Bmw 325I brakes problems
147 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
1,350 owner complaints analyzed
22 distinct recall campaigns
80,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1987 to 2012 model years. Data snapshot: . 856 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
147 of 1,350 complaints match this topic (10.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10153401 · 2006-03-22 (March 22, 2006)
MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT JUST CAME ON ONE DAY, THEN I STARTED FEELING AND HEARING LIKE A THUMP OR BOUNCE IN THE RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE/WHEEL. HAD TIRE CHECKED NOTHING WRONG , NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES ? *JB
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Owner report 8011789 · 2002-06-13 (June 13, 2002)
WITH FOOT ON BRAKE CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT 60 MPH, CONSUMER CAME TO A STOP WHEN VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER CAR.*AK *MJ
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Owner report 10019832 · 2004-01-15 (January 15, 2004)
A MONTH AGO, RESUMING THE CRUISE SETTING ON THE CRUISE CONTROL RESULTED IN THE SPEED JUST ACCELERATING TO WAY BEYOND THE CRUISE SPEED. TRIED TO TAKE IT OUT OF GEAR RESULTING IN THE ENGINE JUST REVVING UP. PUT IT BACK INTO GEAR AND IT CONTINUED RACING AND ACCELERATING. THE ONLY WAY WAS TO HIT THE BRAKE AND SLOW DOWN TO THE CURB ON A PRETTY BUSY HIGHWAY. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. TOOK IT INTO THE BMW DEALERSHIP WHO WANTED A LOAD OF MONEY TO INVESTIGATE. HAVE NOT USED CRUISE SINCE THEN. I THINK THERE IS A MANUFACTURER FLAW AND SHOULD BE INV…
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Owner report 870372 · 2000-09-13 (September 13, 2000)
CONSUMER PUT ON SEATBELT, STARTED THE CAR PUT IN REVERSE, AND CAR JERKED AND TOOK OFF BACKWARDS VERY FAST. WENT ACROSS TO YARDS, AND STILL RMP'S WERE REVVING VERY HIGH. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE ON DRIVERS SIDE. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. MECHANIC SAID THAT THROTTLE WAS NOT STUCK. ALSO, BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP CAR, CONSUMER FELT THAT THROTTLE LEAKAGE AND CONTROL AND SUDDEN ACCELARATION PLAYED A BIG PART IN THIS INCIDENT. *AK
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Owner report 987149 · 1996-07-22 (July 22, 1996)
SEAL AROUND THE HYDRAULIC PISTON WITHIN THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS HAD ERODED, DEALER REPLACED FRONT CALIPERS. *SLC
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