2002 BMW M Roadster
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
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- Structure › Body
TL* the contact owns a 2002 BMW m roadster. While driving approximately 35 mph, a squeaky noise was heard from outside of the vehicle. The contact inspected the vehicle and discovered that the sub frame exhibited several cracks and was slightly separated. The defect became progressively worse over…
TL* the contact owns a 2002 BMW m roadster. While driving approximately 35 mph, a squeaky noise was heard from outside of the vehicle. The contact inspected the vehicle and discovered that the sub frame exhibited several cracks and was slightly separated. The defect became progressively worse over time. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000.
- Power train › Driveline › Differential unit
Rear differential simply dropped while driving. It and the subframe have torn up rear sheet metal under the trunk. I have a repair in progress.*ak
- Structure › Frame and members
2002 BMW m roadster trunk crossmember (supports the rear differential) separating from the rest of the car. spot welds pulled out. danger of the whole crossmember separating from the chassis. corrected by an independent in toledo, oh. crossmember reinforced by an internal i-beam, welded to new…
2002 BMW m roadster trunk crossmember (supports the rear differential) separating from the rest of the car. spot welds pulled out. danger of the whole crossmember separating from the chassis. corrected by an independent in toledo, oh. crossmember reinforced by an internal i-beam, welded to new custom-fabricated supports on the longitudinal rails. the oem crossmember IS now merely cosmetic. Differential cover replaced by one with a pair of mounts instead of just one to distribute load. vehicle had less than 25,000 miles on the odometer. Jb
- Power train › Driveline › Differential unit
The rear-subframe IS separating from the trunk in my car. as a result, the differential mount has cracked and there IS the risk of the differential totally separating from the car.
- Equipment · Unknown or other
Speedometer on new vehicle reads excessivly high (7 mph at 65 mph). there was nospecific incident. I would like to know if there are any standards regarding this, as manufacturer says this IS an acceptable error. date below IS entered for reference only.
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.
- 10244237Functional noises (squealing/honking) when braking shortly before the vehicle comes to a stop. CAUSE Material-
- 10057534BMW: running noises heard when brakes are applied, with high brake loads; through wheel opening, visible cracks can be seen in brake discs and steering wheel torsional vibrates when applying brakes.
- 10037025BMW: procedure for determining and replacing incandescent and halogen light bulbs under warranty.
- 10033130BMW vehicles: fuel level sensor repairs. Where it IS necessary to replace the right or the left side fuel level sensor due to a failure, the entire pump and housing or delivery unit (suction jet assembly) do not need to be replaced as well. In some cases, epc does not show that the repair kit IS available separately in the illustration, but it IS available in the parts description. All models. No model years listed.
- 10012783Bremi ignition coil replacement on S54 engine. This service bulletin supersedes si120803 dated may 2004.
- 628403BMW IS conducting a service action to install the missing cruise control system.
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