1992 BMW 325I problems
The 1992 BMW 325I has 55 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (22%) concerns cooling system. Next are electrical system (9%) and body & structure (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 55 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cooling system 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the BMW 325I with enough data (20 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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 locked my 1992 BMW 325I with the key from the outside with my friend inside (I did not realize he had not gotten out of the vehicle yet). I had dropped the key when I heard him pound on the window (loosing the key in some brush). When this situation had transpired I found out that he could not open any of the doors from inside of the vehicle in any manner. If this were a small child and lets say a forgetful grandparent the child would not be able to get out of the car in any manner.
While vehicle was parked, a fire started inside of vehicle. Local fire department arrived, extinguished the fire, and informed consumer that fire may have started under the dash.*akafter forensic study, it was determined that the fire was cuased by fuel seepage as a result of fuel lines hardening and leaking. There is a recall related to the incident for bmw's 525I and other makes.
I own a 1992 BMW 325I, ive encountered a problem, the rear sub frame is breaking apart from the body of the car. This seems to be a expensive problem that occurs to many bmws. This is not normal wear and tear on a car, this is a defect that BMW should acknowledge.
Tl*the contact owns a 1992 BMW 325I. Whenever the contact locks the doors from the outside of the vehicle, he is unable to unlock them from inside the passenger compartment. Once he locks the doors, the door handles and locks fail inside the passenger compartment. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 200,000.