We found the following complaints for BMW 318I (1993)
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Alternator had to be replaced, along with regulator.power windows and sunroof stopped working shortly after that.is there some electrical problem with this car that would have caused the alternator to short out.
Vehicle had blown an engine head gasket at 46,000 miles.also,ignition was not working. Had no warning prior to seeing steam coming from under thehood. Shut vehicle down & then restarted. Engine check light still came back on.
This common defect has struck my vehicle.this defect should be recalled, bmw acknowledges problem, but won't recall. No safety defect listed.
All coolant lost, suddenly & w/o warning; coolant lost into the environment; sudden engine temperature rise required dangerous emergency manouver to reach side of road before engine damage; following vehicles may have been damaged & drivers blinded by lost coolant
Well known m42 engine profile gasket failure allows coolant to spill and renders vehicle undrivable without warning.
Water leaks out of the engine gasket right above the air conditioning compressor. It leaks when the vehicle is off and will drain the radiator down to the level of the gasket.
Vehicle had blown an engine head gasket at 46,000 miles.also,ignition was not working. Had no warning prior to seeing steam coming from under thehood. Shut vehicle down & then restarted. Engine check light still came back on.
Engine gasket leaks water when vehicle is off and will drain down to the level of the gasket.
Head gasket leaks right above the air conditioning compressor. It leaks when the vehicle is off and drains the radiator.
Timing case profile gasket had catastrophic failure.all coolant was lost.complete damage (warped head, etc) unknown at this time.dealer estimates $1000 to repair gasket.this is a well known problem with this vehicle (as i have recently discovered).bmw hasn't issued a recall.since these usually go bad after the warranty period, bmw should issue a recall. Bmw has a reputation for quality cars.in this case they have a defective product and it's costing consumers many dollars due to their design flaws.if bmw willn't voluantarily issue a recall notice then nhtsa please assist us consumers and put pressure on them to do so.
Head gasket failure causing coolant to leak. Yh
Water leaks out of the engine gasket right above the air conditioning compressor. It leaks when the vehicle is off and will drain the radiator down to the level of the gasket.
Vehicle had blown an engine head gasket at 46,000 miles.also,ignition was not working. Had no warning prior to seeing steam coming from under thehood. Shut vehicle down & then restarted. Engine check light still came back on.
Alternator had to be replaced, along with regulator.power windows and sunroof stopped working shortly after that.is there some electrical problem with this car that would have caused the alternator to short out.
Alternator had to be replaced, along with regulator.power windows and sunroof stopped working shortly after that.is there some electrical problem with this car that would have caused the alternator to short out.
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