1997 BMW 318

0 recalls — 6 complaints

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

6 total complaints 1 crashes

Top Reported Components

ComponentComplaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES1
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE1
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1
STEERING1
STEERING Nov 14, 2011
Incident date: Nov 12, 2011
STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED. IT WON'T BUDGE. YOU CAN CRANK THE CAR..NO PROBLEM, BUT THE WHEEL IS LOCKED. *TR
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Jun 27, 2001
Incident date: Apr 22, 2001
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY THERE WAS A FLYING TIRE ON THE ROAD, AND TIRE HIT VEHICLE. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER, AND DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR Jun 14, 1999
Incident date: Jun 4, 1999
CONVERTER FAILURE AT <20000 MILES SEEMS UNUSAUL. IN TALKING TO TWO DEALERS, BOTH SERVICE DEPARTMENTS INDICATED THAT THE "318'S HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CONVERTERS THAT YEAR". SEEMS TO ME THAT IF THEY HAD A PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD FIX RATHER THAN WAITING FOR IT TO BREAK, THEN MY HAVING TO TAKE TIME OFF FR... Read more
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR Jun 14, 1999
Incident date: Jun 4, 1999
CATALYIC FAILURE AT <20000 MILES SEEMS UNUSAUL. IN TALKING TO TWO DEALERS, BOTH SERVICE DEPARTMENTS INDICATED THAT THE "318'S HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CONVERTERS THAT YEAR". SEEMS TO ME THAT IF THEY HAD A PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD FIX RATHER THAN WAITING FOR IT TO BREAK, THEN MY HAVING TO TAKE TIME OFF FRO... Read more
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE Jul 31, 1998
Incident date: Jan 31, 1998
AIR BAG SAFETY LIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF. THE MANUAL STATES THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, COULD PREVENT SYSTEM FROM RESPONDING TO A HIGH INTENSITY FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRING WITHIN NORMAL RESPONSE RANGE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED THREE TIMES AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES Sep 5, 1997
Incident date: Sep 3, 1997
THE VEHICLE'S GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, WHEN THINKING OF STEPPING ON THE BRAKES DRIVER IS ACTUALLY STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. *AK

BMW 318 — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the BMW 318 across all model years (1984–1994).

17 Total Recalls
170 Total Complaints
0 Investigations
25 Reported Crashes
2 Reported Fires
0 Reported Deaths

BMW 318 — Year by Year

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1997 (current) 0 6
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1995 0 28 View
1994 1 26 View
1993 2 17 View
1992 4 17 View
1991 3 47 View
1990 1 2 View
1989 1 0 View
1985 2 2 View
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