Major Problems with 2008 BMW M3 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2008 BMW M3

2008 BMW M3 STEERING Victims: 1 Mileage: 45800 miles

2008 BMW M3 AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 65000 miles

2008 BMW M3 STRUCTURE Victims: 1

Browse 2008 BMW M3 complaints by category

Problems with AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE and AIR BAGS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from BMW M3 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN during a rolling stop situation which is followed by any acceleration (such as a left or right hand turn) there...	28 ~ 4928 miles
ENGINE the engine in my bmw died at 74 598 miles no warning lights and no weird noises. it died when...	20 ~ 74207 miles
AIR BAGS passenger restraint fault light came on...similar problems in other years and recalls for '06 model year but not this year.	8 ~ 33588 miles
POWER TRAIN this is a problem with the m-dct automated manual transmission in the e92 bmw m3. it is a recurring issue...	8 ~ 22250 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM bmw m3 experiencing sos failure. consumer states that the sos failure warning and radio did not work. she states that...	5 ~ 31181 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE car had longer and longer crank times at startup. over the span of a week the startup time before ignition...	4 ~ 3672 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw m3. while accelerating the throttle became stuck and caused the rear tires to...	3 ~ 81700 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL incident 1 i was making a left turn after the signal and entering into the freeway at 25 mph and...	3 ~ 75300 miles
SERVICE BRAKES in a situation where the car is stopped and light pressure is applied to the brake (hvac is off) the...	2 ~ 75350 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN 2008 bmw m3 w/dct - i was making a left hand turn and had slowed to maybe 5mph when traffic...	2 ~ 6450 miles
FRONT UNDERHOOD > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw m3. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v676000 (electrical system) however...	1
CONNECTING > RELAY > ROD tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw m3. while driving at 60 mph the contact heard a sudden knocking sound...	1
SEATS passenger restraint fault light came on...similar problems in other years and recalls for '06 model year but not this year.	1 ~ 58200 miles
STEERING incident 1 i was making a left turn after the signal and entering into the freeway at 25 mph and...	1 ~ 45800 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw m3. the contact stated that the doors failed to unlock the vehicle failed...	1 ~ 16000 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw m3. the contact stated that the doors failed to unlock the vehicle failed...	1 ~ 16000 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING upon slowing down then attempting to resume power the electronic throttle lags for several seconds . when turning left across...	1 ~ 7000 miles
EQUIPMENT i have the dct transmission with my 2008 bmw m3 and the lag is very unsafe. dealer saying no fix	1 ~ 5000 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN m3 with dct automated manual transmission will not shift when at lower speeds going around corners. there is a long...	1 ~ 1200 miles
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE on saturday july 26th i drove a short distance from my home (after a long cranking start) and the car...	1 ~ 4000 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY my windshield easily gets rock chips and dents. it appears that any rocks/pebbles that hit the windshield result in a...	1 ~ 1200 miles
STRUCTURE car = bmw 328 convertible with comfort access option year = 2008 and 2007 (hard top convertible required option =...	1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER bmw m3 experiencing sos failure. consumer states that the sos failure warning and radio did not work. she states that...	1

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