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2001 BMW 325I power train problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2001 BMW 325I8% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Power Train complaints
8%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • When shifted to reverse engine rpms went wideopen causing it to spin out of control from our driveway into mobilehome across from me then into a van and shoved it into another mobilehome

    filed Mar 9, 2020

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2001 bmw 325i. While driving 5 mph, the vehicle jerked forward and backwards when attempting to shift into reverse. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,866.

    filed Jun 9, 2015

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

Power Train problems in other 325I years

YearReportsShare
2006 325I112%
2005 325I46%
2004 325I11%
2003 325I189%
2002 325I74%
1995 325I516%
1992 325I13%
325I power train 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.