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1994 BMW 325IC 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 10, 2001
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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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.
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Reports on file since Sep 23, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1994 BMW 325IC. 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 1–5 of 5

Brakes
Filed Sep 10, 2001

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINS ON AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT ONBOARD COMPUTER IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL 96V111000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

NHTSA ID
896135
Incident
Jun 1, 2001
Airbags
Filed Jul 2, 2001
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH CONSUMER'S SON BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RAN A RED LIGHT. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR FAILURE OF AIR BAGS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
891845
Incident
Jun 30, 2001
Engine
Filed Aug 23, 1999

FAILURE OF RECALL (98V-178) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. MJS

NHTSA ID
548103
Incident
Jan 11, 1999
Fuel system
Filed Aug 2, 1999

I WILL TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND INFORM YOU WHAT WAS DONE.

NHTSA ID
709473
Incident
Aug 1, 1999
Electrical
Filed Sep 23, 1997

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BATTERY EXPLODED. DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE IN THE BMW VEHICLES. *AK

NHTSA ID
816591
Incident
Sep 19, 1997

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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