2001 BMW 325CI problems
The 2001 BMW 325CI has 56 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (23%) concerns air bags. After that come body & structure (9%) and cooling system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 56 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 108,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 36 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 108,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 9 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 92% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the BMW 325CI with enough data (13 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I [xxx] and [xxx] were on a local back road in our town when my rear frame member on the driver side had snapped and pulled us into the oncoming side of the road into a large ditch where we took out a fence post and clipped a fiber optics line indicator post then into a colbert the airbags did not deploy on my front window post nor on my door the front driver steering wheel and passenger dash board airbags didn't deploy until after I [xxx] hit the steering wheel and after passenger [xxx] hit the dash board.
Consumer states upon parking vehicle, he noticed smoke emitting from the bottom of the motor, the fire department was called and the fire was put out, the cause of the fire was determined to be that the electric cooling fan shorted out and its speed probably knocked out the sensor that transmits information to the dashboard warning lights.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 BMW 325ci. The contact stated that while traveling 60 MPH, the left turn signal failed to work properly. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who confirmed that the turn signal connectors were found to be melted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 110,000 and the current mileage was 125,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 BMW 325ci. The contact stated that she constantly experienced failure with the fan motor. The failure caused the electrical circuitry of the fan control unit to overload and fail, which caused the fan to stop operating. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle began smoking along with a dramatic increase in temperature. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer and they stated that the engine failed and needed to be replaced.