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Fuel System, Gasoline
05/09/2003
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY. LOCAL DEALERSHIP SPECULATES THAT IT IS DUE TO FUEL TANK AND VENTILATION SYSTEM BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM. *JB
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Engine And Engine Cooling
03/30/2005
ENGINE WOULD NOT START AFTER IT WAS STARTED COLD, THEN SHUT OFF WITHIN 15 - 20 SECONDS. CAR OWNER CALLED BMW SERVICE MANAGER (TIM POLK, ERHART BMW) AND WAS ADVISED TO REMOVE ENGINE SPARK PLUGS, PLACE THEM ON A COOKIE SHEET IN A 325 DEGREE OVEN UNTIL THEY ARE DRIED. CAR STARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER DRIED PLUGS WERE RE-INSTALLED. *JB
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Power Train
05/01/2005
2000 BMW 328CI. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENTER 3RD GEAR AND GOES STRAIGHT INTO FIFTH. COMMON PROBLEM ON BMW'S WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. UNSAFE TO SKIP GEARS IN A NORMAL ACCELERATING SITUATION. CAR GOES STRAIGHT INTO FIFTH AND NEARLY STALLS EVERY TIME. BMW INSISTS THERE IS NO FLAW, BUT BMW FORUMS HIGHLIGHT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. A FAILED $4 PART COSTS OVER $1000 TO REPAIR AND IS A TRAFFIC HAZARD AS MANY PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION AS THE SHIFTER CAN STICK OR BIND IN NEUTRAL OR 5TH GEAR AND MUST BE FORCED INTO THE CORRECT GEAR, PROHIBITING PEOPLE FROM EXERCISING THE EXTREME CAUTION AND DEDICATION THAT DRIVING REQUIRES. *NM
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Structure
03/30/2005
THROUGH NORMAL DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK I STARTED TO HEAR CLUNCKING AND SQUEAKING COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT APPEARS THAT THE REAR SUB FRAME SEPARATED FROM THE UNI-BODY OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE SEVERE NOISES.*AK I TOOK THE CAR INTO BMW TO BE COVERED BY THE CERTIFIED PRE OWNED WARRANTEE BUT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED SINCE THE BODY AND CHASSIS OF THE VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTEE. MY CAR HAS 49000 AND 1 YEAR LEFT ON THE WARRANTEE.
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Structure
08/01/2004
(1) NOTICED A SLIGHT NOISE FROM REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY. (2) REAR SUBFRAME CRACKED ON REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE. NO ACCIDENT CAUSED THIS. BMW SAID IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR OR "I MUST HAVE HIT A BIG POTHOLE." THIS I BELIEVE IS A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. HAVING FRAME DAMAGE IS NOT WEAR AND TEAR. (3) THE ENITRE REAR SUBFRAME OF THE CAR WAS REPLACED. OVER $3500 WORTH OF REPAIRS. *AK
