2000 BMW Z3 ROADSTER Problems & Recalls

I HEARD A CREAKING FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR, I PUT IT ON JACKS TO CHECK IT OUT. TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FLOOR PAN MAINLY AROUND THE DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT. THE CAR IS CLAIMED TO BE UNDRIVABLE BY BMW, BUT YET THEY WILL NOT TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MATTER. I SEE IT AS A SAFET...

Mileage: 127,000

I HEARD A CREAKING FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR, I PUT IT ON JACKS TO CHECK IT OUT. TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FLOOR PAN MAINLY AROUND THE DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT. THE CAR IS CLAIMED TO BE UNDRIVABLE BY BMW, BUT YET THEY WILL NOT TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MATTER. I SEE IT AS A SAFET...

Mileage: 127,000

PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD. THE KEY WASN'T EVEN IN THE IGNITION.

Mileage: 91,000

REAR SUBFRAME / TRUNK FLOOR / DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT FAILURE

Mileage: 233,000

REAR SUBFRAME / TRUNK FLOOR / DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT FAILURE

Mileage: 233,000

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IS LOCKED IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. AND ALSO LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AS WELL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. I RARELY HAVE PASSENGERS SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME NOTICED THAT IT HAS HAPPENED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW Z3 ROADSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BURNS, BRUISING, AND HAIR LOSS AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAIL...

Mileage: 82,754

I PURCHASED CAR 6-4-12 AFTER DRIVING THE CAR I NOTICED A SQUEAK AND A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM TRUNK, AFTER REMOVING TRUNK LINING THE SPOT WELDS [4] WERE BROKE LOOSE IN TRUNK FLOOR FROM CROSS MEMBER WHERE REAR END IS SUPPORTED.. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER WHERE CAR WAS BOUGHT HOPING THE DEALER HAD ...

Mileage: 49,546

I PURCHASED CAR 6-4-12 AFTER DRIVING THE CAR I NOTICED A SQUEAK AND A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM TRUNK, AFTER REMOVING TRUNK LINING THE SPOT WELDS [4] WERE BROKE LOOSE IN TRUNK FLOOR FROM CROSS MEMBER WHERE REAR END IS SUPPORTED.. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER WHERE CAR WAS BOUGHT HOPING THE DEALER HAD ...

Mileage: 49,546

I PURCHASED CAR 6-4-12 AFTER DRIVING THE CAR I NOTICED A SQUEAK AND A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM TRUNK, AFTER REMOVING TRUNK LINING THE SPOT WELDS [4] WERE BROKE LOOSE IN TRUNK FLOOR FROM CROSS MEMBER WHERE REAR END IS SUPPORTED.. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER WHERE CAR WAS BOUGHT HOPING THE DEALER HAD ...

Mileage: 49,546

TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 101 IN AGOURA HILLS, CA A SMALL ROCK APPEARING IN MY LANE MADE A CLANKING SOUND WITH THE UNDERSIDE OF MY VEHICLE AT WHICH TIME THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW Z3 ROADSTER. WHILE DRIVING 2-3 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF STEERING WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT LINKAGE ARM FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE STEERING RACK SEVERED. HE FELT THAT THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO THE LINKAGE RUBBING AGAINST THE BRAKE ...

Mileage: 22,000

REAR SUBFRAME DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT WAS CRACKED ON 2000 BMW Z3 2.5! *AK

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE ON A TRIP I NOTICED AN ODD KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE LEFT REAR OF VEHICLE DURING ACCELLERATION WHILE IN 1ST GEAR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THE CAR'S SUB FRAME IN THE AREA SUPPORTING THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT FRACTURED AND BREAKING AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE WAS DUE TO THE EM...

Mileage: 61,900

WHILE ON A TRIP I NOTICED AN ODD KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE LEFT REAR OF VEHICLE DURING ACCELLERATION WHILE IN 1ST GEAR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THE CAR'S SUB FRAME IN THE AREA SUPPORTING THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT FRACTURED AND BREAKING AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE WAS DUE TO THE EM...

Mileage: 61,900

THE SUB FRAME IS SEPARATING. ALL THE SPOT WELDS ALONG THE EDGES OF THE SUBFRAME ARE COMING APART. THERE IS A CRACK IN THE SUBFRAME DUE TO FLEXING.*AK

Mileage: 57,000

THE SRS AIR BAG WARNING KEEPS COMING ON. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT THE BMW PLANT IN SOUTH CAROLINA WHERE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE FACTORY INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM, REPORTED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THAT IT WAS JUST A MALFUNCTION. HE RESET THE SRS AIR BAG WAR...

Mileage: 49,000

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MANUFACTURER DESIGN OF CONVERTIBLE TOP WINDOW. PUTTING THE TOP DOWN CAUSES DEEP SCRATCHES AND IMPAIRS SIGHT OF WINDOW WHEN THE TOP IS UP. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

REAR DIFFERENTIAL SHEET METAL MOUNTING BRACKET TORE LOOSE FROM FLOOR PAN, FOR THE SECOND TIME. FIRST TIME AT 70000 MILES, SECOND TIME AT 90000 MILES. THIN SHEET METAL BRACKETS AND CROSS MEMBER DO NOT APPEAR ADEQUATE. ALSO WELDED SEAMS COMING APART ON FLOOR OF TRUNK ABOVE DIFFERENTIAL. *JB

Mileage: 90,000

BMW SAW PROBLEM AT THE BMW Z-3 HOMECOMING. SAID IF IT WAS NOT THE COMPUTER CAUSING THE DOOR LOCKS TRAPPING PASSENGERS INSIDE THIS CAR, IT WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. COMPUTER CHANGED AND THE DOOR LOCKS TRAPPED CONSUMER INSIDE THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS BEGINNING ON THE N.J. TURN PIKE HEADED TO NOVA S...

BMW SAW PROBLEM AT THE BMW Z-3 HOMECOMING. SAID IF IT WAS NOT THE COMPUTER CAUSING THE DOOR LOCKS TRAPPING PASSENGERS INSIDE THIS CAR, IT WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. COMPUTER CHANGED AND THE DOOR LOCKS TRAPPED CONSUMER INSIDE THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS BEGINNING ON THE N.J. TURN PIKE HEADED TO NOVA S...

BMW SAW PROBLEM AT THE BMW Z-3 HOMECOMING. SAID IF IT WAS NOT THE COMPUTER CAUSING THE DOOR LOCKS TRAPPING PASSENGERS INSIDE THIS CAR, IT WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. COMPUTER CHANGED AND THE DOOR LOCKS TRAPPED CONSUMER INSIDE THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS BEGINNING ON THE N.J. TURN PIKE HEADED TO NOVA S...

BMW HAS FAILED TO REPAIR THE SEAT BELT DEFECTS ON THIS CAR. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS ARE FROZEN AND CANNOT BE USED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS ON THE Z3 ROADSTER, BUT ARE TRYING TO BRUSH US OFF. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE S...

CAR HAD 11 MILES WHEN PRUCHASED, AT 14 MILES THE DSC FAILED, IT TOOK THE DEALER 30 DAYS TO FIX, THE TOP RIPPED APART, THE DEALER REAPLACED THE SOFT TOP BUT DAMAGED THE HEADLINER AND THE DASH BOARD. THE SOFT TOP NO LONGER CLOSES PROPERLY.

CAR HAD 11 MILES WHEN PRUCHASED, AT 14 MILES THE DSC FAILED, IT TOOK THE DEALER 30 DAYS TO FIX, THE TOP RIPPED APART, THE DEALER REAPLACED THE SOFT TOP BUT DAMAGED THE HEADLINER AND THE DASH BOARD. THE SOFT TOP NO LONGER CLOSES PROPERLY.