NHTSA vehicle safety data

2001 BMW M Roadster Recalls & Complaints

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2001 BMW M Roadster right now, so this page doesn't state a recall count — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for current campaigns. 4 owner complaints are on file.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2001 BMW M Roadster.

2001 BMW M Roadster owner complaints

Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 BMW M Roadster, describing incidents dated May 21, 2004 to April 1, 2011.

Most-cited components

Engine 3 complaints
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility 1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Control 1 complaint

Of the 4 complaints on file, 2 report a crash (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

ODI #10400408 · Filed May 10, 2011
GAS PEDAL BROKE AND JAMMED. COULD NOT STOP CAR, ENGINE BEGAN REVVING AT HIGH RPM. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND PULLED ONTO SHOULDER OF INTERSTATE. GAS PEDAL BROKE AT THE BASE. UPDATED 05/12/11 *BF
ODI #10093569 · Filed October 4, 2004
THE BMW THAT I DRIVE IS SUBJECT TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 125 REPORTED AND DOCUMENTED CASES OF THE ENGINE FAILING AT AN ENGINE RPM THAT IS WELL WITHIN THE TOLERANCES OF THE VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS. *AK THESE FAILURES HAVE RESULTED IN ENGINE LOCK UPS, RESULTING IN LOSS OF…
ODI #10072949 · Filed May 21, 2004
I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE BMW S54 ENGINES THAT ARE CURRENTLY USED IN THE BMW M ROADSTERS. I AM AWARE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE LETTERS MAILED, E-MAILS SENT AND EVEN AN INTERNET SITE ESTABLISHED ALL PERTAINING TO THE PROBLEMATIC S54 ENGINE.*AK A WHILE BACK, BMW ISSUED A…

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We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2001 BMW M Roadster right now — this is not a confirmed "no recalls". Check the VIN at NHTSA.gov/recalls for the official status.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2001 BMW M Roadster. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

4 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2001 BMW M Roadster.

Vehicle Speed Control

ODI #10400408

Incident: April 1, 2011 · Filed: May 10, 2011

GAS PEDAL BROKE AND JAMMED. COULD NOT STOP CAR, ENGINE BEGAN REVVING AT HIGH RPM. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND PULLED ONTO SHOULDER OF INTERSTATE. GAS PEDAL BROKE AT THE BASE. UPDATED 05/12/11 *BF

Engine and Engine Cooling; Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

ODI #10093569

Crash

Incident: September 30, 2004 · Filed: October 4, 2004

THE BMW THAT I DRIVE IS SUBJECT TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 125 REPORTED AND DOCUMENTED CASES OF THE ENGINE FAILING AT AN ENGINE RPM THAT IS WELL WITHIN THE TOLERANCES OF THE VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS. *AK THESE FAILURES HAVE RESULTED IN ENGINE LOCK UPS, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. BMW HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE IN THE S54 ENGINE THAT DRIVES THE MAJORITY OF THE VEHICLES IN THE M CLASS, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE IGNORED THOSE OF US DRIVING THE M ROADSTER, STILL DRIVEN BY THE SAME ENGINE. PLEASE ADVISE.

Engine and Engine Cooling

ODI #10072949

Crash

Incident: May 21, 2004 · Filed: May 21, 2004

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE BMW S54 ENGINES THAT ARE CURRENTLY USED IN THE BMW M ROADSTERS. I AM AWARE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE LETTERS MAILED, E-MAILS SENT AND EVEN AN INTERNET SITE ESTABLISHED ALL PERTAINING TO THE PROBLEMATIC S54 ENGINE.*AK A WHILE BACK, BMW ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR ALL OF THE M3 VEHICLES THAT ARE POWERED BY THE AFOREMENTIONED S54 ENGINE, HOWEVER, THEY WENT ON TO EXCLUDE THE M ROADSTER AND THE M COUPE WITH THE EXPLANATION THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT "IMPACTED" BY THIS PROBLEMATIC AND UNSAFE ISSUE. WELL, AS TIME GOES ON, THERE HAVE NOW BEEN SEVERL DOCUMENTED INCIDENTS SPECIFICALY INVOLVING THE VEHICLES THAT BMW STATED WOULD NOT BE IMPACTED BY THIS PROBLEM. I OWN AN M ROADSTER AND THE THOUGHT OF THE ENGINE "BLOWING UP" WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY SCARES THE CRAP OUT OF ME. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN LETTERS SENT TO NHTSA REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT IT APPEARS AS THOUGH NHTSA HAS NOT CHALLENGED BMW TO ELIMINATE THIS UNSAVE CONDITION FROM OUR ROADS. CAN YOU PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL WITH YOUR OFFICIAL POSITION ON THIS IMPORTANT MATTER? TONY

Engine and Engine Cooling

ODI #564342

Filed: February 11, 2002

CONSUMER STATED THAT ENGINE STALLS AFTER BEING WARM OR HOT ON INITIAL START UP, AND ENGINE GOES TO LOW RPM (50) OR STALLS OUT COMPLETELY. AFTER RESTARTING ENGINE WILL RUN CORRECTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENT IN TRAFFIC. *YD

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