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2003 BMW 318IC problems

The most common problem on the 2003 BMW 318IC is lights. Its complaint count is close to a typical 318IC model year.

Typical yearClose to a typical year
Owner complaints
2
Recalls
0
Service bulletins
4
Worst area
Lights

The worst 2003 BMW 318IC problems

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    2

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Recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

Technical service bulletins for the 2003 BMW 318IC 4

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What 2003 BMW 318IC owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Sep 17, 2004 · Lights · 1 miles · OR

You need to get those stupid, dangerous bright lights off the road. Not all of us have perfect eyes. Even a small cataract causees a loss of sight and these lights make it much worse. Check with an ophthalmologist and they will tell you the same thing. My friend here in poortland oregon just got back from minn. & wis. And he was mad as hell about the bright lights he had to contend with. So why are you people worried about after the fact on the accidents. Why don't you get these unsafe things off the road. You need to force a system on vehicles that they can only go so fast according to their weight. This stupidity about putting a sensor to tell the driver when he has a low tire is stupid at best. Why don't you force service stations to go back to service stations the way they were in the 1950s. I checked thousands of tires, coolent level, & just basic stuff under the hood as well as washed thousand of wind shields. The country has gone to hell if you ask me. The government has ruined alomst every thing they get involved in. Let us keep some of our money & we will do it our selves. Studebaker & kaiser-frazer were very safe vehicles but they were expensive for their day. You can't sell safety. I went to gogggle & put in dept of transportation. Found this site as no. One. Then wiggled around and found this site. It is way too hard to find. Rex r. Bahr @ poortland oregon u.s.aliens.

Filed Dec 19, 2002 · Lights · AZ

I am a professional driver with over 1 mil acident free miles. Every year the headlights get aimed worse, the technology gets brighter and sometimes wider dispersion (blinding) and more drivers drive fulltime with fog lights (non-lenticular lens). Manufacturers are encouraging this process with the manufacture of autos with big fog lights and failing to label them with restrictive use warnings. In addition, their advertising always shows vehicles with these lights on in their advertisments. Because of the severity I am forced to block out their lights (at the rate of about one in twenty-five) with my hand, and therefore will have no opportunity to avoid an accident if they cross the center line since I cannot see them. Police in every state must be told to enforce existing laws against full-time fog lights and must regulate the brightness and aim of headlights. The problem has become epidemic.

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Is the 2003 BMW 318IC reliable?

Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2003 BMW 318IC, close to a typical 318IC model year.

What is the most common problem with the 2003 BMW 318IC?

Lights, with 2 complaints.

How many recalls does the 2003 BMW 318IC have?

No recalls on record.

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