Bmw 325i Convertible 1992

• Recall 12357 [USA]: If a crack were to form or a seam were to separate in the heater core end piece, hot coolant could suddenly be expelled, increasing the risk of personal injury to a vehicle occupant.
  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. A malfunction or failure of a coolant system component, such as a thermostat, water pump, or fan belt, can result in significantly increased coolant temperature and system pressure. If the indications of a critical overheating condition is not noticed by the driver, it is possible that damage to, or failure of, a coolant system component could occur.
  dealers will install a new design radiator cap to control pressure and provide greater coolant overflow in the event of overheating.
  owner notification began march 31, 1999. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact bmw at 1-800-831-1117.Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 16146 [USA]: This could cause the throttle valve to remain partially open. it his were to occur, the car might not decelerate as expected increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
  The cruise control and throttle cables are attached to the same throttle valve actuating lever at the throttle housing. It is possible that the plastic bushing on either cable could break due to environmental influences coupled with vibration. If the bushing breaks, the outer cable housing can separate from the bushing. In this case, during application of the throttle pedal without cruise control being engaged, the outer tube could catch on the edge of the broken bushing.
  dealers will install a spring steel clip on the outer tube of each cable in the area of the adjusting screw and plastic bushing. The clip is designed to prevent the outer tube from dislodging from the bushing.
  owner notification is expected to begin by the end of october 1997. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact bmw at 1-800-831-1117.Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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• Recall 16464 [USA]: If this happens, the brake lights either will not operate or will be continuously on, regardless of brake pedal position. following drivers would not be able to determine whether the vehicle is stopping, increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.
  The brake light switch can fail allowing the switch to remain in the "brake lights off" position or in the "brake lights on" position.
  dealers will replace the existing brake light switch with a newly designed switch.
  system: brakes; hydraulic; switch; brake light. Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Owner notification: owner notification is expected to begin august 5, 1996. Note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact bmw at 1-800-831-1117. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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• Recall 18590 [USA]: If this happens, the contact ring wiring could eventually break. the air bag readiness indicator lamp (srs or airbag) in the instrument cluster will illuminate, and the air bag would not deploy in the event of a frontal impact vehicle collision.
  The air bag contact ring locking tab located in the steering wheel assembly can break without warning.
  dealers will replace the locking tab with one of a different design.
  system: interior; passive restraint; air bag; driver. Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Owner notification: owner notification is expected to begin august 5, 1996. Note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact bmw at 1-800-831-1117. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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I locked my 1992 bmw 325i with the key from the outside with my friend inside (i did not realize he had not gotten out of the vehicle yet). I had dropped the key when i heard him pound on the window (loosing the key in some brush). When this situation had transpired i found out that he could not open any of the doors from inside of the vehicle in any manner. If this were a small child and lets say a forgetful grandparent the child would not be able to get out of the car in any manner. (or with the weird mother drowning kids and uncles locking kids in his basement that we hear about on the news) this car could be used as a potential prison. If this were any person(s) who are not very muscular the car could potentially be a death trap if someone had not known they were inside of the car. In addition, knowing they are inside the car and calling a locksmith, the locksmith is not able to get inside of the car without doing super excessive damage to the locks or breaking a window. In which case breaking a window in such a small sedan could and in my case resulted from my friend ending up with chucks of glass in his skin and i broke my hand getting through the window because we were in the desert with nothing around to be able to break the window. If it is required to have a trunk release inside of a trunk to let occupants out. Why can you be locked inside of your own car? *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 1992 bmw 325i. Whenever the contact locks the doors from the outside of the vehicle, he is unable to unlock them from inside the passenger compartment. Once he locks the doors, the door handles and locks fail inside the passenger compartment. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 200,000.

While entering into the vehicle the door failed to opened. The left and right side door was unable to open properly. The driver was able to contact the dealer for appointment. Please provide additional information. *jb

1) mounts for rear subframe to body not strong enough. They flex and crack leading to a chain reaction then the rear end rips off. 2)i was driving down a busy two way road. Then all of a sudden my cars rear end is moving to the left and i lost control for a little. Luckily didnt crash into another car. Then i regained control and drove back to my house which was 1 street away. 3) i had to have it tow trucked to a garage where they had to replace the whole sheet metal part where the whole rear end mounts to. Documented and cost me over $2000.00 this is not an iscolated incident check out this forum: http://bimmer.Roadfly.Org/bmw/forums/e36/forum.Php bmw knows of the problem and they make reinforcement plates which we must buy and pay for the installation.*ak

I own a 1992 bmw 325i, ive encountered a problem, the rear sub frame is breaking apart from the body of the car. This seems to be a expensive problem that occurs to many bmws. This is not normal wear and tear on a car, this is a defect that bmw should acknowledge. *ak

Took car through car wash. Car came out dead. Turns out that this is a common problem where water gets into the main ecm computer and shorts it out. This is terrible. Bmw should issue a recall for this. $1100 for going through a simple car wash. Owners should be cautioned. Mr

Having problems with vehicle's frame. Mr

Steering lock broke, when consumer attempted to start the vehicle, the ignition cylinder rotated, however nothing happened, the entire dash and steering column had to be taken apart to replace the steering lock. *slc

While vehicle was parked, a fire started inside of vehicle. Local fire department arrived, extinguished the fire, and informed consumer that fire may have started under the dash.*akafter forensic study, it was determined that the fire was cuased by fuel seepage as a result of fuel lines hardening and leaking. There is a recall related to the incident for bmw's 525i and other makes. *jg