Recalls (2)

Date	NHTSA ID	Component	Units	Completion
1999-10-07	`99V272000`	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT	36	—	Details
1998-11-03	`98V275000`	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES	1,000	—	Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2024-03-08	AIR BAGS	No	0	Hello, NHTSA released a recall warning for BMWs made from 2000 to 2006, regarding Takata airbags. "The risk to vehicle…
2019-10-10	AIR BAGS	No	0	THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON. WHETHER CAR IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.
2017-10-06	STRUCTURE:BODY	No	0	VERY WELL KNOWN FAILURE, JUST SEARCH FOR "BMW Z3 SUBFRAME FAILURE". IT IS A DESIGN FLAW BY BMW THAT AFFECTS A LOT OF Z3…
2017-07-16	AIR BAGS	No	0	AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS LIT
2016-06-13	POWER TRAIN	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW Z3. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND PLACED INTO REVERSE, A CLANKING SOUND EMERGED FRO…
2014-11-26	SUSPENSION	No	0	THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING IS SEPARATING FROM THE SUBFRAME OF THE CAR, UNDER OR NEAR THE TRUNK AREA. THIS IS A WE…
2013-01-07	AIR BAGS	No	1	DRIVER SIDE (DOOR) AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. IMPACT CAUSED ME TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANES. …
2012-09-14	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS	No	0	I HAVE SUBFRAME DAMAGE, IN THE TRUNK IT'S MOST VISIBLE WITH THE CARPET OUT, I CAN SEE THE SPOT WELDS HAVE POPPED, CRACK…
2011-10-20	ENGINE	No	0	MY 1999 BMW ROADSTER ENGINE BEGAN TORQUING FROM IDLE TO VERY FAST WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MECHANICS AND…
2011-03-06	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS	No	0	REAR SUBFRAME ON VEHICLE HAS TORN FROM THE REAR UNDER PANEL ON VEHICLE. THE TRUNK FLOOR ON VEHICLE IS FALLING OUT FROM …
2011-01-17	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS	No	0	MY 1999 BMW Z3 ROADSTER BEGAN DRIVING FUNNY AND MAKING SQUEAKING NOISES, IN THE REAR. THEN I NOTICED THE BACK TIRES, WE…
2011-01-16	POWER TRAIN	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW Z3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCREASINGLY HARD TO CONTROL AND THE VEHICL…
2010-02-12	AIR BAGS	No	0	AIR BAG LIGHT ON. SHOP MECHANIC STATED "RETRIEVED DTC CODE FOR DRIVERS SEAT BELT SWITCH OPEN OR SHORT CIRCUIT. CLEANE…
2009-01-01	SUSPENSION:REAR	No	0	1999 BMW Z M ROADSTER REAR GEARBOX(DIFF) TEARING FROM CAR. ALL WELDS ARE BROKEN AND SUPPORT IS TORN IN HALF IN PLACES …
2007-11-16	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS	No	0	I NOTICED A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK OF MY 1999 BMW Z3 COUPE. WHEN I HAD IT CHECKED I FOUND IT WAS A SMALL…
2007-04-01	STRUCTURE:BODY	No	0	1999 Z3 M COUPE DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT TRUNK FLOOR SUPPORT FAILURE. I TOOK IN MY CAR FOR MY 90 THOUSAND MILE SERVICE AND W…
2006-10-10	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT	No	0	I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM ROSE IMPORTS IN VALLEJO, CA. ON 08-22-2006. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH LATER, I STARTED TO HEAR A NO…
2006-09-06	AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW	No	1	DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH DURING CLEAR CONDITIONS, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT W…
2005-10-31	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS	No	0	I AM THE THIRD OWNER OF THIS CAR, IT WAS ALWAYS GARAGED AND USED AS A WEEKEND PLEASURE VEHICLE. CLEAN CARFAX, NEVER RA…
2005-08-20	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS	No	0	THE WELDS CONNECTING THE SUBFRAME TO THE FLOOR ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE REAR OF THE CAR HAVE BEGUN TO FAIL. THIS WAS FO…
2005-08-18	SEATS	No	0	DRIVER SEAT BECAME LOOSE AND WOULD SLIDE FORWARD WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND BACKWARD ON ACCELERATION. THE MOVEMENT W…
2005-01-13	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT	No	0	THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS HANGING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DRI…
2004-12-01	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT	No	0	I OWN A 1999 BMW Z3 2.3 ROADSTER. THE DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT HAS TORN AWAY FROM THE UNDERBODY OF THE CAR WHERE IT WAS WELDE…
2004-07-21	SEATS	No	0	THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT ROCKED BACK AND FORTH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD I…
2004-05-01	STRUCTURE:BODY	No	0	I HAVE 1999 BMW Z3 HATCHBACK "COUPE" , AFTER GETTING A LOUD SHUTER IN THE REAR OF MY CAR, I INVESTIGATED THE AREA AND F…
2004-04-28	AIR BAGS	No	0	1999 BMW Z3 SRS WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY.*AK
2004-03-10	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT	No	0	THE DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT ON MY 1999 BMW Z3 COUPE 2.8 HAS CRACKED. SHOULD THIS MOUNT FAIL COMPLETELY, I FEAR THAT SERIOUS…
2003-07-14	SUSPENSION:REAR	No	0	SWAY BAR END LINKS CAME LOOSE. *AK
2003-04-20	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY	No	0	THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE CONVERTIBLE…
2002-09-01	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE	No	0	CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP CONTACTED. *MR
2002-07-07	EQUIPMENT	No	0	SEATBELTS LOCK TIGHT, PINNING ME DOWN OR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. BOLT ON DRIVER'S SEAT WAS REPLACED BUT THE SEAT STILL MO…
2001-05-24	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE	No	0	AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINS ON CONTINUOUSLY. TOOK IN TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND HAS NEVER G…
2001-05-17	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY	No	0	THE BATTERY HOLD-DOWN CLAMPS WERE NEVER INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY, A SAFETY HAZARD.*AK
2000-05-28	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR	No	0	INTERMITTENTLY SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES WILL NOT COME OUT OF RETRACTOR. SOMETIMES WHEN HITTIN…
2000-02-01	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR	No	0	ONGOING PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILING TO RELEASE WHEN NEEDED. UNABLE TO USE SAFETY BELT. DEALER …
2000-01-28	SEAT BELTS	No	0	CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELTS RETRACTING AFTER EXITING THE AUTOMOBILE. *AK
1999-03-31	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR	No	0	ONGOING SEAT BELT PROBLEMS AND HAD TO KEEP REPLACING SEAT BELTS. WHEN UNFASTENING SEAT BELT, IT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK I…
—	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES	No	0	A DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCK CAUSED DRIVER TO BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE.AK JB
—	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE	No	0	REOCURRING PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG LIGHT MALFUNCTIONING.*MR VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP TWICE BEFORE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. D…