Exterior Lighting › Tail Lights
Filed Aug 18, 2003MD
TAIL LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. CAUSE OF FAILURE IS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK
1995 BMW 318
Routine
Owners filed 19 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Electrical System | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags › Frontal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Clutch Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Exterior Lighting › Tail Lights | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsSeat BeltsCrash
Filed Jan 8, 2003TX
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS IN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON TIME.THE CONSUMER STATES HER HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL THEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. ALSO PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AT 30MPH DURING IMPACT. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed Jun 30, 2002TX
THE VEHICLE BEGAN BLOWING FUSES CAUSING MANY OF THE SYSTEMS TO QUITE FUNCTIONING. WE REPLACE WITH FUSES THE SAME SIZE AS IT ASK FOR AND IT STARTED MELTING FUSES CAUSING FUEL PUMP TO QUIT WORKING ADQUATELY. *AK
Seats
Filed May 9, 2002IN
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SHIFTS AROUND WHILE DRIVING, MAKING DRIVER LOSE PEDAL, AND STEERING CONTROL.*AK *MJ
Air Bags
Filed Oct 5, 1999FL
AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Air Bags
Filed Sep 30, 1999FL
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND REMAINS ILLUMINATED EVEN AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 25, 1999CA
I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE AND SPEED OF FAILURE. MY CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR WHEN SHIFTED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOWER SPEED. IT WOULD ALSO POP OUT OF GEAR ON THE ROAD. BMW REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ON WARRANTY, AND SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. I'VE JUST HEARD FROM ANOTHER PERSON WITH THE 318TI WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON BMW'S PART BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBLE DANGER OF HAVING YOUR TRANSMISSION GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 3, 1997VA
AIR BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH WHEN A CAR AHEAD STOPPED. RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. BMW INVESTIGATOR SAID AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OFF. *AK DRIVER'S HEAD SMASHED HIS HEAD INTO THE WINDSHIELD DURING THE ACCIDENT. *SLC
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 11, 1997CA
DURING A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT, AT 30 MPH. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS, WERE INOPERATIVE. *AK
Tires
Filed Dec 2, 1996NY
THE TIRES ARE AFTER MARKET TIRE S( BRIDGESTONE BOIZZOAK) THERE IS A RUBBER DUST ON THE CAR FROM THE TIRE . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle BarCrash
Filed Oct 31, 1996CA
WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH. *AK THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC
Electrical System
Filed Oct 29, 1996TX
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK
Power Train › Clutch Assembly
Filed Aug 30, 1996NY
CLUTCH/PRESSURE PLATE FAILURE.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 29, 1996PA
TRANSMISSION FAILS CAUSING HESITATION/JERKING.
Electrical System
Filed Aug 5, 1996GA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK
Equipment › Mechanical › Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift
Filed Jul 11, 1996NY
JACK FAILURE, VEHICLE ON JACK DUE TO A STRONG WIND, JACK FLEW OVER, ONLY BUILT ON 3' DESIGN. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 1, 1996GA
TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Jun 12, 1996TX
THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN REAR-END COLISSION AND WAS PASSED HEAD ON INTO A PARKED VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust SystemFire
Filed Oct 10, 1995TX
CAR LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, FIRE CAME FROM EXHAUST AND BURNED BUMPER. TT
19 of 19 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.