2006 BMW 3 Series Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 3%of 202 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 25,162miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2006 BMW 3 Series, 3% of the 202 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 25,162 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was driving my vehicle on the highway in the left lane, trying to pass a car in the middle lane. After getting in front of the car in the middle lane, I tried to accelerate so I could re-enter the middle lane, but the car acted as if it slipped into neutral and would not accelerate. The engine growled as if it were in neutral. It kept driving, but would not accelerate, despite me stepping harder on the gas. …”
NHTSA complaint #10543753, filed 2013-09, 54,000 miles“I was driving from school and push the gas and 15mph the car jerked in transmission light came on. The car went into safe mode. I could not drive over 40 mp. The dealer ship said the transmission mechatronic may have malfunction. Something inside of the transmission the manufacturer build it with a plastic valve cover it's common on Bmw the transmission failure. There are over 67,000 complaints on line for the same issue. Where is the recall!. You pay for this expensive car to pay 7000 to fix. I am looking to start a law suit if they don't recall and fix this common expensive problem!”
NHTSA complaint #10717240, filed 2015-05, 178,000 miles“Twice in 6 weeks I have lost throttle response of the car at 70+ MPH on highways. This is a manual transmission car and I had to shift into neutral to coast to the side of the road both times avoiding catastrophic accidents. The car behaves as if it has run out of gas but there was at least 1/4 of a tank of gas. Bmw replace the fuel pump the first time in late march. It is currently in the Bmw shop now. This is an extremely dangerous situation that should be investigated.”
NHTSA complaint #10189243, filed 2007-04, 11,070 miles“2006 Bmw 328i repeatedly hesitates when the accelerator pedal is pressed. The car has been returned to the dealer on 5 different instances to address the problem. To date Bmw claims in cannot replicate customers problem . In one instance vehicle actually stalled when an attempt was made to pull into traffic. Appears to be a frequent problem with this model as it was addressed in a car and driver test drive article.”
NHTSA complaint #10316704, filed 2010-03, 26,000 miles“2006 Bmw 330xi brake failure, acceleration, no steering. Occurred twice; Bmw repaired by dealer new brakes, computer; second occurrence car did not stop until hit trees.”
NHTSA complaint #10341836, filed 2010-07, 24,323 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 BMW 3 Series
101 complaintsElectrical system
32 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
26 complaintsSteering
24 complaintsTires
13 complaintsSeat belts
12 complaintsSeats
12 complaintsEngine
11 complaintsBody and structure
9 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 BMW 3 Series
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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