2000 BMW 328I problems
NHTSA has received 146 complaints about the 2000 BMW 328I, and 25% of them involve air bags. After that come body & structure (21%) and transmission (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 146 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 111,000 miles 91 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 | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 18 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 14 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 13 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 7 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 91 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 111,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 90,000 miles (19 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 13 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the BMW 328I with enough data (43 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 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.
"takata recall" I was hit by a driver going approx 100MPH on highway 50e from behind and after being severally hit my tekata airbag damaged my chest, hurt my face, burned my clothes, arms, and made it impossible to breathe. This wouldn't have happened if BMW had more availability to inform, replace and fix such a horrific event.
My 2000 BMW 328I with 85000 miles will not go into reverse anymore. A search of this problem at consumeraffairs.com showed that this seems to be a very common problem with this year and model of car. Here is the link. [link removed] please note this car is in excellent condition and has always been maintained according to BMW guidelines at either a BMW dealer or a BMW specialist. Also this car is driven by adults only and in a gentle fashion.
I was driving the vehicle in the early morning still dark on a state road and raining very hard could not see out the windshield. I believe I hit a pot hole. That's when the side curtain deployed on the right side causing damage to the headliner and a pillar post. Unknown why it went off. I know there's a recall for the front airbags and some forums stated this has happened to them as well. I inspected the vehicle and I could not see any other damage to the vehicle.