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2002 BMW M Coupe 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 Aug 13, 2004
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 2002 BMW M Coupe, 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

  • Driver assistance125.0%
  • Other / unspecified125.0%
  • Suspension125.0%
  • Visibility125.0%

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

Driver assistance

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

WHILE DRIVING, WITH FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE PEDAL FELL COMPLETELY OFF. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PEDAL. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

NHTSA ID 10004133 · filed Jan 17, 2003

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

Other / unspecified

Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

WHILE JACKING VEHICLE UP JACK FRAME THAT IS ATTACHED TO VEHICLE FAILED AND VEHICLE FELL DOWN TO GROUND. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID 8019092 · filed Sep 19, 2002

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

WHILE DRIVING IF STEERING WHEEL IS RELEASED VEHICLE WILL PULL TO LEFT SIDE. MAUFACTURER SAID THEY HAD NO REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM AT THIS TIME.

NHTSA ID 8009611 · filed May 10, 2002

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

Visibility

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

WHILE DRIVING DEBRIS UNEXPECTEDLY DISCHARGED FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE HIGHWAY AND HIT THE DRIVER'S WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSED TWO CRACKS INSIDE THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD WOULD BE RENDERED ONLY THROUGH THE PAYMENT OF THE CONSUMER, NOT THE DEALER . *AK

NHTSA ID 10087904 · filed Aug 13, 2004

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

Data on this page last refreshed .