IllustrationNORMAL USE OF VEHICLE TO 70000 MILES TARTED HEARING CREAKING NOISE UPON ACCELERATIONS AND FOUND THAT SUBFRAMED HAD TEARED HAD SUB FRAME WELDED AND REINFORCED. *AK THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT THAT CAUSED THIS FAILURE. BWM REFFERED TO THIS AS WEAR AND TEAR. SUBFRAMES ARE NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM!!
2000 BMW 328IC
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
60–25K
625–50K
450–75K
375–100K
9100–150K
0150K+
28 reports with mileage · 6 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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Structure complaints
14 reportsI WAS GETTING A TUNE UP FOR MY CAR WHEN MY MECHANIC NOTICE A CRACK WITH A HOLE ON MY REAR DRIVERSIDE. REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SUB FRAME/ DIFF. MOUNTS WAS TORN. MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AND HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS TO BMW MANUFACTURES BUT NO RESPONSIBLE ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY BMW. THIS IS A CLEAR DANGER TO THE CONSUMER WHILE…
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I WAS GETTING A TUNE UP FOR MY CAR WHEN MY MECHANIC NOTICE A CRACK WITH A HOLE ON MY REAR DRIVERSIDE. REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SUB FRAME/ DIFF. MOUNTS WAS TORN. MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AND HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS TO BMW MANUFACTURES BUT NO RESPONSIBLE ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY BMW. THIS IS A CLEAR DANGER TO THE CONSUMER WHILE OPERATING THEIR VEHICLE NOT KNOWING THAT THERE CAR CAN BEEN TORN APART FROM UNDERNEATH. PLEASE HELP MYSELF AND MANY OTHER INNOCENT VICTIMS OF THIS DEFECT ON THEIR CAR SO THAT IT CAN PREVENT ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES FROM ACCRUING. *JB
SUB FRAME HAD A CRACK. AS A RESULT, WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS PRODUCED. *AK
MY REAR SUBFRAME TOTALLY SEPERATED FROM MY VECHICLE COSTING 1600 TO FIX. I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT, IT BROKE ON ITS OWN. BMW INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR," BUT I THINK ITS A RECALL ISSUE. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THESE PROBLEMS. ALSO MY MOONROOF BENT THE TRACKS, AND NOW NEEDS TOTAL REPLACEMENT. BMW…
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MY REAR SUBFRAME TOTALLY SEPERATED FROM MY VECHICLE COSTING 1600 TO FIX. I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT, IT BROKE ON ITS OWN. BMW INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR," BUT I THINK ITS A RECALL ISSUE. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THESE PROBLEMS. ALSO MY MOONROOF BENT THE TRACKS, AND NOW NEEDS TOTAL REPLACEMENT. BMW ALSO HAS A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING WINDOW REGULATORS. *LA
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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