1994 BMW 318 User Comment / Complaint

1995-01-12 Capistrano, CA

Anti-theft alarm failed. view

1995-03-09 Costa Mesa, CA

Left door seal failed. view

2000-04-27 Murrells Inlet, SC

Car is driven 90% of the time on interstates and long trips brakes not used much compared to normal driving i have never replace brakes before 80,000miles or rotors under 150,000 miles. view

2000-04-27 Murrells Inlet, SC

Car is driven 90% of the time on interstates and long trips brakes not used much compared to normal driving i have never replace brakes before 80,000miles or rotors under 150,000 miles. view

2000-04-27 Murrells Inlet, SC

Car is driven 90% of the time on interstates and long trips brakes not used much compared to normal driving i have never replace brakes before 80,000miles or rotors under 150,000 miles. view

1999-11-18 White River Junction, VT

Engine stalls at stop lights, lack of power in cold temp. engine check light blinks on repeatedly. both dealership and chevrolet say they need to reprogram the computer but at this date they don't have one written to fix it, i've owned this car for less then 20 days and its been in for repair twice, is this considerd safe when a car stalls at traffic lights, also it has a very rough idle. view

1999-11-18 White River Junction, VT

Engine stalls at stop lights, lack of power in cold temp. engine check light blinks on repeatedly. both dealership and chevrolet say they need to reprogram the computer but at this date they don't have one written to fix it, i've owned this car for less then 20 days and its been in for repair twice, is this considerd safe when a car stalls at traffic lights, also it has a very rough idle. view

1999-11-18 Kansas City, MO

This vehicle is a potential wreck, it doesn't idle and dies, klunks and lurches forward, and roars like its losing its rear axle or transmission. a potential wreck that after repeated attempts will not improve. view

2000-04-27 Pawtucket, RI

When the car is driven in wet weather, the exhaust will get extremely loud. the problem seems to be that water is getting up into the car somewhere. the noise is loud enough that it seems the muffler has fallen off. once you slow down in the car or stop the noise will cease as well. while the car is acting up it will also backgfire and sputter making a noise that is similar to sucking liquid through a straw. the car runs fine in dry weather. the car has been in for service 4 times for the same problem. it has also been looked at by the factory rep. both the service personel and the factory rep have no idea what the problem may be. they have already attempted several repairs including aligning the intermediate pipe. at the last repair attempt they placed a shield over the exhasut system. the only thing this accomplished was muffling the sound the car makes when it gets wet. as of now the car still has the same problem. view

2000-04-27 Lavista, NE

Brakes on dodge intrepid's should be recalled and replaced with a quality product. i will never purchase another chrysler product. these dealerships are only out for our money. they may say service is number 1 but this is a lie. recall the braking system on these cars. just look at all the complaints on this model, recall recall recall....do the right thing, recall!!!! view

2000-02-01 Rio Grand City, TX

Vehicle was left unattended in park gear and running, gear jumped out of park and into reverse resulting in collision with fence and damage to vehicle. view

2000-02-01 Freehold, NJ

Timing belt slack adjuster pivot bolt backed out hitting the guide when caused the timing chain to break also causing damage to the valve and valve plate. view

1995-03-09 Valencia, CA

Rear end failure. view

2000-02-01 Racine, WI

Fuel was leaking from the engine without a warning or knowledge where the fuel was coming from. consumer is concerned of a possible fire. view

2000-02-01 Waynesville, NC

While driving on highway 70mph and up motorcycle will have a bad vibration which increases as the speed increases. at 90-95mph high speed wheel wobbling. it has been at the dealer to be fixed 6 times. view

2000-02-01 Murfreesboro, TN

Engine oil leakage causing engine to miss and loose power, when dealership removed spark plug wire oil leaked even worse. view

2000-02-01 Union Grove, AL

Consumer received an recall letter to have the air bag wiring repaired so the fuses would not blow. consumer has had this repair done. but now when the rear winshield wiper is activated, the system shoots the fuse, consumer says that this was not happening before the work was done. dealer has been contacted. view

1999-11-18 St. James, MO

Vehicle has clunking noise somewhere in rear of drive train when stopping and starting. have taken it to chev dealer 4 times. first time they replaced the rear spring assys. noise returned. next time they lubed the drive shaft coupling. noise returned. next time they lubed the drive shaft coupling again. noise returned. the last time they lubed the rear leaf spring assy. noise still there. also reported a rattling noise in the steering to meier chev in sullivan mo. they didn't find any thing wrong. still have loose noise in steering. view

1999-11-18 Lusby, MD

Ralphs dodge replaced the rear end with any problems. now the transmission is gone as of 11/ 12/1999 and still we are without a truck and it doesn't look they plan on fixing it anytime soon. view

1999-11-18 Lusby, MD

Ralphs dodge replaced the rear end with any problems. now the transmission is gone as of 11/ 12/1999 and still we are without a truck and it doesn't look they plan on fixing it anytime soon. view

1999-11-18 Mandeville, LA

No summary listed for above vehicle. view

2000-04-27 Brentwood, CA

Blown head gasket or o-ring in right rear of engine. appears to possibly be a o-ring which secures oil moving from the crankcase to the head. very premature failure. view

2000-04-27 Cambridge, OH

No summary listed for abov evehicle. view

1995-03-09 Yucaipa, CA

Front radius arm bushings replaced due to noise. view

2000-04-27 Cambridge, OH

No summary listed for above vehicle. view

1999-11-18 Naples, FL

The hydraulic shocks, front and back all before 110,000 miles. (about $2000 to fix) the air conditioner. the dcl light keeps going off. the oil light keeps going off. no oil is needed. the front end shakes very badly. the rear sub mounts had to be replaced. the headliner in the car is disentergrating. the trunk motor was replaced and is dying again. the radio is dead. many things are wrong with this vehicle. it was originally from penn. view

1999-11-18 Naples, FL

The hydraulic shocks, front and back all before 110,000 miles. (about $2000 to fix) the air conditioner. the dcl light keeps going off. the oil light keeps going off. no oil is needed. the front end shakes very badly. the rear sub mounts had to be replaced. the headliner in the car is disentergrating. the trunk motor was replaced and is dying again. the radio is dead. many things are wrong with this vehicle. it was originally from penn. view

2000-02-01 Louisville, MS

No deployment of both air bags during vehicle collision with extensive damage and injury. view

2000-02-01 Louisville, MS

No deployment of both air bags during vehicle collision with extensive damage and injury. view

2000-02-01 Taneytown, MD

Engine stopped running while backing out of parking space due to crankshaft failure. view

2000-02-01 Rio Rico, AZ

While in the off position the cruise control activated, accelerating the engine, this has happened at various speeds and in the park position. view

2000-02-01 Ewa Beach, HI

The seat belt on the passenger's side does not lock. the belt would not restraint the occupant in the event of a crash. the seat belt was replaced, but belt seems to be doing the same thing. please provide any further information. view

2000-02-01 Creal Springs, IL

The child safety seat (219246p2)shield and spring broke while taking child out of the seat and unlatching. view

2000-02-01 Sarasota, FL

Complete brake failure, due to turning steering wheel all the way to the left over a period of time which caused damage to brake hose and loss of fluid. mjs view

1995-03-09 Yucaipa, CA

Air conditioner failed. view

2000-02-01 Sarasota, FL

After 1376 and 3218 miles the fuel injectores had to be replaced. mjs view

1999-11-18 Washington, DC

Mechanic notice that upon impact to the right front, whether it is small or large impact, the battery tray either breaks off or the battery slides off of the tray causing severe acid damage to the abs unit, radiator fan shroud assy, transmission, wiring, exhaust heat shield, manifold and intake. nlm view

1999-11-18 Bayside, NY

In order to use the horn excessive pressure has to be applied to make it work. sometimes it does not work at all. dealer has replaced the contacts and problem still exists. view

1999-11-18 Spring Hill, KS

After discovering that the vehicle was not driving right owner checked the wheels and found the left front wheel to be cracked and coming apart. spokes were coming out of the wheel. customer was notifed about the problem. owner will be replacing the wheels. please provide any further information. view

2000-04-27 Union City, CA

I was on a stop light at 8am and the exhaust pipe was blowing out white smoke and the engine was shaking and the check engine light was on. brought it to the dealer and late they called and said it was the fuel injector. the next day they called again and said its the module now. april 6 they said the part was not available, not till the 19th, it was back ordered. i went there on the 20th and the part was still not available. it has been 3 weeks today and there is still no news yet. what else could i do. can i just return the truck to them? we had already paid off the truck , because we took a loan from the house . what can i do? view

2000-04-27 Union City, CA

I was on a stop light at 8am and the exhaust pipe was blowing out white smoke and the engine was shaking and the check engine light was on. brought it to the dealer and late they called and said it was the fuel injector. the next day they called again and said its the module now. april 6 they said the part was not available, not till the 19th, it was back ordered. i went there on the 20th and the part was still not available. it has been 3 weeks today and there is still no news yet. what else could i do. can i just return the truck to them? we had already paid off the truck , because we took a loan from the house . what can i do? view

2000-04-27 Lansing, MI

No summary listed for above vehicle. view

2000-04-27 Lansing, MI

No summary listed for above vehicle. view

2000-01-27 Lorain, OH

Fuel spill when both tanks are full.must use the front tank until all the fuel is used,then use the back until it`s half-full then switch to front. view

2000-01-27 Akron, OH

Head gasket replaced at 79000 miles. head gasket failure at 108000 needs replaced again! view

1995-03-09 Yucaipa, CA

Erratic oil pressure readings due to sending unit gauge failure. view

2000-04-27 Lansing, MI

No summary listed for abov evehicle. view

2000-04-27 Lansing, MI

No summary listed for abov evehicle. view

2000-04-27 Havelock, NC

I was going 60 mph when i hit a deer it smashed the the front end of my car and my air bags did not deploy. view

2000-04-27 Watauga, TX

Head gasket failed the first time, replaced under recall #98m01, then timing cover gasket and oring failed, was replaced and paid for by owner, engine then failed completely. salvaged engine installed and paid for by owner at 95,563 miles. salvage engine had 45,000 miles on it jan 1999. van now has a 110,000 total vehicular miles on it and second engine has failed. ford does not want to reimburse for engine failure before 100,000 miles and will not replace head gasket on second engine on recall #00m09, since there is over 100,000 miles. this has been very frustrating for us since over the last 15 years we have purchased roughly $85,000 worth of ford vehicles (mainly f-series trucks) and have had extremely good luck with the trucks but not the minivan. view

2000-04-27 Watauga, TX

Head gasket failed the first time, replaced under recall #98m01, then timing cover gasket and oring failed, was replaced and paid for by owner, engine then failed completely. salvaged engine installed and paid for by owner at 95,563 miles. salvage engine had 45,000 miles on it jan 1999. van now has a 110,000 total vehicular miles on it and second engine has failed. ford does not want to reimburse for engine failure before 100,000 miles and will not replace head gasket on second engine on recall #00m09, since there is over 100,000 miles. this has been very frustrating for us since over the last 15 years we have purchased roughly $85,000 worth of ford vehicles (mainly f-series trucks) and have had extremely good luck with the trucks but not the minivan. view

2000-04-27 Watauga, TX

Head gasket failed the first time, replaced under recall #98m01, then timing cover gasket and oring failed, was replaced and paid for by owner, engine then failed completely. salvaged engine installed and paid for by owner at 95,563 miles. salvage engine had 45,000 miles on it jan 1999. van now has a 110,000 total vehicular miles on it and second engine has failed. ford does not want to reimburse for engine failure before 100,000 miles and will not replace head gasket on second engine on recall #00m09, since there is over 100,000 miles. this has been very frustrating for us since over the last 15 years we have purchased roughly $85,000 worth of ford vehicles (mainly f-series trucks) and have had extremely good luck with the trucks but not the minivan. view

2000-04-27 Salem, VA

Front windshield wipers will stop during use, making it impossible to see in a blinding rain, this presented a very dangerous position to be in on a crowded interstate at 65 mph. view

2000-04-27 Houston, TX

Accident did not involve another car. the car hit a barrier, anf air bags failed to deploy. view

2000-02-01 Iowa City, IA

While driving on highway south bound about 45mph a vehicle coming off the exit ramp east bound pulled out in front of consumer's vehicle, and hit it right smack in the middle. upon impsct, neither airbag deployed. contacted dealer. view

2000-02-01 Youngville, LA

The consumer stated that vehicle had a minor oil leak when she purchased vehicle a couple of months ago. engine had to be replaced. consumer searched for a place to to find an engine. she found an engine, and it had the same defect, an oil leak. view

1995-03-09 Yorba Lind, CA

A/c hose and valve failed. view

2000-02-01 Sarasota, FL

First start of the day,vehicle will idle high, and then vehicle will stall at least 3- 4 times before it will actually act normally . dealr has replaced massive air flow sensor/ computer chip/ spark plugs, including wiring , and has erased memory. defect keeps reoccurring. view

2000-02-01 Sarasota, FL

First start of the day,vehicle will idle high, and then vehicle will stall at least 3- 4 times before it will actually act normally . dealr has replaced massive air flow sensor/ computer chip/ spark plugs, including wiring , and has erased memory. defect keeps reoccurring. view

2000-02-01 Sarasota, FL

First start of the day,vehicle will idle high, and then vehicle will stall at least 3- 4 times before it will actually act normally . dealr has replaced massive air flow sensor/ computer chip/ spark plugs, including wiring , and has erased memory. defect keeps reoccurring. view

2000-02-01 Sarasota, FL

First start of the day,vehicle will idle high, and then vehicle will stall at least 3- 4 times before it will actually act normally . dealr has replaced massive air flow sensor/ computer chip/ spark plugs, including wiring , and has erased memory. defect keeps reoccurring. view

2000-02-01 Mt. View, CA

While trying to open the rear passenger door hinge broke without a prior warning. view

2000-02-01 Pensboro, WV

Air bag warning light remains illuminated, indicating a malfunction within the system, cause unknown, also, vehicle was involved in a collision in which the air bags did not deploy. view

2000-01-28 Himingway, SC

While driving down street car ran stop sign, consume smashed on brakes, but still crashed into other car, upon impact, passenger's side ar bag deployed and struck father in face, causing temporary blindness. also, brakes squeaked, and pulled to right when applied. dealer test drove vehicle, but found nothing. claim forms were to be sent to consumer, but were never sent. view

1999-11-19 Needham, MA

Was driving approximately 30mph when the vehicle stalled out. engine check light had came on & then off before stalling. towed to dealer. mechanic informed owner the air intake hose was detached & proceeded to reattach the hose. the stalling happened before on 12 sep 1999. view

1999-11-19 Needham, MA

Was driving approximately 30mph when the vehicle stalled out. engine check light had came on & then off before stalling. towed to dealer. mechanic informed owner the air intake hose was detached & proceeded to reattach the hose. the stalling happened before on 12 sep 1999. view

1999-11-19 San Angelo, TX

Rearend is making a grinding noise when decelerating. manufacturer refuses to replace rearend assembly. view

1995-03-09 Yorba Lind, CA

Brake pedal hard to push. view

1999-11-19 Langhorne, PA

When the brakes were applied pedal went to the floor, and the abs light illuminated, resulting in extended stopping distance. dealer inspected the vehicle. view

1999-11-19 Union, MO

Vehicle suddenly and unexpectedly lost power at highway speeds. dealer has replaced the clutch fan on the cooling system and the problem still exists. the manufacturer has been notified. view

1999-11-19 Union, MO

Vehicle suddenly and unexpectedly lost power at highway speeds. dealer has replaced the clutch fan on the cooling system and the problem still exists. the manufacturer has been notified. view

1999-11-19 Miami, FL

Consumer while driving would lose power. computer system went crazy, oil light/battery light came on. after a couple of days it would be okay. then it would start acting up again. dealer said car needed heating valves. view

1999-11-14 Mounds, OK

I was parked next to a curb in a lot at work care was behind me. had to go over curb at 1-2mph heard bang tire blew out. drove across street, pulled into lot, got out, gas tank dragging ground and sloshed gas all over road. driveshaft had been turning against metal plate on side of tank-straps broke-had no warning of anything wrong-had to have truck towed-sloshed gas all over trailer-drivers' parting words "pray for me". i called dodge told them i wasn't paying for a safety defect, and that i wasn't happy. they called dealer dealer took care of it no charge. very upsetting having gas tank fall off of what is supposed to be a heavy duty truck. appears only one strap holding tank up -no secondary supports. anybody else have this type of thing happened to them? i can't imagine being in a wreck if it is that fragile. view

1999-11-19 Miami, FL

Consumer while driving would lose power. computer system went crazy, oil light/battery light came on. after a couple of days it would be okay. then it would start acting up again. dealer said car needed heating valves. view

1999-11-19 Miami, FL

Consumer while driving would lose power. computer system went crazy, oil light/battery light came on. after a couple of days it would be okay. then it would start acting up again. dealer said car needed heating valves. view

1999-11-19 Miami, FL

Consumer while driving would lose power. computer system went crazy, oil light/battery light came on. after a couple of days it would be okay. then it would start acting up again. dealer said car needed heating valves. view

2000-04-27 Lindenhurst, NY

Water spraying inside by foot area (floor) of vehicle while driving in the rain . approx. speed 55 mph. both driver and passenger experienced wet floor and shoes while driving. view

2000-04-27 Vancouver, WA

We have had the car for 4 months & had the front brakes replaced 4 times now, an still sqeauling. the key falls out of the ignition while car is running. view

1995-03-09 Los Angele, CA

Windshield wiper failure. view

2000-04-27 Vancouver, WA

We have had the car for 4 months & had the front brakes replaced 4 times now, an still sqeauling. the key falls out of the ignition while car is running. view

2000-04-27 Frederick, MD

No summary listed for abov evehicle. view

2000-04-27 Dallas, TX

Mazda wouldn't discuss the problem. said to contact my insurance company. no safety defect listed in the summary. view

2000-04-27 Rochelle, IL

Dealer informed me that this is the 10th 4 -wheel drive to have this break. view

2000-04-27 Lakewood, CO

Brakes failed when cruise control was activated, brakes worked after accident without cruise control on. view

2000-04-27 Lakewood, CO

Brakes failed when cruise control was activated, brakes worked after accident without cruise control on. view

2000-02-01 Rochester, NY

The capacitor for the rear speaker amplifier will short out which could cause rear speaker to catch on fire. defect is same as recall98v284000,. but this make and model was not included . view

2000-02-01 Chicago, IL

All weather tires that came with the vehicle is not driveable in the snow, vehicle will stop when applying brakes at 50-60 yards before a stop, and at low speeds. view

1999-11-19 Rockwood, TN

While driving headlights go off unknowngly. sometimes the headlights will come back on within a few seconds and sometimes they do not. there has been 3 different repairs done to the headlights, which have not done any good. when contacting ford customer service, owner was informed that vehicle was not included in recall 99v275000 ford/headlights due to vin. please provide any further information. view

1999-11-19 Batonrouge, LA

Engine coolant fan, stopped running, causing the car to overheat. also, fluid would leak out, causing the thermostat to fail. temperature gauge also had to be replaced. took to a mechanic who claimed that vehicle needed an engine overhall, and new engine head gaskets. consumer need turning from left to right. took to dealer and they said strut needed to be replaced in order for the noise to stop. view

1995-03-09 Burbank, CA

Replaced right front door panel 4 times. view

2000-01-28 Claremont, NC

There is not enough weight on the front axle, so that when brakes are lightly applied, the front wheels automatically lock up, especially in wet weather conditions. manufactuer has not seen vehicle. view

2000-01-28 Fayetteville, AR

The handle slipped out of locked position while a child was in it. the seat threw the child out onto the floor. child suffered a busted lip. manufacturer has not been notified. view

2000-01-28 Philadelphia, PA

While attempting to apply the brakes vehicle accelerated forward suddenly, resulting in a collision which totaled the vehicle. dealership was notified. view

2000-01-28 Washington, DC

Transmission failed, repair completed however vehicle is still experiencing problems. view

2000-01-28 Mission Viejo, CA

Our front end is unstable above 63 mph. we also have a front end weight with full tanks of 13000 and a gross of 23000+. seems a bit high compared to the 17885 they advertise for the brooks and dunn le. dwight mcalexander of volvo na has attempted to put this problem off onto the option as they speced the trucks for this limited run. view

2000-05-08 Hot Springs, AR

The leveling light blinked on & off continuously. yh view

2000-05-08 Hot Springs, AR

Engine light comes on freqently. yh view

2000-05-08 Hemet, CA

Front end vibration caused the tire to wear out and wheels to bend. yh view

2000-05-08 Hemet, CA

Motor mounts failed. yh view

2000-02-04 Santee, CA

Intermittent failure of signal, windshield wipers/ turn signal, and brake lights. owner believes the cause to be the multi-function switch. dealer was not notified at this time. view

1995-03-09 Burbank, CA

Left/rear window failed to function properly. view

2000-02-04 Scranton, PA

Torsion bar cracked. vehicle in dealer shop for repairs due to warranty. view

2000-02-04 Goodland, IN

Brakes pulsate when brakes are applied. when this occurs, it causes the wheels to lock-up. vehicle been in dealer's shop on three occasions, and nothing could be found. but problem still reoccurring. view

2000-02-04 Palm City, FL

Both front seat belts would get tangled up and would not retract. dealer notified, had both belts replaced on two occasions, problem still reoccurring. view

2000-02-04 North Bay Village, FL

Dealer refused to honor recall because consumer refused to allow them to do extra work which would be at consumer's cost. consumer informed dealer all he wanted them to do was what it said in the manufacturer's recall notice. view

2000-02-04 Cortland, OH

Vehicle was involved in an accident by hitting a snow draft, causing vehicle to spin around into a ditch and strike a concrete barrier upon impact, seat belt and air bag failed to deploy. view

2000-02-04 Cortland, OH

Vehicle was involved in an accident by hitting a snow draft, causing vehicle to spin around into a ditch and strike a concrete barrier upon impact, seat belt and air bag failed to deploy. view

2000-04-27 Dallas, GA

First occurre 2/17/1999 when shaking and vibration occured when you were above 45 miles per hour and depressed the brakes. my ford dealership replaced three tires and trued the rotors. (does not state how many trued) second occurre 04/22/2000, when the shaking and vibration returned. since my dealereship is not opened on saturday's, i took it to another ford dealership. again they turned the rotors and gave no explaination to why we are having this problem. i am very concernced of the safety and reliability of the brake system. has anyone else had this problem? do i need to do something else to get this corrected for good? view

2000-04-27 Cary, NC

Original driver's door rear view mirror was bad, image was distorted, eyes couldn't focus. the dealer has replaced the mirror and/or entire assembly 3 times, still not fixed. i'm working on getting it replaced again.... view

2000-04-27 Cinti, OH

Have had car serviced numerous times, engine always remained rough, car dies on us, has low uptake speed, mechanic said its a saturn engine defect, will eventually die altogether. view

2000-04-27 Wallingford, CT

Alternator light comes on when you put on brake light. view

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