2008 BMW M3 owner complaints

Connecting rod bearing failure while driving. Starting making a loud ticking sound from the bottom end of the motor.

Received a loss of power warning for the car. Took it to the shop, shop was unable to diagnose the problem but stated that it was probably a bent red. Took it to get a second opinion. No compression in the 4th cylinder but there is obvious cylinder wall deformation and small piston shrinkage.

Driving on the highway in 4th gear, the motor seized. The piston rod snapped and blew aluminum parts through the oil pan.

Rod bearing failure! Today while entering the freeway I heard a loud boom followed by the engine turning off. I towed the car home and after inspection I found the cylinder 8 piston has blown through the block. The car has just broke 100k miles,has always been serviced on time and showed no prior indication of any issues. I had this car in the shop for a check up from BMW's "master tech" with no notes of any noises or issues.

Upon slowing down, then attempting to resume power, the electronic throttle lags for several seconds . When turning left across traffic, this lag leaves the vehicle in the path of oncoming traffic. This occurs every time the vehicle is slowed. *tr

I was driving from work and heard a loud metal knocking noise coming from the engine compartment. I immediately stopped and called a tow truck. The car was towed to kummrow automotive. They diagnosed that this is a catastrophic rod bearing failure. How could this happen in a car with a little over 60,000 miles? I knew about the potential rod bearing issue and the class action suits, but since this issue affects less than 1% of the vehicles and since I bought a vehicle that was never tracked, babied all of its life, I felt confident I wasn't going to be one of the unlucky ones. I am extremely disappointed in the way I was treated by BMW na after so many years of being a loyal customer and a BMW enthusiast. The s65 (m3) and s85 (m5) engine rod bearing issue has been very well documented o

Connecting rod bearing failure. Well maintained at dealership and certified indy shop. Crankshaft was heavily damaged because lack of oil due to incorrect bearing and connecting rod clearances from factory. Engine is unrepairable. Check by BMW and refuse to assist in replacement. Car was stationary and had been idling for 1 min.

Failed bearings engine had to replace engine happened while driving on the highway

While driving at approximately 70mph on the highway, CEL came on, car went into limp mode, before losing power altogether while driving. Vehicle would not turn back on. Report of engine damage requiring an entire replacement.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 BMW m3. While accelerating, the throttle became stuck and caused the rear tires to spin. The contact struck a curb, crashed into a tree, and then a fence. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a back injury that needed medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a towing lot. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 BMW m3. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 126v071000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Passenger Seat Occupancy Sensor error displayed in vehicle information center. Warning restraint/Air Bag not functioning properly. This was taken to the BMW dealership for diagnosis, and it was determined the Passenger Occupancy Sensor has failed and needs to be replaced. There was no recall listed for this issue. I found there was a Service Information Bulletin from BMW acknowledging the issue SB-10056703-9690 with many affected models of vehicles, that has been updated in 2018 to include additional. It currently does not list the E93 model, but does list E90 and E91 and stated the affected component if electric adjustable seats is seat option code 459. My vehicle has the same option code as listed as the affected components. BMW extended warranty coverage for owners of vehicles addi

NHTSA recall number: 17v676 this recall was issued over a year ago and still have yet to be contacted by BMW to resolve the recall or provide any recourse. What is the typical response time?

My BMW have headlights insulation flaking off, this is really scary because I'm afraid to get my car getting fire.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 BMW m3. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked in reverse on a hill. The emergency brake was not applied properly and the vehicle rolled down the hill and crashed into another vehicle. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The air bags did not deploy. The contact's vehicle sustained damages to the hood, bumper, and fender. The vehicle was towed by aaa to automaster BMW (3328 shelburne rd, #3, shelburne, vt 05482, (802) 985-1850) where it was diagnosed that the electrical system needed to be replaced. The electrical system was replaced; however, the body damage was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 19v472000 (electrical system) as a potential cause of the failure, but he had not received a recall notice. The manufact

I have a BMW e92 chassis. I have spoken to many, many owners of the same BMW and they have said the same thing. The throttle body actuators are defective on these bmws. When the malfunction takes place the BMW goes into limp mode. The car is not able to rev above 3k RPM nor go a speed of over 55 MPH. This is incredibly dangerous on the interstate when your car does this. I did not feel safe as well as many people I've talked to and this has happened to them. It is a known issue on the e92 BMW around 79,000 miles. The BMW m3 of this year is very popular and there are many owners. The rod bearings also go out in this car and create the same safety issue. I believe the throttle actuators and rod bearings going bad and putting the car into limp mode is an incredibly dangerous issue.

ABS hydro unit on e92 m3 2008 just failed, it is a common issue on all BMW cars, though problem is over the year and because of poor soldiering these unit fails, causing braking problem, cruise control not working irresponsive, and stability control problems.

I have a 2008 BMW m3 sedan, built 2/08, which I bought new in july, 2008. It has a dual clutch transmission. The problem is as follows. There is a significant hesitation or delay between stepping on the gas, and getting the car to go, when I have slowed almost to a stop, then want to accelerate. This happens all the time. It is dangerous especially when merging into traffic. In wyoming in late june, 2009, for example, I was coming from a side road onto a main highway. There was no stop sign for me, just a right curve in the road I was on, then merge into oncoming traffic on the main highway. The transmission had shifted into second gear because I had slowed down for the curve. As I turned right and stepped on the gas, nothing, it seemed like for a second or two. Oncoming traffic

Incident 1 I was making a left turn after the signal and entering into the freeway at 25 MPH, and during the turn, there was a slight inclination in the road like a bump and the car landed on the front right wheel and immediately the I lost steering control and had dsc (dynamic stability control) and brake warning and I was this close to getting rammed by a truck from behind and I hurt my hand during this event because I could hardly steer my car and barely pulled on to the curb of the freeway. How can a BMW be so delicate, it cant handle a bump and if it cannot, then why did I loose steering control ? Incident 2 2 weeks before this incident had a clutch bearing failure, which resulted in the clutch pedal stuck to the floor and did and retrieve, I could not change the gear and alm

In a situation where the car is stopped and light pressure is applied to the brake (HVAC is off) the idle of the car will fall below specification and the idle becomes rough. Even a very slight decrease in brake pressure will return the idle to spec. This would seem to me to be a problem with either the vacuum booster or the master cylinder. I have noted many others with the same symptoms in online forums. At the very least it is an emissions issue and at worst a safety issue. I am prompted to log this complaint given today's news of 328i brake investigations. I have called bmwna to get no satisfactory response. *tr