OUR CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED BMW 2001 325CI CONVERTIBLE PRUCHAED IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC, CAUSING THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE CAR DRIVEN MY MRS. KLUEPFEL HAD JUST TURNED RIGHT OUT OF THE LIBRARY ONTO ROUTE 535, HILTOP ROAD MENDAHM AT A SPEED OF 10MPH WHEN LOST POWER (ALL IDIOT LIGHTS WERE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD) WITH THE LOSS OF CONTROL. THE CAR WAS TOWED UNDER POLICE ORDERS TO MORRISTOWN BMW, 170 MADISON AVENUE, MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960, PHONE 973-455-0700, FAX 973-455-0273. THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THEY FOUND NO FAULTS IN THE SYSTEM DIAGNSOTICS AND TAOL US THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UP TO A MONTH BEFORE THE BMS OF NA FIELD REP COULD STOP BY AND RENDER A DECISION. MY WIFE WAS VERY SHOOK UP AND CONCERNED THAT SHE COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR ON TURN IT OUT OF HARMS WAY OF THE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD IN FRAONT OF HER. SHE HAS BEEN DRIVING FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS WITH A PERFECT DRIVING RECORD. *AK
2001 Audi A3
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › ignition. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System › Ignition | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsElectrical System › IgnitionCrash
Filed Oct 24, 200431,160 milesNJ
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2006| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2022 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2019 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2017 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 | 81 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 123 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 — this page | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.