Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04-29 | 03V160000 |
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 13,100 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 BMW M3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V018000 (AIR BAGS); howev… |
| 2019-10-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. |
| 2019-05-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MSG PUMP FAILURE |
| 2019-04-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SMG HYDRAULIC PUMP: I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH IN THE #1 LANE AND MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN DROPPED OUT OF GE… |
| 2018-10-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR SUBFRAME SUPPORT IS SEPARATING FROM THE BODY WHERE IT MOUNTS TO. CRACKS AROUND THE SUBFRAME BOLTS CAN BE SEEN. PIN… |
| 2018-06-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW M3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL DE… |
| 2017-09-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | REAR SUBFRAME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE PER CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BACCA V. BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC, CASE NO. [XXX]. I BROUGH… |
| 2017-08-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET TO MY 2003 BMW M3, BUT READING ABOUT THE TAKATA RECALL AND WHAT THE AIRBAGS … |
| 2016-11-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - THIS IS A 2003 CAR I USED TO LEASE. BMW STILL HAS ME AS THE LESSEE OF THIS VEHICLE WHICH WAS TURNED IN … |
| 2016-09-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVING VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED RAN OVER SMALL/MINOR POTHOLE RESULTING IN PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN/HEAD AIRBAG TO DEPLOY… |
| 2016-08-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW M3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V31800… |
| 2016-05-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW M3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V31800… |
| 2015-09-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW M3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V31800… |
| 2015-07-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WINDOWS WERE CLOSED. THERE HAD BEEN A LIGHT RAIN. TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES F. DOORS WERE UNLOCKED. UPON SHU… |
| 2015-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW M3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V31800… |
| 2015-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM BMW NOTIFYING ME OF THE RECALL IN JULY 2015. IT IS MAY 2, 2016 AND MY DEALER (… |
| 2015-05-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW M3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V31800… |
| 2014-04-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING AT A SLOW SPEED LEFT OR RIGHT THE DIFFERENTIAL BEGINS TO MAKE GRINDING AND CLUNKING NOISE. INSPECTION II … |
| 2014-01-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | P133 CODE HAS COME UP AFTER DRIVING 100 MILES. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC IN WHICH HE REPLACED ALL OXYGEN SENSO… |
| 2012-08-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A RELATIVELY HOT DAY (92 DEGREES F), MY VEHICLE'S SMG (SEQUENTIAL MANUAL GEARBOX) MALFUNCTION INDICATO… |
| 2012-07-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | MY CAR WAS IN A COLLISION WHERE THE DRIVER OF CAR 1 WAS MAKING A TURN INTO THE MAIN STREET , SHE TURNED TOO WIDE AND C… |
| 2012-06-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | XENON HEADLIGHTS MY XENON HEADLIGHTS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN THEY DO WORK THEY JUST BARELY LIGHT THE ROADWAY.… |
| 2012-03-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I CURRENTLY OWN A 2003 BMW M3 COUPE, MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN RACED OR TAKEN TO THE TRACK AND HAS SE… |
| 2012-01-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FAILED REAR VIEW MIRROR WHERE A LIQUID INSIDE FORMS A BUBBLE MAKING THE MIRROR TOTALLY UNUSABLE. THIS IS A PROBLEM EXPE… |
| 2011-12-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS IN A SERIOUS AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT INVOLVING A 2003 BMW M3. I SUSTAINED SERIOUS FACIAL TRAUMA THAT RESULTED IN THE … |
| 2011-07-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR VEHICLE SUBFRAME BEGINNING TO SEPARATE FROM CHASSIS. SHEET METAL DIRECTLY ABOVE SUBFRAME MOUNTING POINT PEELING A… |
| 2011-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | BMW M3'S WITH SMG TRANSMISSION 2002-2006. ON HOT DAYS THE TRANSMISSION WITH "POP" OUT OF GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL FOR A… |
| 2011-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1. I LIVE IN LANCASTER, CA AND WHEN THE SUMMER COMES AROUND IT GETS REALLY HOT REALLY QUICK. MY BMW M3 2003 WHICH HAPPE… |
| 2011-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AS YOU REMEMBER, WE ALL SPENT ABOUT SIX MONTHS THIS PAST SUMMER FIGURING OUT WHY OUR E46 M3 SMG'S WERE RANDOMLY THROWIN… |
| 2011-05-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WHERE I LIVE REACHED AROUND 95'F AND ABOVE MY TRANSMISSION ON MY VEHICLE DID NOT FUNCTION PROP… |
| 2011-03-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. DURING THEIR VEHICLE INSPECTION, THEY DISCOVERED THE REAR … |
| 2011-01-21 | WHEELS | No | 0 | MY 2003 BMW M3 HAS CRACKED WHEEL WHICH CAUSES TIRE TO GO FLAT WHICH IS A VERY BG SAFETY HAZARD. THIS TIRES GOES FLAT 2 … |
| 2010-07-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | RE: SMG PUMP FAILURE I HAVE CONTACTED BMWNA IN THE PAST IN REGARDS TO THE SMG (SEQUENTIAL MANUAL GEARSHIFT) PUMP FAILUR… |
| 2009-06-08 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW M3. FOR APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AND A HALF, THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THAT THE REARVIEW MIRR… |
| 2009-05-29 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW M3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REARVIEW MIRROR CONTAINED A LIQUID USED TO TINT THE GLA… |
| 2009-05-21 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TOOK MY BMW M3 TO DON JACOBS BMW IN LEXINGTON, KY. THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE. AFTER THEY FINISHED… |
| 2009-03-31 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW M3. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT A CRASH OR IMPACT … |
| 2006-02-02 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW M3. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, … |
| 2005-09-24 | TIRES | No | 0 | MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE INDICATOR LIGHT (TO INDICATE A FLAT TIRE HAS BEEN SPONTANEOUSLY COMI… |
| 2005-07-05 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 2003 BMW M3 EQUIPPED WITH A SMG(SEQUENTIAL MANUAL GEARBOX). WITHIN A MONTH OF OWNERSHIP, THE CAR STARTED EXHIBI… |
| 2004-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | LTR CONCERNING A DEFECT OF THE SEQUENTIAL MANUAL GEAR TRANSMISSION ON THE LEASED 2003 BMW M3. *BF THE VEHICLE LURCHE… |
| 2004-11-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BMW M3 E46 (2001-2005) DO NOT RESPOND TO ANY STANDARD OBDII COMMANDS FROM VARIOUS TOOL MANUFACTURERS. THESE VEHICLES DO… |
| 2004-10-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE SERVICE. VEHICLE … |
| 2004-08-10 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 M3 EQUIPPED WITH THE SMG-II TRANSMISSION [XXX]. FOR THE PAST YEAR (SINCE THE CAR ACCRUED ABOU… |
| 2004-08-04 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | No | 0 | 2004 BMW M3 CONVERTIBLE. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND DECIDED TO PUT THE TOP DOWN. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR APPROX. 6 M… |
| 2004-05-26 | STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT TIGHTENED TO THE POI… |
| 2004-05-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPE… |
| 2003-07-06 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 BMW M3. JUST THIS WEEK A COVER (PART#51717892955) ON THE UNDER CARRIAGE BROKE. BMW MADE IT OUT OF PLASTIC… |
| 2003-05-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL. AFTER INVESTIGATING LOUD NOISES FROM THE TRUNK AREA, I DISCOVERED THAT TH… |
| 2003-04-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | MY CAR WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE RESULTING IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR BEING INDENTED 11" FROM IT'S NORMAL POSITION. THE INS… |