Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
36
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 BMW 3 Series.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-17 | TIRES | No | 0 | COMPLETE DISINTEGRATION OF OF A HANOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. TIRE DID NOT HIT ANY… |
| 2018-08-26 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE CAR… |
| 2017-12-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OUR 2001 E46 HAS ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS WHICH ARE FAILING. MY WIFE HAS FOUND HERSELF LOCKED INSIDE THE CAR, UNABLE TO OP… |
| 2016-01-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING ON HWY 99 GETTING READY TO EXIT ON JENSEN AVE WHEN I FELT A BUMP THEN MY DRIVER CURTAIN/ DOOR AIRBAG DEPLOY… |
| 2015-08-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE REAR PARKING LIGHT WENT OUT IN MY CAR, SO I PURCHASED MORE BULBS, BUT THE BULB NEVER WORKED. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY… |
| 2015-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECALLED PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS REPLACED BY DEALER LAST WEEK, BUT THE DASHBOARD LIGHT INDICATES THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS… |
| 2015-05-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND OUT OF NO WHERE THE AIR BAGS GO OFF. ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF AND WON'T START AGAIN. |
| 2015-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR CARS PRODUCED FROM 9/1/01 TO 02/01/05. [RECALL CAMPAIGN 11V-438: REPAIR G… |
| 2015-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I TOOK IT TO BMW DEALER TO FIX THE RECALL PART--AIR BAG MODULE ON MAY 01,2015, NEXT DAY I WENT TO PICKUP THE CAR, THEY … |
| 2014-11-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DEALER REFUSES TO FIX DEFECT IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE. THE DEALER IS WEATHERFORD BMW IN BERKELEY CALIFORNIA,… |
| 2014-10-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL LETTER AUG-SEP 2014. THE LETTER STATED THAT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE AIR-BAG REPLACEMEN… |
| 2014-08-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE PASSENGER-SIDE FUEL TANK RETAINING STRAP BRACKET BROKE FROM THE FLOOR PAN OF THE CA… |
| 2014-05-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE OPERATED WITHOUT ISSUE AND THEN THE REVERSE GEAR CEASED FUNCTIONING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE FROM A PARKING S… |
| 2014-04-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2001 BMW 330I. NO REVERSE. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS TRANSMISSION, YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. IT WAS A… |
| 2014-04-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY BMW IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES THAT THE 2002 BMW 3 SERIES HAS A RECALL ON. THE REAR TAILLIGHTS ARE BURNING THE NEUTRA… |
| 2013-05-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL GROUND CONTACT RESISTANCE IN REAR TAIL LAMP HAS RENDERED TAIL LAMP NON FUNCTIONAL AND CAUSED WARNING LAMP IL… |
| 2013-04-30 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE "YAW SENSOR" FAILS IN THESE CARS, FREQUENTLY CAUSING A SUDDEN BRAKING ON ONE SIDE OF THE CAR AND PULLING THE CAR IN… |
| 2013-03-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE WELDS ON THE FRONT (PASSENGER SIDE) FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAP FITTING (WELDED TO THE UNDER SIDE OF THE BODY) BROKE AW… |
| 2013-03-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE, I HIT A POTHOLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED: THE SI… |
| 2012-10-31 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE KEY. THE DRIVER'S DOOR WILL UNLOCK WITH THE KEY INSERTED, BUT ONCE INSIDE TH… |
| 2012-07-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECENTLY MY REAR TAILLIGHTS WERE NOTICEABLY DARKER AND LESS RESPONSIVE. TAKING MY BMW TO MY AUTHORIZED BMW DEALERSHIP/S… |
| 2012-02-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | DROVE THROUGH A PARKING LOT EARLIER TODAY WHEN I HEARD SOMETHING THAT SOUNDED LIKE SCRAPING METAL COMING FROM THE REAR … |
| 2012-01-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT STARTED TO DIM AND TRIGGERED A WARNING INDICATOR BUT WENT AWAY. AFTER A MONTH OR TWO, ALL TH… |
| 2012-01-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1) CAR WOULD NOT START, FUSE BLOWN ON FUEL PUMP. (NO. 1 ORIGINAL) TOWED TO MECHANIC. 2) MECHANIC REPLACES FUEL PUMP. … |
| 2011-12-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | FOR BMW E46 2001, REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHT BROWN GROUNDING WIRE ARCHES AND DAMAGES THE SOCKET CAUSING THE LIGHT TO FLICKE… |
| 2011-11-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS TRYING TO PARK AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE, THE CAR DID NOT MOVE BACKWARDS. MY CAR ROLLED FORWARD AS IF I… |
| 2011-10-19 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 330I . THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE … |
| 2011-09-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT BEHIND DRIVER'S SEAT LEAKING FUEL IN A STREAM ONLY WHEN TANK IS FULL. WHEN VIEWED FROM THE TOP, … |
| 2011-08-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING: TAIL LIGHT. LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT EIGHT-PIN CONNECTOR HAS MELTED AT PIN NUMBER 5 AND HAS CAUSED FAILU… |
| 2011-05-30 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | BMW E46 MODEL 3-SERIES HAVE A KNOWN SUBFRAME WEAKNESS CAUSING THE REAR AXLE TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. A CLASS AC… |
| 2010-05-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND BEGAN TO LOSE POWER… |
| 2009-01-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW SERIES 3. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE IDLES VERY HARD. THE CONTACT STATES TH… |
| 2004-10-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BMW 330XI 2001 55,000 MILES LATEST PROBLEM OCTOBER 2014 LATELY WHEN I START THE CAR, PRESS ON THE BRAKE AND PUT IT I… |
| 2003-03-15 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE OF MY CAR SHUT OFF, AND UPON BEING TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEY GOT BACK TO ME TO SAY THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AS… |
| 2001-01-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS. SEE FILE # 748060- I HAVE NEVER REC'D ANY RESPONSE OR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. I EXPERIENCED 2 FLAT… |
| — | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO HIS LANE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN… |