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2001 BMW 318IC Engine problems

Owners have filed 1 complaint about the 2001 BMW 318IC's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 50% of all its complaints, most recently on May 17, 2001. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

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1
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Crashes
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Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
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Engine complaints

Engine & cooling

Manufacturer is installing bad cooling fans that allow the engine to overheat possibly causing fire. The car is undriveable and could place occupants in danger due to both the results of the overheating as well as any potential danger from having a vehicle stop on the road. Unfortunately, bmwna refuses to acknowledge a problem and is even installing the same faulty part number fans, confirmed by siemens the manufacturer of the fans.*Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 745445

BMW 318IC engine complaints by year

318IC engine problems, every year

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