1999 BMW E38
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10245363When using the Key Reader to retrieve information from the customers key, the data is not updated or current.
- 10200242Moisture is visible on the inside of one or both headlights
- 10004531A potential problem that could affect the durability of air mass meter of certain bmws equipped with the 4.4L engine. Vehicles affected will have an illuminated check engine light and an air mass meter signal plausibility fault fc 73 stored in the engine control module (ecm/dme). BMW will extend the warranty of the air mass meter from 4 years or 50,000 miles to 7 years or 70,000 miles.
- 633501Subject regarding intermittent accelerator pedal feel problem - revised with simplified ordering procedure for certain models including e65/e66 since series introduction up to 06/02.
- 633488Subject regarding intermittent accelerator pedal feel problem for certain models especially the e65/e66 models.
- 633450Customer may complain of the accelerator pedal feelingnotchy or not moving smoothly when depressed in small increments on certain models including E52, E53 and e65/e66 vehicles from series introduction up to 06/02. *T
- 628407Customers may complain that the vehicle cranks but does not start and fc164 height sensor IS stored in the dme and the check engine light IS illuminated on the instrument cluster.
- 628405Customers may complain of an occasional hard 3-2 downshift or clunk when slowing or harsh downshift at freeway speed.
- 626366Subject regarding voice input system adapter harness for digital phones.
- 622329Some vehicles may exhibit check engine light illumination with oxygen sensor fault codes 5, 13, 10 and / or 18 set in the engine control module.
- 614335Customer complaints that the check engine light IS illuminated and thermostat software, oxygen sensor and various misfire fault codes are stored in the engine control module (ecm).
- 614323Concerns with the steering column not moving to correct position.
- 614322Customer complaint that the a/c IS blowing warm air when accelerating lightly from a stop.
- 614321Customer complaint that the a/c IS blowing warm air when accelerating lightly from a stop.
- 614261Information on retrofitting adapter cable for mk II plus navigation computer on certain vehicles.
- 611106Information on the fuel level sender spanner.
- 611097Information on the new ihka control module featuring a new max a/c function on vehicles produced from september 1999.
- 611074Customer complain of no air conditioner, compressor not engaged.
- 611073Customer complaints of air conditioner not functioning.
- 611005Some customers may comment that when the trunk lock IS in the horizontal (valet) position, the function of certain programmed features of car and key memory changes back to the factory (default) setting.
- 611002Some customers may comment that with the car and key memory (ckm) in active, and when unlocking or at open door, the steering column either moves in / out to an undefined position, or does not move in / out at all.
- 604626Updated information on installing accessory navigation systems.
- 603996Subject regarding new special tools - vanos.
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