2003 BMW 3 Series technical service bulletins
59 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications cover the 2003 BMW 3 Series.
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- The basic conditions for initializing the power windows are not met.
- Navigation system: reporting missing or incorrect road map data
- Front passenger seat occupancy (OC3) mat for SRS: limited warranty extension to 15 years/unlimited miles
- Bmw: service engine soon light is on
- Bmw: in check control message or instrument cluster, a failure with power assisted steering is...
- Bmw: some airbags, driver and front passenger, are improperly deploying due to a possible inflator not...
- Bmw: vehicle does not start: loose ground Z6000 4B
- Bmw: dsc warning light is on
- Bmw: the high-voltage (HV) battery cells could be damaged if the vehicle is prevented from entering sleep...
- Bmw vehicle: the service engine soon (MIL) lamp is illuminated and a power reduction is clearly perceptible
- Bmw: the left or right rear light in the side panel has condensation concerning vehicles produced up to...
- Bmw service campaign: the airbag warning lamp (AWL) is illuminated, together with the passenger airbag...
- Bmw: complaints that the engine management system has entered the engine failsafe mode and that the...
- Bmw: wiring on the headlights may have deteriorated due to environmental conditions and the cover not...
- Bmw: E92. the seat belt extender on the front driver¿s or passenger side failed to deliver the belt. the...
- Bmw: various functions in the vehicle are not working including: instruments, door locks, wipers, and...
- Bmw: the service engine soon light is on
- Bmw: a new technical support process has been created regarding transmission concerns
- Bmw: a software problem is causing one or both of the seat belt assistants to not extend fully or may not...
- Bmw: the end of the seatbelt assistant breaks/falls off when retracting
- Bmw: a software error is causing the the service engine soon light to come on
- Bmw: on some E92 models the safety belt extender is not extending the belt or is noisy
- Bmw vehicle: rear bulb failure. the bulb out warning shows in the instrument cluster. diagnosis shows a...
- Bmw vehicle: front safety belt does not retract smoothly or jams
- Bmw: the airbag warning lamp is illuminated due to a software error
- Bmw: procedure for determining and replacing incandescent and halogen light bulbs under warranty
- Bmw: six different models equipped with the M54 engine could have valve covers break in cold weather and...
- Bmw: a new technical process has been created for bmw to identify causes of steering complaints with a...
- Bmw: a new technical process is being used on many models to determine the root cause of double-clutch...
- Bmw: warning message on about low diesel exhaust fuel level and that the engine will not restart within...
- Bmw: there is a rough engine idle and "service engine soon light" when driving downhill in high altitudes...
- Bmw: service engine soon light is on with diesel engines
- Bmw: it is now possible to perform a fuel quality detection test on vehicles with an N54 engine
- Bmw: a service engine soon light comes on
- Bmw vehicles: fuel level sensor repairs
- Bmw vehicles: doors will not unlock using the key fob or central locking button.
- Bmw: service engine soon lamp illuminated-fc 23F4 map thermostat
- Bmw vehicles: engine cranks but does not start; fuel level gauge displays a sufficient amount of fuel,...
- Bmw vehicles: rear axle carrier (sub frame) support proposed class action settlement
- Bmw: water leaks into either the driver's side or passenger's side footwell during fast cornering
- Bmw: various electrical problems or intermittently
- Bmw: complaint that the n (neutral) symbol is being displayed in the kombi and the message transmission in...
- Bmw vehicles: teileclearing for dynamic stability control (DSC)
- Bmw: service engine lamp is illuminated
- Bmw: seat frame design changed for 392 (3 series coupe) produced up to may 2007
- Bmw: headlamp moisture: fault diagnostics
- Rear bulb failure
- N54 rattle noise from turbocharger area. models E90, E92 and E93 (3 series) 335I and 335XI; E60 and E61 (5...
- N52 edk throttle jamming faults 2D09, 2CED and 2CEC
- Bmw: fuel level sensor repair procedure
- Bmw vehicle: N54 turbocharger waste gate control noises and operation
- Bmw vehicle: M54/M56-MIXTURE too lean-fault codes 2882/2883 are stored in the dme
- Bmw vehicle: S54-CATALYST protection mode while the vehicle is low on fuel
- Bmw vehicle: noise from front axle/right side
- Bmw vehicles: dsc disabling function
- Poor connection at rear lamp connector
- Check engine lamp illuminated and/or vehicle overheats
- Bmw:various electrical system failures which occurred while driving: a/c stopped working; fuel gauge...
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