This Problem Across All Years
REAR SUBFRAME / TRUNK FLOOR / DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT FAILURE
REAR SUBFRAME / TRUNK FLOOR / DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT FAILURE
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 A SERVICE BULLETIN ON CAR I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD REPAIR CAR AT MY EXPENSE I ASKED IF THAT WAS AN ENGINEERED REPAIR OR JUST A TEMPORARY REPAIR THERE RESPONSE WAS ITS THE FIRST TIME IT HAD EVER HAPPENED.. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND IT WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME WELDS HAD COME LOOSE IN THE SUB FRAME AND IF NOT REPAIRED WOULD CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE CONTROL ISSUES. THIS CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE NO RUST ISSUES AT ALL WAS ALWAYS GARAGED NEVER DRIVEN IN WINTER I BELIEVE THE SUBFRAME AND REAR AXLE MOUNTING IS UNDER DESIGNED FOR THIS CAR. *TR
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 A SERVICE BULLETIN ON CAR I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD REPAIR CAR AT MY EXPENSE I ASKED IF THAT WAS AN ENGINEERED REPAIR OR JUST A TEMPORARY REPAIR THERE RESPONSE WAS ITS THE FIRST TIME IT HAD EVER HAPPENED.. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND IT WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME WELDS HAD COME LOOSE IN THE SUB FRAME AND IF NOT REPAIRED WOULD CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE CONTROL ISSUES. THIS CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE NO RUST ISSUES AT ALL WAS ALWAYS GARAGED NEVER DRIVEN IN WINTER I BELIEVE THE SUBFRAME AND REAR AXLE MOUNTING IS UNDER DESIGNED FOR THIS CAR. *TR
REAR SUBFRAME DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT WAS CRACKED ON 2000 BMW Z3 2.5! *AK
REAR SUBFRAME DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT WAS CRACKED ON 2000 BMW Z3 2.5! *AK
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 EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE THAT HAD POPPED OUT OF ITS RETENTION CLIP, DUE TO THE PHYSICAL MOVEMENT OF THE SUPPORTING MATERIAL AROUND IT. IF THIS HAD NOT HAPPENED, I WOULD NOT HAVE NOTICED THE FAILURE UNTIL THE MOUNT HAD BROKEN AWAY ENTIRELY. SINCE THIS MOUNTS THE REAR AXLE OF THE VEHICLE, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THIS TO FAIL AT HIGH SPEED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITH A HIGH POTENTIAL OF ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY. I AM HAVING THIS REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ANY FURTHER. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE COMMON TO THE "M" VERSION AND MANY OF THE STRAIGHT 6 CYLINDER VERSION OF THIS VEHICLE. MY VERSION IS A 2.8 LITER STANDARD ROADSTER. IT IS LIKELY A STRESS FAILURE DUE TO THE HIGHER TORQUE OF THESE ENGINES. TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE THE DAMAGED MATERIAL NEEDS TO BE REWELDED AND REINFORCED WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.*AK
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 EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE THAT HAD POPPED OUT OF ITS RETENTION CLIP, DUE TO THE PHYSICAL MOVEMENT OF THE SUPPORTING MATERIAL AROUND IT. IF THIS HAD NOT HAPPENED, I WOULD NOT HAVE NOTICED THE FAILURE UNTIL THE MOUNT HAD BROKEN AWAY ENTIRELY. SINCE THIS MOUNTS THE REAR AXLE OF THE VEHICLE, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THIS TO FAIL AT HIGH SPEED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITH A HIGH POTENTIAL OF ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY. I AM HAVING THIS REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ANY FURTHER. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE COMMON TO THE "M" VERSION AND MANY OF THE STRAIGHT 6 CYLINDER VERSION OF THIS VEHICLE. MY VERSION IS A 2.8 LITER STANDARD ROADSTER. IT IS LIKELY A STRESS FAILURE DUE TO THE HIGHER TORQUE OF THESE ENGINES. TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE THE DAMAGED MATERIAL NEEDS TO BE REWELDED AND REINFORCED WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.*AK
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 SCOTIA. THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT OF THIS CAR WHEN THE DOOR LOCKS SHORTENED OUT IS TO EITHER PUT DOWN THE ROOF AND WINDOWS AND CLIMB OUT OF THE CAR OR ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND REACH ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AND UNLOCK IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. A NOVA SCOTIA BMW DEALER SAID LOCKS WERE GOING INTO THE DOUBLE LOCKING POSITION WHICH SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN FROM LOCKING THIS CAR FROM THE INSIDE. ONLY FROM THE OUT SIDE. I HAVE WRITTEN DOZENS OF LETTERS TO BMW CONCERNING THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BUT NO PARTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED SINCE OCTOBER 2000. THE DOOR LOCKS TRAPPED ME INSIDE THIS CAR TWO WEEKS AGO IN AUGUSTA GEORGIA AND AGAIN IN BRUNSWICK GEORGIA THIS PAST WEEKEND. I ALSO HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS OF A LEAKING ROOF, A RATTLING DASHBOARD, RADIO CUTTING IN AND OUT IN THE LEFT CHANNEL AND A LOT OF OTHER PROBLEMS. I ASKED OVER 2 YEARS AGO FOR THIS 2000 BMW Z-3 TO BE REPLACED, BUT BMW REFUSED. IT HAS BEEN IN BMW SHOPS OVER 7 TIMES FOR OVER A MONTH AND THE PROBLEMS ARE STILL THERE.*AK *TT
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 SCOTIA. THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT OF THIS CAR WHEN THE DOOR LOCKS SHORTENED OUT IS TO EITHER PUT DOWN THE ROOF AND WINDOWS AND CLIMB OUT OF THE CAR OR ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND REACH ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AND UNLOCK IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. A NOVA SCOTIA BMW DEALER SAID LOCKS WERE GOING INTO THE DOUBLE LOCKING POSITION WHICH SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN FROM LOCKING THIS CAR FROM THE INSIDE. ONLY FROM THE OUT SIDE. I HAVE WRITTEN DOZENS OF LETTERS TO BMW CONCERNING THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BUT NO PARTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED SINCE OCTOBER 2000. THE DOOR LOCKS TRAPPED ME INSIDE THIS CAR TWO WEEKS AGO IN AUGUSTA GEORGIA AND AGAIN IN BRUNSWICK GEORGIA THIS PAST WEEKEND. I ALSO HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS OF A LEAKING ROOF, A RATTLING DASHBOARD, RADIO CUTTING IN AND OUT IN THE LEFT CHANNEL AND A LOT OF OTHER PROBLEMS. I ASKED OVER 2 YEARS AGO FOR THIS 2000 BMW Z-3 TO BE REPLACED, BUT BMW REFUSED. IT HAS BEEN IN BMW SHOPS OVER 7 TIMES FOR OVER A MONTH AND THE PROBLEMS ARE STILL THERE.*AK *TT