Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| SIB240202 | 04/01/2002 | 633415 | Subject regarding hard shifts, leak at torque converter seal. *tt | 09/23/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 11/01/1999 | |||
| Speedometer shows 6% over actual speed. this is a safty issue due to 1) no accurate speed known, 2) driver's attention is distracted from driving while trying to calculate true speed 3) driver finds himself speeding in other vehicles due to habits of compesating for speedometer error in z3. bmw refuses to repair. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - PEDAL/LINKAGE | |||
| 10/02/2000 | 2 | ||
| The consumer states that the clutch pedal squeak, and was lubed, but it it started squeaking again. *scc | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | |||
| 04/24/2004 | 51639 | 2 | 05/15/1999 |
| Niello bmw of sacramento checked my z3 2000 for traction control light is on advise, and some fluttering noise came out during acceleration. they found out that there's metal shavings in the differential. they repaired it and replaced it with new one as what they advised to me, plus they replaced thr brake pads, rotors, sensor drive belts, cover air bag and that cost $3200.18 which i paid. i questioned them if that's still be covered by the warranty since i bought that car in may 1999, and they said, no it's not under warranty. so i paid the whole amount of $3200.18. so i drove my car and in a matter of days the car broke again, stopping in the middle of freeway, and that time i heard some fluttering noise again underneath, which scared me. so i immediately called some help and took my car to niello bmw in sacramento for repair and it them a week to repair my car. after it was being repaired i traded it in with lexus rx 330 in roseville since i'm scared already driving bmw and don't trust that car again. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 03/01/2000 | 02/01/2000 | ||
| On the z3 2.3 manual transmission model the computer causes the engine to keep revving after the throttle is released, sometimes for 2 or 3 seconds. the dealer said all z3 2.3 moldels do this. i feel this is unsafe as it requires extra attention when shifting because it does not occur consistently. the dealer stated that there are aftermarket computer chips that will fix this, i feel the manufacturer should fix this.*ak | |||