Owners have filed 13 complaints
about the 1989 BMW 325 with NHTSA between 1995 and 2001.
The largest single group is the acceleration & cruise control.
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
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What breaks on a 1989 BMW 325
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Acceleration & Cruise Control
538.5%
3 crashes, 0 fires
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
430.8%
Seats
17.7%
Seat Belts
17.7%
Brakes
17.7%
1 crashes, 0 fires
Electrical System
17.7%
When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
Jan 1995peak 2Jan 2001
NHTSA investigations into the 1989 BMW 325
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough
complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks
something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
EA92017Opened 2 Jun 1992Closed 30 Mar 1993VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
HEATER CORE FAILURE
Complaints that involved harm
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
Elberon, NJCrash1 injured
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. DEALER STATED THE FLOOR MAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #814205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Francisc, CACrash
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM SOMETIME GRABS AND OTHER TIMES SHOOT FORWARD. TT
NHTSA complaint #959608 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Francisc, CACrash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM SOMETIME GRABS AND OTHER TIMES SHOOT FORWARD. TT
NHTSA complaint #959608 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Forestville, CACrash1 injured
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE ON VEHICLE STUCK OPEN CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT
NHTSA complaint #958937 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 93V015000/HEATER CORE. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT RECALL PROBLEM. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH A CRACKED HEATER CORE WHICH CAUSED HOT FLUIDS TO ENTER PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #877884 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
RECALL 93V015000/ HEATER CORE RECALL. DEALER IS JOHN ROBERT BMW, 2537 FOREST LANE, DALLAS, TX 75234, 972-247-7233. DEALER STILL HAS NO PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK . BMW STATES RECALL WAS DONE ON JULY 21,2000, AT AUTO BOND IN FT WORTH TX.
NHTSA complaint #865759 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Livermore, CA
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE/LEANING TO THE RIGHT SIDE. IT IS ALSO NOT VERY STURDY BUT WOBBLY.
NHTSA complaint #523284 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Elberon, NJCrash1 injured
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. DEALER STATED THE FLOOR MAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #814205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Neptune Beach, FL
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON THREE OCCASIONS WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE.
NHTSA complaint #517589 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Creston, 00
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH SUDDENLY VEHICLE TOOK OFF, THEN VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AFTER HITTING A CURVE; HAD FOOT ON BRAKES AT THE TIME. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE SURGING PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #812194 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Wading River, NY
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
VERY SMALL PIECES OF THE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE LATCH BREAK OFF AND FALL INTO LATCH, CAUSING IT TO JAM.
NHTSA complaint #514797 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hartfield, VA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE OF SERVICE INDICATOR LIGHT/TACHOMETER.
NHTSA complaint #501567 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Greenco Spri, FL
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE WINDOWS ON THE CAR STICK AND SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T ROLL THEM DOWN. ALSO THE WINDOW FOGS UP AND DEFROST DOESN'T WORK SO YOU HAVE TO WIPE THEM CLEAR BY HAND.
NHTSA complaint #977142 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Greenco Spri, FL
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE WINDOWS ON THE CAR STICK AND SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T ROLL THEM DOWN. ALSO THE WINDOW FOGS UP AND DEFROST DOESN'T WORK SO YOU HAVE TO WIPE THEM CLEAR BY HAND.
NHTSA complaint #977142 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Francisc, CACrash
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM SOMETIME GRABS AND OTHER TIMES SHOOT FORWARD. TT
NHTSA complaint #959608 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Francisc, CACrash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM SOMETIME GRABS AND OTHER TIMES SHOOT FORWARD. TT
NHTSA complaint #959608 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Forestville, CACrash1 injured
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE ON VEHICLE STUCK OPEN CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT
NHTSA complaint #958937 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.