Vehicle speed controlPart report

1998 BMW 323I Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints: 2about this part
Share: 13%of 16 total for the year
Median mileage: 98,950miles
Trend: Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1998 BMW 323I, 13% of the 16 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 98,950 miles. 1 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 backing out of a driveway, and the vehicle RPM's - on their own - suddenly increased to a very high RPM. The vehicle accelerated as I was backing up, causing me to rear end a parked car across the street.”

NHTSA complaint #10224272, filed 2008-04, 102,501 miles

“The brake light switch fails which prevents the brake light to illuminate when the car is brake. Subsequently, cruise control cannot be disengaged by the brake anymore because of this problem. Instead when in cruise control with the brake the depressed the car speeds up compensating for the lost speed. This greatly increases the chance for a high speed crash because of the inability to disengage cruise control.”

NHTSA complaint #10477433, filed 2012-09, 95,400 miles

Vehicle speed control: other model years

Year	Complaints	Share of year
2000	8	2%
1999	2	1%
1998	2	13%

Other parts of the 1998 BMW 323I

Air bags
9 complaints Engine
2 complaints Exterior lighting
2 complaints Fuel system
2 complaints Other or unknown
2 complaints Body and structure
2 complaints Brakes
1 complaints Electronic stability control
1 complaints Engine cooling
1 complaints Tires
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1998 BMW 323I

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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