Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
31
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2011 BMW M3.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Starting from a traffic light at Woodlands Parkway and Gosling Road in the Woodlands, TX - Vehicle accelerated normally… |
| 2022-10-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | When I put the battery terminals after swapping a new battery, my FRM got damaged. No brake or head lights are working,… |
| 2021-01-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ACCELERATING WHEN I HIT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH MY CAR WAS MAKING A LOUD REVVING SOUND AND ME… |
| 2020-04-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF, AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED TH… |
| 2019-10-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I DID SOME RESEARCH IT LOOKS MY CAR HAS THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE RECALL NOT DONE IT'S MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!! UP ON FURT… |
| 2019-07-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TWO WEEKS AGO, WHEN THE CAR WAS DRIVING NORMALLY, IT SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN AND COULD NO LONGER START. WHEN AUTOMOTIVE ENGI… |
| 2019-07-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING CASUALLY WHEN THE MOTOR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. NO NOISE INDICATING ENGINE FAILURE EVER HAPPENED. I COASTED … |
| 2019-05-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR, MY ENGINE THREW A ROD THROUGH THE BLOCK, CAR HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED, HAS 43,300 ORIGINAL M… |
| 2018-06-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | O2 SENSORS CONSTANTLY GO OUT REPLACED 3 TIMES, THROTTLE BODY ACUTATORS CONSTANTLY GO BAD PUTTING CAR IN LIMP MODE VERY … |
| 2018-02-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW M3. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND THE ODOR OF BU… |
| 2018-01-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY LOW MILAGE 2011 BMW M3 (42K MILES) ON THE HIGHWAY, OUT OF NO WHERE, I NOTICED THE CAR DRIVING A LITTLE… |
| 2017-12-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW M3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 16V071000 (A… |
| 2017-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW M3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V676000 (ELE… |
| 2017-10-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 63,860 MILE THE S65 ENGINE IN MY 2011 BMW M3 FAILED. DEALER DIAGNOSED ENGINE BEARING FAILURE. FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE… |
| 2017-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE KNOCKING. CONNECTING ROD BEARING AND MAIN BEARING FAILURE RESULTING IN REQUIRED ENGINE REPLACEMENT. ENGINE NOT A… |
| 2017-05-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - THIS RECALL HAS BEEN ACTIVE NOW FOR OVER A YEAR AND THREE MONTHS WITH NO REPAIR FROM THE MANUFACTURER. … |
| 2017-04-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ROD BEARING FAILURE. |
| 2017-02-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS PARKED AT A FLAT SPACE PARKING LOT. WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE VEHICLE USING A FOB KEY, THE ALARM STARTED TO… |
| 2016-12-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW M3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); H… |
| 2016-11-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | BETWEEN 11/04/16 AND 11/08/16 I LEFT MY VEHICLE WITH REEVES BMW DEALERSHIP IN TAMPA, FL FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL WH… |
| 2016-07-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON THE ROAD MY ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY PLACED ITSELF ON NEUTRAL, THE STEERING FROZE, AND THE ENGINE T… |
| 2016-02-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW M3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V07100… |
| 2014-12-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW M3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE AIR INTAKE BECAME FILLED WITH WATER, CLOGGING TH… |
| 2014-10-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2011 BMW DCT M3 ENGINE TURNS OFF BY IT SELF WHILE DRIVING THROUGH INTERSECTION. TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL. "N… |
| 2014-09-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW M3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT FLICKERED WHILE THE SEAT W… |
| 2014-08-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING IN QUEENS MID TOWN TUNNEL, SUDDENLY MY ENGINE STALLED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. IT WAS A TWO LAN… |
| 2014-08-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE GRADUALLY GOT LOUDER. OIL WARNING THAT IT WAS LOW ON OIL. ADDED OIL, STILL SAID IT WAS LO… |
| 2014-06-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW M3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONVERTIBLE TOP FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN T… |
| 2014-06-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW M3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONVERTIBLE TOP FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN T… |
| 2012-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | 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 … |
| 2011-10-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CLUNKING NOISE AND VIBRATION WHEN TURNING RIGHT FROM A STOP IN COOLER TEMPERATURES. *TR |