10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #2

Apr 062003

Z3 6-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
The passenger side seat belt locks up more often than normal and at un-needed times. This causes pain to the user with the end result being that the user tends to remove the seat belt, or is forced to sit there in pain with the seat belt on and locked up.

- Royal Oak, MI, USA

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problem #1

Mar 201998

Z3

  • miles
Passenger's sid eseat belt locks up when extended out about 8-9 feet for a large person. Once locked, it will not unlock even when vehicle is at complete stop.

- Lake Elsinore, CA, USA

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