1984-2012 · 25 model years
Owners have filed 115 complaints about the BMW 325 across 25 model years, and it has 11 recalls. The 2001 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (31), while 1997, 1999 have far fewer than a typical year. The most reported problem area is the engine & cooling, followed by the visibility & wipers.
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2000-2002 325i and 325xi Sedan, and 323Ci, 325Ci, and 330Ci Convertible vehicles. This recall affects certain vehicles that may have had a driver-side air bag module installed as replacement equipment such...
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2000-2002 BMW 320i, 323i, 325i, 325xi, 330i, 330xi, 323Ci, 325Ci, 330Ci, M3, 323iT, 325iT and 325xiT vehicles, 2001-2002 525i, 530i, 540i, M5, 525iT and 540iT vehicles, and 2001-2003 X5 3.0i, X5 4.4i, and...
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 128i and 135i coupes and convertibles and 1 Series M coupes, 2006-2011 325i, 325xi, 328i, 328xi, 328i xDrive, 330i, 330xi, 335i, 335xi, 335i xDrive Sedans, 2009-2011 335d sedans...
In a fmvss no. 208 30 Miles-per-hour compliance test, an unbelted test driver dummy's chest maximum resultant acceleration was 70.8 G's, which exceeds the maximum allowable value of 60 g's. Also, the unbelted passenger dummy's left femur maximum load was 2361...
Feed fuel hoses can harden and "set" over time, allowing a seepage of fuel at the connection between the hose and the engine fitting. The clamp used to hold the hose to the fitting is unable to compensate for the hardening of the feed fuel hose.
The malfunction or failure of a coolant system component results in significantly increased coolant temperature and a resulting increase in system pressure.
The screw that secures the wiper switch at one location and which also provides a ground for the wiper circuit, loosens as the switch is operated over a long period of time. As the screw continues to loosen the ground for the wiper circuit is intermittently...
The vehicle failed to comply with fmvss 208. The driver's chest resultant acceleration exceeded the allowable 60 g's in a crash test when the seat height changes adjustment under severe frontal impact.
The oil dipstick tube attaching bracket may have been bent during production or scheduled maintenance, reducing the clearance between the dipstick ring and the throttle bellcrank lever.
Brake light switch could overheat, eventually leading to melting of plastic internal parts in area of electrical contacts.
The two parts of the steering column disengagement element could completely disconnect if the car contacts an object in the roadway or elsewhere of sufficient mass to apply a significant force directly to the steering gearbox...
My 1986 325es bmw over heat. Change the fluids, perform several checks and it is still over heating. Has there been any recall on the heating or cooling system.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 bmw 325. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the vehicle jerked violently into the direction of the sloping road. The sub frame remained partially detached from the vehicle causing the suspension not to properly support the vehicle's movement. In addition, upon acceleration, the sub frame of the vehicle jerked up and down. The contact stated that the brake rotors were damaged on the vehicle due to the rear axel pulling on the rear tire as a result of the loose sub frame. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure was 117,000.
While traveling down the interstate at approximately 75 mph with the cruise control on, the car suddenly veered left and the abs engaged and slowed the car suddenly to about 40 mph. My immediate thought was that I had blown a tire, but then recognized the abs was causing the car to judder. The dsc and abs lights illuminated and remained on. The mil light did not illuminate. I took the car to a repair shop that diagnosed a faulty rotational rate sensor (yaw). The system recognized that it received erroneous...
data, but I believe failed in an unsafe manner. I purchased this car for my soon to be 16 year old daughter and cringe to think how she would've reacted to this situation. This failure put the car in the precise situation where you would want the dsc to be working.
Had just parked the car and a few minutes later it caught on fire. Everything under the hood is burned. Surveillance cameras caught the hole thing.
Daughter driving car, dynamic stability control(dsc) light came on and individual brakes started applying themselves uncommanded. Drove to a local import shop that verified a bad yaw sensor. Part is $1300.00 Plus $300.00 Labor. Part is only available from bmw who has superseded the part number 3 times. I went to a salvage yard that had 13 cars that had the same part number effectivity and all of the cars had the yaw sensors removed. This is a well known problem and very dangerous unless you disable the dsc system...
which also disables the anti-lock brake system. Below is just one of many examples of another owner that experienced this part failure. Started the car this morning and drove it for approx 15 miles, no warning light and everything appeared ok. Doing the national speed limit when holy cow, the dsc kicks in and the car pulls violently to one side then the other talk about heart missing a beat, nearly in the central reservation on the a52. I will be getting the fault codes read in the week and will definitely be switching off the dsc in future until fixed.
Specific monitor lights remain on even after being checked and cleared. An asterisk type icon shows up next to the prnd panel and slows down vehicle where as you need to put much pressure on gas pedal to get it to move slightly,pulling over and shutting off engine for 2 mins removes the icon and issue, but mostly these are unpredictable occurrences.The body of car icon lights stay on indicating the cars back lights are not working, even after fixing lights. The car's recall #14v428 ; passenger side front airbag has not been fixed as of yet. Currently all windows are jammed the motor hums but windows do not open unless pushed on, 3 of 4 don't even do that..
Across every model year, owners report problems with the engine & cooling (26), visibility & wipers (13), seats & seat belts (11) most often.
NHTSA lists 11 recalls across all BMW 325 model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data
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