Niello bmw of sacramento checked my z3 2000 for traction control light is on advise, and some fluttering noise came out during acceleration. they found out that there's metal shavings in the differential. they repaired it and replaced it with new one as what they advised to me, plus they replaced thr brake pads, rotors, sensor drive belts, cover air bag and that cost $3200.18 which i paid. i questioned them if that's still be covered by the warranty since i bought that car in may 1999, and they said," no it's not under warranty." so i paid the whole amount of $3200.18. so i drove my car and in a matter of days the car broke again, stopping in the middle of freeway, and that time i heard some fluttering noise again underneath, which scared me. so i immediately called some help and took my car to niello bmw in sacramento for repair and it them a week to repair my car. after it was being repaired i traded it in with lexus rx 330 in roseville since i'm scared already driving bmw and don't trust that car again. *jb
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