART TIME JOB, EVER SINCE I WAS A KID I…
2012-09-29 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 CAR PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVER 24HRS IGNITED AND RESULTED INTO FIRE. NO KNOWN ISSUE BEFORE THE INCIDENT OCCUR, FROM THE …
2011-12-03 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HIT A CURB CAUSING …
2011-09-20 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 328I. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDEN…
2011-07-31 SUSPENSION:REAR No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 328. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR SUB FRAME WAS SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE …
2011-07-20 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES No 0 THE DOORS DO NOT UNLOCK AND CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE IN THE CASE OF EMERGENCY. PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WI…
2011-06-04 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 ON A RAINY DAY, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ON MY 1999 BMW 328I FAILED UNDER STRESS. I DID NOT NOTICE A TURN ON A COUNT…
2011-04-06 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 328I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES BUT NOTICED TH…
2011-03-07 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES No 0 ELECTRIC LOCKS FAIL TO UNLOCK IN HOT OR HUMID WEATHER. DRIVER AND PASSENGERS ARE ALSO UNABLE TO UNLOCK THREE PASSENGER …
2011-01-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM (GM5 MODULE) IS MALFUNCTIONING AS IT FAILS TO OPEN THE DOOR LOCKS. THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT O…
2010-09-18 POWER TRAIN No 0 MY 1999 NMW 328I WONT GO INTO REVERSE ON OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS IN A DARK PARKING AREA ALONE. TH…
2010-09-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I HAVE A 1999 BMW 328I (E46 BODY). WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, I HAVE HAD RECURRING ISSUES, USUALLY ON HOT OR COLD…
2010-09-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 I WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE AND MY 1999 BMW 328I WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE SHIFT LEVER SEEMED TO BE WORKING. …
2010-08-19 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY 328I BMW NOT GOING INTO REVERSE. *TR
2010-03-21 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 BMW 328I YEAR 1999. I HAVE HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A REPUTABLE TECHNICIAN WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR HAS PROBLEM WIT…
2009-12-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 1999 BMW 328I WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL LAST WEEK WHEN IT WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE. ENGINE WOUL…
2009-05-13 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 I, LIKE THOUSANDS IF NOT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHERS, NOW HAVE A BMW THAT THE REVERSE HAS GONE OUT ON. IT IS A 1999 BMW…
2009-04-15 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES No 0 1999 BMW 328I 4DR (E46) DOOR LOCK FAILURE DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER UNLOCK DOORS WHEN BUTTON IS PRESSED ON FOB OR FROM WIT…
2007-07-26 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 328I. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR IN DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE WENT B…
2006-11-02 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 2000 BMW 328I HAS CRACKED AND TORN REAR SUBFRAME UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY FACTORY ORIGIN…
2006-10-10 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 MY BMW 1999 328I/AUTO TRANSMISSION HAS 98K ON IT AND 90% OF THE TIME, IT CAN'T REVERSE. *NM
2005-08-29 SUSPENSION:REAR No 0 1999 BMW 328I (E46) - DESIGN DEFECT IN THE REAR SUSPENSION LEADING TO A CRACK IN THE CHASSIS FLOOR WHERE THE REAR SUB-F…
2005-03-31 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CURB. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONT/SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS …
2005-02-02 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 SUBFRAME PROBLEM THE SHEET METAL OF THE CAR RIPS DRIVER SIDE.