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2000 BMW Z3 Roadster

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Structure. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Suspension. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

Electrical System complaints

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Mileage unknown · Jun 25, 2002
Electrical SystemEquipmentStructure

BMW SAW PROBLEM AT THE BMW Z-3 HOMECOMING. SAID IF IT WAS NOT THE COMPUTER CAUSING THE DOOR LOCKS TRAPPING PASSENGERS INSIDE THIS CAR, IT WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. COMPUTER CHANGED AND THE DOOR LOCKS TRAPPED CONSUMER INSIDE THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS BEGINNING ON THE N.J. TURN PIKE HEADED TO NOVA SCOTIA. THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT…

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BMW SAW PROBLEM AT THE BMW Z-3 HOMECOMING. SAID IF IT WAS NOT THE COMPUTER CAUSING THE DOOR LOCKS TRAPPING PASSENGERS INSIDE THIS CAR, IT WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. COMPUTER CHANGED AND THE DOOR LOCKS TRAPPED CONSUMER INSIDE THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS BEGINNING ON THE N.J. TURN PIKE HEADED TO NOVA SCOTIA. THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT OF THIS CAR WHEN THE DOOR LOCKS SHORTENED OUT IS TO EITHER PUT DOWN THE ROOF AND WINDOWS AND CLIMB OUT OF THE CAR OR ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND REACH ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AND UNLOCK IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. A NOVA SCOTIA BMW DEALER SAID LOCKS WERE GOING INTO THE DOUBLE LOCKING POSITION WHICH SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN FROM LOCKING THIS CAR FROM THE INSIDE. ONLY FROM THE OUT SIDE. I HAVE WRITTEN DOZENS OF LETTERS TO BMW CONCERNING THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BUT NO PARTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED SINCE OCTOBER 2000. THE DOOR LOCKS TRAPPED ME INSIDE THIS CAR TWO WEEKS AGO IN AUGUSTA GEORGIA AND AGAIN IN BRUNSWICK GEORGIA THIS PAST WEEKEND. I ALSO HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS OF A LEAKING ROOF, A RATTLING DASHBOARD, RADIO CUTTING IN AND OUT IN THE LEFT CHANNEL AND A LOT OF OTHER PROBLEMS. I ASKED OVER 2 YEARS AGO FOR THIS 2000 BMW Z-3 TO BE REPLACED, BUT BMW REFUSED. IT HAS BEEN IN BMW SHOPS OVER 7 TIMES FOR OVER A MONTH AND THE PROBLEMS ARE STILL THERE.*AK *TT

NHTSA ODI #763483

Mileage unknown · Dec 27, 2000
Electrical SystemFuel System, Gasoline

CAR HAD 11 MILES WHEN PRUCHASED, AT 14 MILES THE DSC FAILED, IT TOOK THE DEALER 30 DAYS TO FIX, THE TOP RIPPED APART, THE DEALER REAPLACED THE SOFT TOP BUT DAMAGED THE HEADLINER AND THE DASH BOARD. THE SOFT TOP NO LONGER CLOSES PROPERLY.

NHTSA ODI #738347

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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