Issue ID | 1668944 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11330176 |
Manufacurer | BMW of North America, LLC |
Brand | BMW |
Model | M3 |
Model Year | 2013 |
File date | 16/06/20 |
Component | POWER TRAIN |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I initially experienced abrupt catastrophic clutch failure this past december 2019 when without any prior warning. I depressed the clutch and it failed to release leaving the vehicle in gear. Fortunately i was on a secondary road in 2nd gear and was able to bring the car a stop and then pushed it to the side of the road. The car was towed to morristown bmw in morristown nj. Bmw na agreed to provide the parts and the clutch was repaired. Unfortunately, last week i again experienced the exact same issue without warning. I am now told that the master cylinder needs to be replaced. My concern is that if this failure had occurred on a major highway at speed. I would have lost control of the vehicle which would have been life threatening. As the car only has 55,000 miles, there are undoubtedly other 2013 m3 on the road who's drivers are at risk for similar abrupt catastrophic failure without warning. I believe that this should be investigated and bmw should be contacted to comment. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 55000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | CHATHAM, NJ |
VIN pattern | WBSDX9C56DEXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 01/07/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 8 |
Drive train type | RWD |
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Vehicle speed | 20 |
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