Post your problems on your ///M3 over the years

[Grail05]

OK its been couple of days that i have been reading about problems well random problems about our cars. Its scary cause im about to hit the 50k miles weather i should buy a extended or not.

Please post on problems to you cars. OK ILL START but before i do I DONT HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH MY CAR WHATSOEVER I MEAN 0 except for the tranny that was replaced

2008 E92 ///M3 6MT (build late 08)
Miles: 37k
DRIVING CONDITION: DRIVES LIKE A GRANDMA (just dont provoke me)
MAJOR PROBLEM: about a year ago BMW had to replace my entire tranny due to having issue shifting into 2nd gear. this was around 10k miles now im at 37k. (under warranty) and no issue what so ever

my main concern is when hitting after 50k my valve or springs might go out, i see some people with 08-10 having this issue right at 46k miles. i sure dont want this to happen to me just incase the warranty goes out.

what are your thoughts or better yet please post any problems you had that BMW had to do a major work on your car.

[jimmyeatsworld]

2008 E92 M3 with 27K Miles

Blown left speaker
Bad rear tailight passenger side twice.
Steering wheel angle sensor went bad. Set off all sorts of errors to DBC, Hill assist, DSC, and something else which I can't recall at the moment.
The latest being 2 bad pre cat o2 sensors. Causes multiple misfires, limp mode, and lack of power. Serious hesitation to the engine which might be mistaken for serious engine problems.

[MaxL]

Originally Posted by jimmyeatsworld

2008 E92 M3 with 27K Miles

Blown left speaker
Bad rear tailight passenger side twice.
Steering wheel angle sensor went bad. Set off all sorts of errors to DBC, Hill assist, DSC, and something else which I can't recall at the moment.
The latest being 2 bad pre cat o2 sensors. Causes multiple misfires, limp mode, and lack of power. Serious hesitation to the engine which might be mistaken for serious engine problems.

Was your car assembled on January 1st? I have not heard about an M3 having so many issues before.

15K miles zero issues for me. Had to reprogram DCT to get rid of lag, but that was only a minor annoyance.

[powertrip]

2009 M3 DCT (late '08 build) - 25k miles at lease turn in

1) right brake light error at 8k miles (dealer replaced entire assembly)

2) faulty idle control valve at 10k (caused limp mode and multiple error codes)

Other than those two issues, it proved to be very durable. I would guess 25k miles under my use would be equivalent to 50k miles under a normal driver.

[ES_TRADER]

2011.5 MY

@ 200 miles - DCT malfunction (within first 24hrs of ownership)
@ 750 miles - DCT malfunction (within first week of ownership)

currently @ 6500miles and no recurrence thus far (knock on wood)

[Grail05]

Originally Posted by richpuer

2011.5 MY

@ 200 miles - DCT malfunction (within first 24hrs of ownership)
@ 750 miles - DCT malfunction (within first week of ownership)

currently @ 6500miles and no recurrence thus far (knock on wood)

wow thats sucks... i knw its not major but not even a week its already back at the shop. well good luck looks like everything so good so far..

[montreal red]

25k miles. 2008 e92

rear brake light replaced under warranty. no other issues at all. its been very reliable so far.

[a burrito]

11k 2011 e90 M3

A/C drain was clogged so evaporating water was collecting and overflowing onto the cabin floor at 5k miles..

Other than that the car is good.

[erm324]

2011 E92 M3 DCT

not one issue at all

[Draff1]

MY 2009 E92 6200 miles. No major or minor mechanical issues but some concerns:
1. Battery drain issues but I think related to my short 2 mile commute and iPod connection.
2. Air conditioning performance where after 30 minutes of driving, the fan blows harder and harder but no air is coming through the vents. It's not hot air, its no air coming through despite fan loudly blowing at full blast. Like baffles have been closed somehow?
3. Rattles in rear window area.
4. Soft paint. Considering the way this car has been babied with low miles and meticulous upkeep. Stone chips are out of control.

[ES_TRADER]

Originally Posted by Draff1

MY 2009 E92 6200 miles. No major or minor mechanical issues but some concerns:

3. Rattles in rear window area of

Shoot don't even get started about rattles. I got the rear window shelf one u speak of the dashboard, the doors, seats, windows and more. I've come to grips that my car was built on the Friday afternoon preceding Oktoberfest.

forgot this...Dude, even my KEYFOB rattles...the trunk button is loose...oh and also the FRONT Roundel on the hood rattles....sorry, u got me started...

[JCtx]

Originally Posted by Draff1

4. Soft paint. Considering the way this car has been babied with low miles and meticulous upkeep. Stone chips are out of control.

THAT is 'normal', I'm afraid . And yes, this car has one of the crappiest paint jobs I've seen, and I'm not even talking about the ridiculous orange peel . You should look at my car. Just got a Dr. Colorchip kit, which is supposedly great to touch-up large chipped areas, like behind the wheels and such. Hope it works.

[jmflukeiii]

Originally Posted by elp_jc

THAT is 'normal', I'm afraid . And yes, this car has one of the crappiest paint jobs I've seen, and I'm not even talking about the ridiculous orange peel . You should look at my car. Just got a Dr. Colorchip kit, which is supposedly great to touch-up large chipped areas, like behind the wheels and such. Hope it works.

Yeah whats with that... I've noticed the orange peel too.... that's lame they would leave it like that

[ES_TRADER]

Originally Posted by jmflukeiii

Yeah whats with that... I've noticed the orange peel too.... that's lame they would leave it like that

Water based and Eco- friendly. Seein how the whole world is going green, I guess it's not that bad. I was up close to a brand new lambo of some sort the other day and was amazed to see it too had orange peel under the light. So, it's not just our cars. I think te only ones that dont have it are rolls and Ferrari

[JCtx]

Originally Posted by richpuer

I think te only ones that dont have it are rolls and Ferrari

You can take Ferrari off your list . And it has nothing to do with the type of paint IMO, since a good detailer can leave the paint looking like a mirror.

[IMG]

@ about 9K miles, my car started acting up......................bone stock,the car would b running and all of a sudden it goes dead,cranks but wont run.leave it for 20 min and it would start and drives fine.
The car was shut off in my driveway and i was on my phone outside the car and i heard the fuel pump started running,WTF.................tried to start the car,and again a long crank and no start.
went to the dealer next morning and took the head tech and i about 4 hours till we finally figured out the problem through a short test.we ran a normal test which takes up to 15-20 mins but nothing came back and when the tech heard the fuel pump,he ran a short test and we found out that the ECU is out to lunch.
with my luck,it took 3 weeks for an ECU to come from Germany since there were non in the US and here were volcanos in Europe and there were no flights coming or going to Germany.
got the ECU and everything been perfect then Knock on wood.

[WERKE]

Can't stop driving this car; it's a problem for my wife and what is not covered by warranty.

8000 miles+ESS supercharge+full throttle acceleration all the time = permanent smile, a problem for some people.

[Tio///M]

I had zero problems with my 06/09 Build M3, I hope it carries the no issues over to the new owner.

[duk]

too many girls

[mastek]

04/2008 built 32k miles

ISSUES:
- Comfort Access sometimes does not let me in
- 1st to 2nd gear grind at high rpm ...so i tried no more flat out 0-60s = fixed
- Paint is soft
And thats it -

[WERKE]

Originally Posted by duk

too many girls

+1

[jonasaurus]

Originally Posted by duk

too many girls

lol