Bmw Z3 Transmission Problems
7 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 2 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2000. Best year: 2001.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
NIELLO BMW OF SACRAMENTO CHECKED MY Z3 2000 FOR TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON ADVISE, AND SOME FLUTTERING NOISE CAME OUT DURING ACCELERATION. THEY FOUND OUT THAT THERE'S METAL SHAVINGS IN THE DIFFERENTIAL. THEY REPAIRED IT AND REPLACED IT...
SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO TELL EXACT MILEAGE OF VEHICLE. *AK
ON THE Z3 2.3 MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODEL THE COMPUTER CAUSES THE ENGINE TO KEEP REVVING AFTER THE THROTTLE IS RELEASED, SOMETIMES FOR 2 OR 3 SECONDS. THE DEALER SAID ALL Z3 2.3 MOLDELS DO THIS. I FEEL THIS IS UNSAFE AS IT REQUIRES EXTRA A...
ON 24JUN2011, I SWERVED FROM A PARALLEL LANE TO AVOID BEING SIDESWIPED. NO CONTACT WAS MADE BETWEEN VEHICLES. HOWEVER, I NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHILE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ...
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL SQUEAK, AND WAS LUBED, BUT IT IT STARTED SQUEAKING AGAIN. *SCC
SPEEDOMETOR IS INCORRECT BY 9.4 MILES. VEHICLE IS GOING SLOWER THAN SPEEDOMETOR IS READING. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ALLOW DEALERS TO FIX PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 6% OVER ACTUAL SPEED. THIS IS A SAFTY ISSUE DUE TO 1) NO ACCURATE SPEED KNOWN, 2) DRIVER'S ATTENTION IS DISTRACTED FROM DRIVING WHILE TRYING TO CALCULATE TRUE SPEED 3) DRIVER FINDS HIMSELF SPEEDING IN OTHER VEHICLES DU...