| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004256024 | Incident Date: Jan, 09 2004 |
| Consumer's City: KING OF PRUSSIA | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: M3 | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBSCD9327WE | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 22 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 19 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The gear shift in my manual transmission, 1998 bmw m3 (4 door), sticks under fifth gear and often i am also unable to shift into fifth gear. the issue with this is well known by bmw of north america. the danger here is that when i want to shift into fifth gear i cannot, and more importantly, it is extremely difficult to downshift from 4th to 3rd because the gear shift naturally wants to go into fifth. this can be a very serious problem when going into a turn or needing to downshift to control engine speed rather than using brakes when conditions may be too slick to safely apply the brakes. *la |
