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1999 BMW 325 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Feb 1, 2016
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1999 BMW 325, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Brakes150.0%
  • Suspension150.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

BRAKE ROTORS WARP VERY 3000 MILES, CAUSING VIBRATION AND PULSATION. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS TWICE. *AK

NHTSA ID 845100 · filed Aug 16, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Suspension

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 325. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY INTO THE DIRECTION OF THE SLOPING ROAD. THE SUB FRAME REMAINED PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE SUSPENSION NOT TO PROPERLY SUPPORT THE VEHICLE'S MOVEMENT. IN ADDITION, UPON ACCELERATION, THE SUB FRAME OF THE VEHICLE JERKED UP AND DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE DAMAGED ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE REAR AXEL PULLING ON THE REAR TIRE AS A RESULT OF THE LOOSE SUB FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS 117,000.

NHTSA ID 10823451 · filed Feb 1, 2016

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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