Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
45
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-19 | 19V472000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 16,641 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 BMW M3. The contact stated while operating the vehicle, the driver’s and passenger’s side turn … |
| 2020-03-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG ON MY CAR. I CONTACTED BMW TO REPLACE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLACE AT THAT TIME. … |
| 2017-05-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WERE DEAD DESPITE A GOOD BATTERY. WAS SOLVED BY REMOVING GLOVE BOX … |
| 2017-02-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL DRIVING MY CAR FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES ON THE LOCAL STREET AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, LIGHT TURNS GREEN, I… |
| 2016-12-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL HASN'T HAPPENED. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. I GUESS IF YOU WAIT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO COMPLAIN AFTER IT KILLS U… |
| 2016-10-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE CAR SUDDENLY VIBRATED AND THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND SKIDDED SLIGHTLY SIDEWAYS BEFORE GOING INTO A REDUCED POWER MODE… |
| 2016-04-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL, REPLACEMENT AIR BAGS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. BMW HAS NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL BE. THIS IS NOT RIGHT, I SHOULD… |
| 2016-03-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL HELLO MADAM/ SIR, I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE - 16V-071 REGARDING FAULTY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAGS… |
| 2016-02-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ERROR MESSAGE: FAULT IN - PASSENGER RESTRAIN SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER, OR BELT FORCE LIMITER. THIS IS… |
| 2016-02-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE BEEN WAITING 2 YEARS TO HAVE THIS RECALL DONE. I WAS ONCE SCHEDULED TO GET THE SERVICE AND THEN … |
| 2016-02-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - I RECEIVED NOTICE OF MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR BUT THE BMW STILL DOES NOT HAV… |
| 2016-01-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | S65 V8 ENGINE IN A BMW M3 E90/92/93 AND M5'S WITH A V10 HAS TWO THROTTLE VALVE ACTUATORS THAT FAIL PREMATURELY AT 40-80… |
| 2016-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER ONE YEAR FOR MY RECALL TO BE PERFORMED BY MY LOCAL BMW SERVICE CENTER. I RECEIVED A LETTER… |
| 2015-08-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE TAKING A TURN. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND DRIVE TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. I DROVE AROUND SL… |
| 2015-03-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE TRYING TO EXIT MY E92 2009 M3 FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE BY DOUBLE PULLING THE HANDLE IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK THE CAR. … |
| 2012-04-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 400 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAULT WARNING BEGAN TO COME ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ALL GAUGES BOTTOM OU… |
| 2011-09-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY BMW 2009 M3, I NOTICED A RARE BUT VERY DISTURBING PATTERN ON TAKE OFF. I HAD CAR CHECKED I… |
| 2010-08-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I AM VERY HAPPY TO SEE YOUR ORGANIZATION TAKING AN INTEREST IN THIS ISSUE. IT IS A VERY DANG… |
| 2010-05-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) DEAR [XXX], I AM VERY … |
| 2010-02-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1. WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT THAT TURNS GREEN, THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE BEFORE ACTUALLY STOPPING, THE CAR HESI… |
| 2010-02-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WITH THE DUAL CLUTCH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN D MODE, WHEN SLOWING FROM 50 OR 60 MPH TO 15-20 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WIL… |
| 2009-09-24 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE ROAD AT THE ALLOTTED SPEED LIMIT., I WAS ON A SINGLE LANE ROAD. I THEN WENT OVER A POTHOLE- NOT… |
| 2009-08-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION (DCT) IN MY CAR, A 2009 BMW M3 ROUTINELY HESITATES WHEN PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR IN 2ND GEA… |
| 2009-07-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | HELLO, I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2009 BMW M3 WITH THE DCT TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION ACTS LIKE A SEQUENTIAL MANUAL … |
| 2009-07-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN- LIKE FOR A TURN, BUT DO NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DCT TRANSMISSION SEEMS … |
| 2009-06-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO-LANE STREET (ONE-LANE EACH DIRECTION) AND AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT I TURNED ON MY LEFT T… |
| 2009-06-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | HELLO. I HAVE A 2009 BMW M3 WITH THE DCT TRANSMISSION. I AM EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT DELAYS WHEN DOWN SHIFTING FROM ONE… |
| 2009-05-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2009 BMW M3 WITH DCT - ISSUE PRESENT FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS FREQUENTLY WHEN IN AUTOMATIC MODE A… |
| 2009-05-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2009 BMW M3 DCT (DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION) EXHIBITS A SERIOUS LAG/HESITATION WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A RAPID ROL… |
| 2009-05-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | SLOWING DOWN AT AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. DECELERATED TO ABOUT 3 MPH. ACCELERATED TO INITIATE THE TURN. T… |
| 2009-04-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ON MY 2009 BMW M3 WITH DCT TRANSMISSION, THERE IS A NOTICEABLE LAG AFTER BRAKING WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE WHILE IN AU… |
| 2009-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2009 BMW 335I ON FWY 5 SOUTH AT ABOUT 65 MPH , THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON TH… |
| 2009-04-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE BMW M3 WITH DCT TRANSMISSION EXHIBITS A DANGEROUS ACCELERATION LAG IN SECOND GEAR. SPECIFICALLY, WHEN COASTING AT … |
| 2009-04-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | LOSS OF POWER ON HIGHWAY AND ENGINE MISFIRE/STUTTER. *TR |
| 2009-04-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT LAG FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE IN MY CAR WHICH AT TIMES PREVENTS ME FROM GETTING OUT OF THE W… |
| 2009-04-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON A 2002 BMW 325I TAIL LIGHT SOCKET OVER HEATS DUE TO IMPROPER GROUNDING AND BURNS OUT. CAUSES THE TAIL LIGHT AND B… |
| 2009-04-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS TO 2ND GEAR, SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHEN TURNING. HAPPENS WITH DCT TRANSMISSIO… |
| 2009-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 2009 BMW M3. IT HAS THE MDCT TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A DELAY WHEN COMING TO A ROLLING STOP AND THEN TRYING TO … |
| 2009-03-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | SUMMARY: POWER APPLICATION LAG IN 2ND GEAR WITH M3 DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. SPECIFIC INCIDENT: WHILE ROLLING IN 2ND W… |
| 2009-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY 2009 BMW M3 WITH A DCT TRANSMISSION LAGS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. WHEN YOU PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR DOES NOT… |
| 2009-02-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THIS OCCURS REGULARLY, PERHAPS 10 TIMES PER WEEK OR MORE DEPENDING ON SEVERITY. ON DECELERATION, THE TRANSMISSION WILL… |
| 2009-02-07 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | IN THE 2009 BMW M3 SEDAN WITH DCT (DUAL CLUTCH) TRANSMISSION, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT LAG OR HESITATION OF AT LEAST 1 SE… |
| 2009-02-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY 09 BMW M3 WITH DCT IS EXHIBITING GEAR SHIFTING SLOWNESS AND POWER LAGGING PROBLEMS AFTER HARD BRAKING. THE MOST RECE… |
| 2009-01-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR A 2009 BMW M3 COUPE WITH THE DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION (DCT). I AM EXPERIENCING MAJOR SHIFT LAG TR… |
| 2009-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | M-DCT TRANSMISSION LAG. WHEN YOU'RE TURNING AND CARS MAY BE COMING AT YOU THERE IS NO POWER, CAUSING SERIOUS ENDANGERME… |