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1988 BMW 325 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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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.
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Latest Sep 11, 2000
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.
1
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 Mar 30, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 BMW 325. 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

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Filed Sep 11, 2000

PRIOR TO RECALL 93V-015 THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS AND CONSTANT PROBLEMS AND REPAIRS REGARDING THE COOLANT SYSTEM, CONSUMER ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *YH

NHTSA ID
554493
Other / unspecified
Filed Sep 8, 1999
1 injury reported

WHEN CONSUMER'S HUSBAND WAS CHANGING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, THE JACK COLLAPSED AND BROKE HIS LEFT FOREARM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
847183
Seat belts
Filed Apr 2, 1996

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT COMES LOOSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
982234
Other / unspecified
Filed Feb 26, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

THE JACK CAME WITH CAR COLLAPSED ON THE PERSON WORKING ON THE CAR BREAKING HIS ARM AND DENTING THE DOOR *AK

NHTSA ID
979699
Incident
Feb 6, 1996
Transmission
Filed Jan 24, 1996

THE TRANSFER CASE ON THE VEHICLE FROZE UP AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP ABRUPTLY WHILE DRIVING.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
978112
Incident
Jan 9, 1996
Transmission
Filed Jul 27, 1995

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AW

NHTSA ID
484448
Incident
Jul 1, 1994
Fuel system
Filed Mar 30, 1995

VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. TT

NHTSA ID
962818
Incident
Mar 30, 1989

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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