Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › defroster/defogger/hvac system › heater core. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BMW 325. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PLACING HER KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000. UPDATED 10/29/13*LJ
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED STALLING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. ON FEBRUARY 11, 2008, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL IN THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODING THE FUEL PUMP AND CAUSED IT TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT WILL TRADE IN THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 242,000.
CONSUMER STATES THAT WATER IS LEAKING ON THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE ONTO THE CARPET. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN OVER HEATING. CONSUMER FEELS ITS THE HEATER CORE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
THE DEALER SWITCHED THE PRICE OF THE CAR AFTER I GAVE HIM CASH MONEY. THE DEALER MISREPRESENTED THE CONDITION OF THE CAR AFTER I PAID CASH FOR THE CAR. THE DEALER WROTE AS IS ON THE RECEIPT, THE DEALER KEPT THE TITLE. THE DEALER STOLE THE CAR I DROVE THERE AND WANTS $30 PER DAY STORAGE FOR MY OWN CAR HE MOVED. I NEVER SIGNED ANYTHING. SCC *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*742562
4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2001 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 — this page | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1994 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1993 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1992 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1991 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1990 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
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.