Safety Score
98
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
11
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 BMW E36.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | Yes | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 BMW 325I IN DECEMBER 2007. TODAY (JANUARY 21, 2008), MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR TO WORK AND PAR… |
| 2007-10-22 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | 2003 BMW 525I WITH 56K MILES. DRIVER SEAT HEATER WAS TURNED ON WHILE THE ENGINE WAS WARMING UP AND FEW SECONDS LATER, O… |
| 2007-10-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | DOUBLE VANOS SYSTEM ON SEVERAL MODELS OF BMW FROM 1999 TO 2006, HAVE DEFECTIVE VANOS SYSTEMS. THE E39 DOUBLE VANOS (VAR… |
| 2007-08-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | THERE IS A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON MANY BMW E46 MODELS (NEWER CARS). THE TAIL LIGHT HARNESS ON BOTH SIDES HAS WH… |
| 2007-08-09 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW S10 (NA). THE CONTACT PURCHASED AFTERMARKET CHROME RIMS ONLINE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, … |
| 2007-07-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | No | 0 | MY 2003 BMW 330I HAS 85K MILES AND IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. RECENTLY, HOWEVER, A "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON… |
| 2007-03-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | MY 2003 BMW 325I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER OF MY BMW REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROX. 35 MPH. THERE … |
| 2007-03-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | THE BMW X5 HAS A DEFECT. THE TAILGATE STOPPERS ROUTINELY FAILED ON BOTH THE ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SOFT CLOSE AND THE NOR… |
| 2007-01-07 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | ON HOT, HUMID DAYS, THE STEERING GETS "STICKY". BY THAT I MEAN THAT TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES DIFFICULT BECAU… |
| 2006-11-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PLEASE REFER TO FR DOC 04-10644. MY PROBLEM CONCERNS THIS EXACT ISSUE WITH MY 2003 BMW X5, IE, DELAYED PARK TO DRIVE EN… |
| 2001-07-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DELAY IN TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT (20-30 SECONDS) WHEN COLD. HAZARD ON HILL AND ENTERING TRAFFIC. *TR |