https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the BMW M Coupe. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:35:54 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-1511366 Tue, 30 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT THREE SPOT WELDS OF THE TRUNK FLOOR AND FRAME CROSSMEMBER ARE FAILING WHICH WILL LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TRUNK FLOORS, DIFFERENTIAL MOUNTS, AND THE FRAME CROSS MEMBER THAT JOINS THEM TO THE TRUNK FLOOR. THIS ISSUE WILL POTENTIALLY DESTROY MY CAR, LEADING TO GROSS SAFETY CONCERNS COUPLED WITH PROHIBITIVE REPAIR COSTS IF DEALT WITH BEFORE THE FAILURE. I WILL NOT DRIVE MY CAR IN ITS CURRE https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-1511367 Tue, 30 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT THREE SPOT WELDS OF THE TRUNK FLOOR AND FRAME CROSSMEMBER ARE FAILING WHICH WILL LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TRUNK FLOORS, DIFFERENTIAL MOUNTS, AND THE FRAME CROSS MEMBER THAT JOINS THEM TO THE TRUNK FLOOR. THIS ISSUE WILL POTENTIALLY DESTROY MY CAR, LEADING TO GROSS SAFETY CONCERNS COUPLED WITH PROHIBITIVE REPAIR COSTS IF DEALT WITH BEFORE THE FAILURE. I WILL NOT DRIVE MY CAR IN ITS CURRE https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-956301 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT REAR SUBFRAME IS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY CONTRIBUTOR TO UNSAFE AND UNSTABLE HANDLING. FIRST NOTICED AFTER HAVING SERVICE 2 INTERVAL DONE IN 2009, BUT UPON MORE RESEARCH ONLINE MANY Z3 OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE REGARDLESS OF MODEL OR HOW IT'S DRIVEN. BROKEN SPOT WELD UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. TRYING TO CATCH IT EARLY ON BEFORE IT GETS WORSE. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-956302 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT REAR SUBFRAME IS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY CONTRIBUTOR TO UNSAFE AND UNSTABLE HANDLING. FIRST NOTICED AFTER HAVING SERVICE 2 INTERVAL DONE IN 2009, BUT UPON MORE RESEARCH ONLINE MANY Z3 OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE REGARDLESS OF MODEL OR HOW IT'S DRIVEN. BROKEN SPOT WELD UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. TRYING TO CATCH IT EARLY ON BEFORE IT GETS WORSE. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-932537 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT MY Z3 M COUPE HAS 71,000 MILES AND IS MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE. I CHECKED THE TRUNK FLOOR AND THERE ARE 18 OR MORE SPOT WELDS BREAKING THROUGH THE SUB FRAME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS - I'M AFRAID THE DIFFERENTIAL IS GOING TO FALL OFF AND CAUSE AND ACCIDENT - FOR ME OR OTHERS. I HAVE PARKED THE CAR AND HAVE TO WORK FROM HOME. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN MANY OTHER CASES TO MY KNOWLEDGE AND APPEARS TO BE https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-759649 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT BMW Z3 M COUPE SUBFRAME BROKE *CN https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-671874 Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT SUBFRAME TEAR, SEPARATING OF TRUNK FLOOR FROM RAILS. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-607857 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT THE 1999 BMW M COUPE I OWN IS SUFFERING FROM A REAR SUBFRAME FAILURE. THE DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT AND REAR SUBFRAME ARE BECOMING DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME. VISUAL INSPECTIONS HAVE SHOWN THE SEPARATION. THIS WILL LEAD TO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BECOMING TOTALLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE CAR, LEADING TO A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. THIS ISSUE IS CURRENTLY UNRESOLVED AS THE FIX WILL BE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THERE https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-594435 Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT THERE IS A CRASH RISK AS THE CAR'S SUBFRAME IS RAPIDLY TEARING AND THIS DESIGN FLAW COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A LOSS OF CONTROL LEADING TOWARDS A CRASH. THE CAR INVOLVED IS A BMW M COUPE 1999. *NM https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-593012 Fri, 18 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT 1) CAR MODEL IS A 2000 BMW M COUPE (VARIATION OF THE Z3 WITH HARDTOP) WITH 55K MILES. IN RECENT YEARS THESE CARS (ALL Z3 MODELS) HAVE SHOWN SIGNS OF REAR SUBFRAME FAILURE. AFTER INVESTIGATING CREAKING AND SQUEAKING NOISES COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR I DISCOVERED A CRACK ON THE SUBFRAME WHERE THE DIFFERENTIAL IS MOUNTED TO THE TRUNK FLOOR PAN OF THE CAR. 2) IF THIS CRACK GOES UNFIXED, IT WIL https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-554767 Sat, 17 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT REAR SUBFRAME WELDS ARE FAILING. AS A RESULT, THE FLOOR IS TEARING FROM THE SUBFRAME. THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE CONTAINS DESCRIPTIONS AND PHOTOS OF MANY EXAMPLES OF THIS VERY ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.THELARGEGLASS.COM/BMW/SUBFRAME/. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-551056 Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT MY MODEL YEAR 2000 BMW Z3 M COUPE HAS SUFFERED FROM THE PROBLEM OF FAILED WELDS IN THE REAR FLOOR AREA OF THE HATCH. THE FIRST INSTANCE OCCURRED AT APPROX. 83,000 MILES, WHILE THE SECOND WAS AROUND 115,000 MILES. FORTUNATELY ON BOTH OCCASIONS I NOTICED THE PROBLEM AND HAD IT REPAIRED BEFORE THE PROBLEM BECAME SIGNIFICANT, BUT A NUMBER OF MY FRIENDS WITH Z3 M ROADSTERS, Z3 M COUPES AND Z3S HAVE E https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-550380 Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, AS AN OWNER OF A 2000 BMW Z3 M COUPE E36/8, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE DESIGN DEFECT OF THE SUB-FRAME ON MY VEHICLE. I LEASED MY VEHICLE NEW ON 12/1999 AND UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE LEASE, PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM BMWNA ON 10/2002; I HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNER/OPERATOR OF THIS VEHICLE. DURING THIS TIME, I HAVE PLACED OVER 49,000 STREET DRIVEN MILES ON THE CAR WITH ABS https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-497070 Sun, 19 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT DIFFERENTIAL BRACKET AND SUBFLOOR ARE CRACKING AND TEARING APART AT THE WELD SEAMS AND SPOT WELDS. COULD LEAD TO UNPREDICTABLE HANDLING, ESPECIALLY DURING REGULAR DRIVING TURNS/HIGHWAY SPEEDS (INSTABILITY, ROUGH SHAKING, LOOSE CHASSIS KNOCKING). *AK https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-497071 Sun, 19 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT DIFFERENTIAL BRACKET AND SUBFLOOR ARE CRACKING AND TEARING APART AT THE WELD SEAMS AND SPOT WELDS. COULD LEAD TO UNPREDICTABLE HANDLING, ESPECIALLY DURING REGULAR DRIVING TURNS/HIGHWAY SPEEDS (INSTABILITY, ROUGH SHAKING, LOOSE CHASSIS KNOCKING). *AK https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-490557 Fri, 13 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING DEBRIS UNEXPECTEDLY DISCHARGED FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE HIGHWAY AND HIT THE DRIVER'S WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSED TWO CRACKS INSIDE THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD WOULD BE RENDERED ONLY THROUGH THE PAYMENT OF THE CONSUMER, NOT THE DEALER . *AK https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-479155 Thu, 10 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT SEPARATION OF FLOOR PAN WELDS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN AN UNCOMMON VEHICLE. I'M UNABLE TO PROVIDE A CAUSE, SINCE I AM THE THIRD OWNER, AND HAVE NEVER DRIVEN THE CAR AT IT'S INTENDED LIMITS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, IT HAS NEVER BEEN RACED. SO FAR, I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-460907 Tue, 16 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT DIFFERENTIAL BRACKET AND SUBFLOOR ARE CRACKING AND TEARING APART AT THE WELD SEAMS. IF ALLOWED TO CONTINUE, THIS COULD LEAD TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT AND/OR SUBFRAME MOUNTING LOCATIONS WHICH COULD RESULT IN UNPREDICTABLE HANDLING. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-460611 Mon, 15 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT SERIOUS CRACKING ALONG MULTIPLE BODY SEAMS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IN STRUT TOWER AREA AND IN THE REAR IN THE LOWER SUBFRAME AREA. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-460612 Mon, 15 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT SERIOUS CRACKING ALONG MULTIPLE BODY SEAMS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IN STRUT TOWER AREA AND IN THE REAR IN THE LOWER SUBFRAME AREA. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-460166 Thu, 11 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT MANUFACTURING WEAKENESS/DEFECT IN THE REAR SUBFRAME WELDS AND DIFFERENTIAL MOUNTS. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-454888 Fri, 13 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT REAR DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT CRACKS. SUBFRAME SEPARATING FROM THE FLOOR OF TRUNK, AND TRUNK BEING TEARED OUT BY SUBFRAME. MAJOR ISSUE!!!!*AK https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-396005 Fri, 28 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT RECURRING AIRBAG LIGHT. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-396009 Fri, 28 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT SEAT SHIFTS IN DIRECTION OF DECELERATION (BRAKE) AND ACCELERATION (GAS). FEELS LIKE SEAT WILL COME OFF ITS RAILS. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-389648 Fri, 17 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING, WITH FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE PEDAL FELL COMPLETELY OFF. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PEDAL. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-386297 Wed, 18 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY, DSC AND EML WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT AND STARTED DECELERATING SLOWLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I MADE A SERIES OF EMERGENCY LANE CHANGES TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE ERASED THE WARNING LIGHTS. THIS IS THE 2ND OCCURENCE OF THIS PROBLEM IN 7 DAYS. VEHICLE IS 2001 BMW M COUPE WITH S54 ENGINE. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-374695 Thu, 19 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT WHILE JACKING VEHICLE UP JACK FRAME THAT IS ATTACHED TO VEHICLE FAILED AND VEHICLE FELL DOWN TO GROUND. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-348592 Fri, 10 May 2002 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING IF STEERING WHEEL IS RELEASED VEHICLE WILL PULL TO LEFT SIDE. MAUFACTURER SAID THEY HAD NO REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-180459 Wed, 27 Oct 1999 00:00:00 GMT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE FRONT SEATS SLIDE FORWARD APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF INCH, WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE IS RELEASED SEATS SLIDE BACK INTO PLACE. VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH HIT A BUMP IN ROADWAY AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE, CLOSED AND LOCKED DOOR UNLATCHED AND OPEN ENOUGH FOR THE AIR TO RUSH IN AND THE ROAD COULD BE SEEN THROUGH THE OPENING. *AK *YC https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m-coupe#complaint-180460 Wed, 27 Oct 1999 00:00:00 GMT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE FRONT SEATS SLIDE FORWARD APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF INCH, WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE IS RELEASED SEATS SLIDE BACK INTO PLACE. VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH HIT A BUMP IN ROADWAY AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE, CLOSED AND LOCKED DOOR UNLATCHED AND OPEN ENOUGH FOR THE AIR TO RUSH IN AND THE ROAD COULD BE SEEN THROUGH THE OPENING. *AK *YC