Safety Score
74
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-08-09 | 02V223000 |
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 20,500 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE EARLY MORNING STILL DARK ON A STATE ROAD AND RAINING VERY HARD COULD NOT SEE OUT THE W… |
| 2020-02-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SAFETY RECALL ON BMW 3-SERIES VEHICLES (MODEL YEAR 1999-2001) FOR DRIVER'S AIR BAG INFLATOR (NADI) . SINCE FEBRUARY 18,… |
| 2020-01-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V853000 (AIR BAGS) … |
| 2020-01-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V852… |
| 2019-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARN… |
| 2019-06-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE V… |
| 2019-05-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | May of 2019 my driver door airbag, driver side front to rear pillar airbag bursted open while driving 30mph on a flat s… |
| 2018-09-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMING APART. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2017-12-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 BMW 328I. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL TO AVOID BEING S… |
| 2017-11-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | "TAKATA RECALL" I WAS HIT BY A DRIVER GOING APPROX 100MPH ON HIGHWAY 50E FROM BEHIND AND AFTER BEING SEVERALLY HIT MY T… |
| 2017-10-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECIEVED A NOTICE ABOUT THIS RECALL ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND HAD IT CHECKED AT BMW SANTA MARIA (CA). TYHEY SAID THEY WO0… |
| 2017-06-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERES A PROBLEM WITH THE GM5 MODULE INSIDE BMW'S THAT NEED TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED MY CURRENTLY ISN'T WORKING AND NON… |
| 2017-04-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE ON THE FREEWAY I FELT AND HEARD A POPPING OR CLUNCK NOISE WHILE SHIFTING LIKE SOMETHING WAS GOING… |
| 2016-11-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CAR WAS MAKING UNHEALTHY NOISES WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND ALSO WHEN GETTING ON AND OFF THE THE VEHICLE. NOISES WERE COMING… |
| 2016-10-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I PARKED THE CAR AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN TO DRIVE AWAY, I COULDN'T BACK UP AFTER PUTTING IT IN REVERSE. ENGINED REVVED … |
| 2016-09-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL MY AIRBAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL DEPLOY. IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR A WEEK OR SO GETTING FLUIDS CHANGED. WENT… |
| 2016-03-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BROUGHT THIS CAR ON 3-2-16 WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ISSUES . SAME DAY I DROVE IT WAS MAKING A NOISE I IMMEDIATELY CALL T… |
| 2016-02-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | AUDIBLE POPPING HEARD DURING ANY TORQUE THROUGH REAR OF VEHICLE, CRACKS FOUND ON REAR SUBFRAME WHILE BEING INSPECTED BY… |
| 2016-01-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 2000 BMW 328I. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DEFECTIVE SUBFRAME STRUCTURE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A… |
| 2015-09-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SUBFRAME MOUNT POINT FAILURE. THE CAR HAS GONE THROUGH CLASS ACTION SUIT IN 2009, AND WAS INSPECTED… |
| 2015-09-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SUBFRAME MOUNT POINT FAILURE. THE CAR HAS GONE THROUGH CLASS ACTION SUIT IN 2009, AND WAS INSPECTED … |
| 2015-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. EVIDENCE OF MOISTURE WAS DISCOVERED AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION BY A CERTIFIED BMW… |
| 2015-05-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS);… |
| 2015-04-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328I. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOOR AIR BAG DEPLOY… |
| 2015-03-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS) H… |
| 2015-03-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONTAL DRIVER SID… |
| 2015-02-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT A POT HOLE IN THE ROAD. AFTER DOING SO THE 2000 BMW 328I DROVE NORMALLY. HOWE… |
| 2015-02-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS);… |
| 2014-12-26 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF TH… |
| 2014-11-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AI… |
| 2014-09-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS) … |
| 2014-09-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS) … |
| 2014-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED THE … |
| 2014-08-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY CAR YEAR 2000, 328I YESTERDAY REVERSE WENT OUT LIKE ALL THE OTHERS, I DROVE IT FOR A WHILE AND TRIED IT, WORKED FO… |
| 2014-08-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED.… |
| 2014-07-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONT… |
| 2013-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328I. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SI… |
| 2012-07-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE FROM NEAR MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL. LIFTED THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THE SUBFRAME HAD PULLED THE MOUNT… |
| 2012-03-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SUBFRAME FAILURE ON BMW E46. ON MY REAR 2 DIFFERENTIAL MOUNTS OF THE SUBFRAME WERE CRACKS THAT WERE SPREADING. DRIVER… |
| 2011-11-13 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE SUSPENSION STARTED TO EXHIBIT A… |
| 2011-11-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAD HEARD THAT SUBFRAME FAILURE WAS EXTREMELY COMMON ON BMW E46 MODELS (1999-2006) BUT HAD NO PROBLEMS, UNTIL TODAY. … |
| 2011-11-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. *TR |
| 2011-10-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE AIR BAGS INADVERT… |
| 2011-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE REVERSE GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO IN GEAR. ALL OTHER GEARS RESPOND. CANNOT MOVE CAR IN REVERSE. PROBLEM… |
| 2011-07-16 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | 2000 BMW 328I SUBSTANTIAL SUBFRAME CRACKING AT REAR DIFFERENTIAL AREA. *KB |
| 2011-07-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | BMW SERIES 3 SUBFRAME CRACKING. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT -- I HAD NO DAMAGE DURING THE TIME PERIOD ALLOWED. THE … |
| 2011-06-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE LOCKS ON MY 2000 BMW 328I VIN ([XXX]) DO NOT WORK ANYMORE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE NOT BECAUSE THE POWER LO… |
| 2011-05-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY 382I WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE NOR FORWARD. THE BMW RICHMOND VA. ASKED FOR $2,695.56. TO REPAIR MY TRANSMISSION. I ORD… |
| 2011-02-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | PRODUCT FAILURE OF A 2000 BMW 328I. THE REAR SUB-FRAME ASSEMBLY OF THE CAR IS SEPARATING FROM THE CAR. I AM THE NEW O… |
| 2010-12-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. AS PER THE BMW DEALERSHIP, SENSOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT IS FAULTY AND IT WILL COST $800/- TO… |