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2004 BMW M3 Structure Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	990510
Internal NHTSA #	10521755
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	M3
Model Year	2004
File date	18/06/13
Component	STRUCTURE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I inspected the trunk floorpan and noticed buckling, cracking of the trunk floor and welded seams coming apart. The rear subframe mounts were cracked on both sides. The rear subframe is ripping itself out of the car and i'm very lucky i found this while the car was at rest and not driving at speed. Bmw knows this is faulty engineering but somehow their lawyers fangled a way to only cover the repairs for the e46 cars for 1 year (2010), everyone else is screwed. These cars should be outlawed, or at least a giant sign should have to be placed in the windshield explaining this problem to potential buyers and they should be forced to sign a waiver if they are dumb enough to buy it anyways. I bought the car 2 months ago under the impression m3s had re-enforcement in this area above and beyond the regular e46, i was wrong to the tune of 3500. 00 repair bill (and i got off light). What a mess, that little baby chassis can't even handle 333hp without ripping itself apart. My buick gn makes 550hp and the frame holds together just fine.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	128000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HERNDON, VA
VIN pattern	WBSBL93454PXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 BMW M3 Structure Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 BMW M3 Structure Problems, Complaints and Defects

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