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2009 BMW M3 hesitation / surging reports

9 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2009 BMW M3 — roughly 20% of all complaints for this model year.

9
Hesitation / surging reports
20%
share of complaints
5,750 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Hesitation / surging in other M3 years

2008 M315
M3 hesitation / surging by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2009 BMW M3

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2009 BMW M3 report before drawing conclusions.