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1991 BMW 318 engine and engine cooling problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1991 BMW 31871% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
71%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Vehicle was involved in a collision. Immediately after impact, vehicle began to leak anti-freeze due to dfective engine profile gasket.

    filed Oct 31, 1997

  • While driving vehicle the consumer found out, vehicle was dripping coolin fluid. The consumer stopped and saw the cooling fluid was coming out of the radiator. Dealer was contacted. *ak

    filed Oct 2, 1997

  • Engine profile gasket malfunctioned, causing engine to overheat, resulting in coolant leaking from under vehicle. *ak

    filed Sep 23, 1997

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Engine will not start. *tw

    120894(4117) · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 1, 1995
All 1991 BMW 318 TSBs →

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other 318 years

YearReportsShare
1995 318211%
1994 318315%
318 engine and engine cooling problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.