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2003 BMW M3 Power Train Manual Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	865235
Internal NHTSA #	10408587
Manufacurer	BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	M3
Model Year	2003
File date	15/06/11
Component	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Bmw m3's with smg transmission 2002-2006. On hot days the transmission with "pop" out of gear and into neutral for about 15-30 seconds before reengaging into the appropriate gear. This just leaves the car helpless coasting down the street. This has happened every day for the past week and today this happened to me while making a left turn at a busy intersection and an oncoming vehicle had to "brake n swerve" to avoid t-boning me. This is an issue that us bmw owners have been trying to get bmw to acknowledge for years but they act like its not a problem. They don't properly troubleshoot the issue and just throw parts at it hoping to fix the problem. Next thing you know your car was at the dealer for 3 weeks and $3200 later(average for this issue) your blocking traffic downtown coming home in rush hour traffic. This is just incredible to me. I cant understand why nothing has been done by the federal gvt on this a of yet. If you were to do an internet search of " m3 smg out of gear" or "smg neutral fail" you would literally find 100's upon 100's of threads on this issue. Please help. Thanking you in advance. Hopefully there are others than myself who took the initiative to file a report like this instead of worrying if our 60k car is going to break down and cause a traffic jam or accident if the temp is above 95 degrees.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	61000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	JACKSONVILLE, FL
VIN pattern	WBSBL93493JXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	RWD
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Vehicle speed	20
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2003 BMW M3 Power Train Manual Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 BMW M3 Power Train Manual Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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