Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › foundation components › disc › rotor. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Air Bags | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE AIR BAG EXPLODED. LOUD EXPLOSION AND A PUFF OF WHITE SMOKY POWDER FILLED THE CAR CABIN. IF I WERE DRIVING, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT AS MY VISIBILITY WAS ZERO. WITHOUT INSPECTING, A BMW SERVICE REP SAID A SENSOR HAD TO HAVE SET THE BAG OFF. NEW AIR BAG WOULD COST $990 + THE SENSOR REPLACEMENT COST.
DT: THE TIRES ONLY HAVE 50 TO 60 MILES ON THEM, TWO BLOW OUTS. THE MANUFACTURER/DEALER SAID THIS WAS CAUSED BY ROAD HAZARD. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW. OUT. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM. THEY HAVE NOT CONTACTED CONSUMER AGAIN. *AK
VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD IMMEDIALTELY UPON ENGAGEMENT INTO FORWARD GEAR AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED BEFORE HITTING CONCRETE PLATFORM.
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIGOROUSLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 515 | 7 | 21 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2005 | 71 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2004 | 147 | 5 | 11 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2003 | 199 | 8 | 11 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2002 | 162 | 7 | 19 | 1 | Do not drive |
| 2001 | 151 | 7 | 8 | 1 | Do not drive |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1994 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1993 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1992 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1991 — this page | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 | 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.