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1999 BMW 328I power train problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1999 BMW 328I12% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Power Train complaints
12%
share of all complaints
133,180 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • " bmw [xxx] [no-reverse] transmission"-hello, I'm a 17 male student who works a part time job, ever since I was a kid I have dreamed on having a bmw for my first car,and do I saved my money since I was 5 years old. I bought my car in may and was extremely happy! But just the other day I was stuck…

    filed Oct 7, 2012

  • My 1999 nmw 328i wont go into reverse on occasions. The first time this happened I was in a dark parking area alone. The car gave me no warning. I had driven the car all the day and nothing happened. I got into the car later to go home and it wouldn't go into reverse. I was able to push the car so…

    filed Nov 14, 2011

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

Power Train problems in other 328I years

YearReportsShare
2016 328I814%
2015 328I1310%
2014 328I96%
2013 328I239%
2012 328I2015%
2011 328I244%
2010 328I43%
2009 328I84%
2008 328I73%
2007 328I72%
2000 328I2724%
1998 328I312%
328I 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.