- VIN: WBSPM93519E20****
- MPG: /
- Year: 2009
Ownership Cost for 2009 BMW M3 Base
Estimated: $58272 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
| Depreciation |
$5668 |
$2721 |
$2380 |
$2154 |
$1927 |
$14850 |
| Insurance |
$1916 |
$1983 |
$2053 |
$2124 |
$2199 |
$10275 |
| Fuel |
$2294 |
$2363 |
$2446 |
$2543 |
$2658 |
$12304 |
| Maintenance |
$2763 |
$2505 |
$1531 |
$2046 |
$2291 |
$11136 |
| Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
| Taxes & Fees |
$2194 |
$2194 |
$2194 |
$2194 |
$2194 |
$3249 |
| Total Ownership Costs |
$15812 |
$10959 |
$10026 |
$10489 |
$10986 |
$58272 |
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Body Class: Sedan/Saloon Displacement CC: 4000.0823224 Displacement CI: 244.1 Displacement L: 4.0 Doors: 4 Engine Cylinders: 8 Engine HP: 414 Engine KW: 308.7198 Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline GVWR: Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg) Make: BMW Manufacturer: BMW M GMBH Manufacturer Id: 967 Model: M3 Model Year: 2009 Other Restraint System Info: Dual-stage suppl. restraint system (SRS) certified to the advanced airbag requiremnets of FMVSS 208, S14. Plant City: Regensburg Plant Country: Germany Seat Belts All: Manual Series: 3 - Series TPMS: Direct Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
| Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
| 2002 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICEL. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT 16000, THE TRANSMISSION (SMG) WAS RE[;ACED AT 20000, NOW THE ENGINE REV HIGH AT IDEL AND SEND STRON VIBRATION TO THE CABIN AND STEERING COLUMN. BMW OF HOUSTON NORTH, A LOCAL DEALER IN HOUSTON, TX, WERE LESS THAN HELPFUL IN TRYING TO SOLVE THE CURRENT PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT THEY WANT TO KEEP THE PROBLEMS WITH M3 QUIET. *AK |
| 2009 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I AM VERY HAPPY TO SEE YOUR ORGANIZATION TAKING AN INTEREST IN THIS ISSUE. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT BMWNA IS WELL AWARE OF, BUT INSISTS THAT IT IS "NORMAL BEHAVIOR" FOR MY CAR/TRANSMISSION. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE IT, BUT THEY WERE TOLD BY BMW THAT THIS WAS "NORMAL BEHAVIOR." THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN- LIKE FOR A TURN, BUT DO NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DCT TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO HAVE TROUBLE FIGURING OUT WHAT GEAR TO SELECT BECAUSE WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE, THERE IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE ONSET OF POWER- UP TO 2-3 SECONDS. BY THIS TIME, THE DRIVER IS USUALLY REALLY DIGGING INTO THE THROTTLE. THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY PICKS A GEAR, WHICH RESULTS IN THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHING FORWARD, SOMETIMES INVOKING THE ANTI-SKIP CONTROL. THE DANGER IN THIS BEHAVIOR OCCURS WHEN MAKING A TURN INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO AROUND 10-15 MPH. AFTER THE TURN, THE CAR IS POSITIONED IN THE TRAFFIC LANE, BUT YOU HAVE NO POWER TO ACCELERATE INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. THE ONCOMING CARS ARE NOW CLOSING IN ON YOUR CAR AT A FAST RATE, AND YOU'RE BASICALLY STUCK. THIS SITUATION IS MOST PRONOUNCED IN THE "AUTO" MODE OF THE DCT TRANSMISSION, BUT ALSO OCCURS TO A LESSER DEGREE WHILE IN THE MANUAL MODE WHEN YOU SELECT SECOND GEAR IN PREPARATION FOR THE TURN. IT IS ALSO VERY REPEATABLE IN BOTH MODES. THESE PROBLEMS STARTED OCCURRING AFTER A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION WHERE THE ENGINE WOULD STALL UNDER HARD BRAKING OR NOT SHIFT UNDER HARD BRAKING. THE RECALL FIXED THAT PROBLEM, BUT INTRODUCED THIS PROBLEM, WHICH OCCURS ALMOST EVERY DAY WHEREAS THE PREVIOUS PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED DURING A SPECIFIC SITUATION. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS DANGEROUS MATTER. *TR |
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