Engine
Filed Dec 8, 1999
ENGINE LOST COOLANT, ENGINE MELTED, REPLACED ENGINE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 715827
- Incident
- Mar 11, 1998
1993 BMW 318 Owner Complaints
Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
Data refreshed
Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
17
Latest Dec 8, 1999
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Feb 2, 1995
What this page shows
Our database holds 17 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 BMW 318. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Complaints, most recent first
Showing 1–17 of 17
Engine
Filed Mar 2, 1999
PROFILE GASKET LEAK.
- NHTSA ID
- 781995
- Incident
- Feb 23, 1999
Engine
Filed Oct 10, 1998
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 781108
- Incident
- Mar 5, 1998
Engine
Filed May 8, 1998
ENGINE TIMING CASE PROFILE GASKET FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY VEER FROM THE THIRD LANE TO THE SHOULDER BY THE FIRST LANE.
- NHTSA ID
- 535363
- Incident
- May 6, 1998
Engine
Filed Dec 29, 1997
PROFILE CASE GASKET FAILED, CAUSING ALL ENGINE FLUID TO SPILL ONTO FREEWAY AT SPEED. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE IT CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 522517
- Incident
- Jun 1, 1997
Engine
Filed Dec 9, 1997
PROFILE GASKET FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF ANTI-FREEZE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 523087
- Incident
- Aug 30, 1997
Engine
Filed Sep 19, 1997
PROFILE GASKET FAILED DUE TO DESIGN PROBLEM, CAUSING COOLANT LEAKS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 520888
- Incident
- May 16, 1997
Engine
Filed Aug 19, 1997
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE ENGINE TIMING CASE PROFILE GASKET FAILED, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT.OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 815476
Engine
Filed Aug 15, 1997
PROFILE GASKET FAILED/REPLACED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 518858
- Incident
- Nov 1, 1996
Engine
Filed Jul 29, 1997
FAILED HEAD GASKETS CAUSED VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT.
- NHTSA ID
- 520333
- Incident
- Jul 16, 1997
Engine
Filed Mar 18, 1997
REPLACED THE LEAKING TIMING CASE PROFILE GASKET. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 809176
- Incident
- Feb 20, 1997
Engine
Filed Jan 9, 1997
TIMING CASE PROFILE GASKET FAILED, LEAKING ANTIFREEZE ONTO ROADWAY.
- NHTSA ID
- 513580
- Incident
- Nov 1, 1996
Airbags
Filed Dec 28, 1995
Crash reported4 injuries reported
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 977073
- Incident
- Feb 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Dec 19, 1995
SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK, VERY HARD TO SNAP THE BUCKLE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 976813
- Incident
- Feb 1, 1994
Airbags
Filed Jul 5, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
UPON FRONTAL IMPACT ESTIMATED SPEED 25-30 MPH, AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 968210
- Incident
- Jun 23, 1995
Engine
Filed Apr 4, 1995
THE ENGINE BELTS ARE UNDER ENGINEERED AND THEY DISINTEGRATE. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 962995
- Incident
- Mar 17, 1995
Electrical
Filed Feb 2, 1995
PURCHASED CAR WITH BARE WIRE EXPOSED IN WIRING LOOM WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 959482
- Incident
- Jan 26, 1995
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints, published verbatim
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