- VIN: WBSWL93589P33****
- MPG: /
- Year: 2009
Ownership Cost for 2009 BMW M3 Base
Estimated: $58293 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
| Depreciation |
$5574 |
$2676 |
$2341 |
$2118 |
$1895 |
$14604 |
| Insurance |
$1913 |
$1980 |
$2049 |
$2121 |
$2195 |
$10258 |
| Fuel |
$2364 |
$2435 |
$2520 |
$2621 |
$2738 |
$12678 |
| Maintenance |
$2763 |
$2494 |
$1524 |
$2030 |
$2291 |
$11102 |
| Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
| Taxes & Fees |
$2157 |
$2157 |
$2157 |
$2157 |
$2157 |
$3196 |
| Total Ownership Costs |
$15748 |
$10968 |
$10045 |
$10507 |
$11026 |
$58293 |
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Body Class: Cabriolet/Convertible Displacement CC: 4000.0823224 Displacement CI: 244.1 Displacement L: 4.0 Doors: 2 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 |
| 2003 |
ENGINE |
WHILE DRIVING ON A RELATIVELY HOT DAY (92 DEGREES F), MY VEHICLE'S SMG (SEQUENTIAL MANUAL GEARBOX) MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON AND I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY DROPPING OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL OR "0" FOR 6-15 SECONDS AT A TIME. WHEN OUT OF GEAR, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. ON ONE INSTANCE OF DROPPING OUT OF GEAR, I WAS TURNING RIGHT AT AROUND 10-15 MPH WHEN I FOUND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND AN ONCOMING VEHICLE ALMOST RAN INTO ME. SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THIS, THIS TYPE OF "STALLING" HAS HAPPENED MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE REACHES ABOVE 90 DEGREES, AND NOW I CANNOT DRIVE LONGER THAN 30 MINUTES WITHOUT THE SMG MIL TURNING ON AND GEARS START DROPPING. I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND LEAVE ME STRANDED ON A HIGHWAY OR EVEN IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC, WHERE IT SEEMS TO OCCUR VERY FREQUENTLY. I'VE RESEARCHED MANY FORUMS FOR THIS AND HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH OTHER M3 SMG OWNERS. THERE IS SOME INDICATION FROM OTHER OWNERS THAT THE ISSUE MIGHT BE LINKED TO A HYDRAULIC TEMPERATURE SENSOR LOCATED ON THE MAIN SMG HYDRAULIC PUMP BUT I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY INFORMATION FROM BMW DETAILING A REPAIR FOR THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. THE ONLY OPTION SEEMS TO BE A FULL REPLACEMENT OF THE HYDRAULIC PUMP, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE ON MY VEHICLE ONCE BEFORE FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE. THIS TYPE OF REPLACEMENT COSTS ALMOST $4000 AS QUOTED BY THE DEALER. I THINK BMW SHOULD GET SERIOUS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION ON POTENTIAL CAMPAIGN REMEDIES. *TR |
| 2009 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY BMW 2009 M3, I NOTICED A RARE BUT VERY DISTURBING PATTERN ON TAKE OFF. I HAD CAR CHECKED IN DEALER AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS LIKELY SECONDARY TO MY DRIVING STYLE! THIS UNCONTROLLED TAKE OFF IS LIKE HI REV AND RAPID ACCELERATION PERIODICALLY ALTERNATING WITH DECELERATION FOR FEW SECONDS. I HAD THIS HAPPEN PROB A DOZEN TIME SO FAR(36K ON CAR). ON DAY OF MY ACCIDENT, IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WITH SPEED LESS THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR, CAR LITERALLY WENT OFF ON ME. IT ACCELERATED TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT AND THEN MANAGED TO PUSH THE CAR INTO ANOTHER 3 CARS IN FRONT, BEFORE IT CAME TO A STALL. I AM NOT SURE IF IT WAS EXACTLY LIKE MY PREVIOUS EPISODES BECAUSE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN MY CAR AND NEXT CAR WAS SHORT. WHAT I AM SURE IS THAT I HAD NO CONTROL ON CAR. *TR |
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