Consumer Complaint Detail
BMW / M ROADSTER / 1999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006079303 | Incident Date: Sep, 17 2006 |
| Consumer's City: RALEIGH | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: M ROADSTER | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:driveline:differential unit |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBSCK9337X1 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 18 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Four months ago i purchased a stock excellent condition 99 m roadster (my 4th bmw in 5 years). 75000 miles, no track time, no modifications to the driveline. normal driving has caused the differential mounts to fail - the mount is rivets to the trunk bed and the rivets are popping out. if i lay any significant power through the driveline the differential will torque right off. my differential is falling off due to nothing more than ill-design. i will have to find a way to rebuild and support this area because this is my only vehicle and it's not really drivable. i hear from local folks and read online that this is a common problem with this vehicle, and bmw's only repair is back to factory spec. consider this complaint official from me to bmw for their inadequate differential mount design on the z3 body. true repair will be very costly and time consuming. *jb |