1990 BMW 325I Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 60%of 5 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1990 BMW 325I, 60% of the 5 complaints for this model year. 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.
“Consumer put on seatbelt, started the car put in reverse, and car jerked and took off backwards very fast. Went across to yards, and still rmp's were revving very high. Vehicle crashed into a tree on drivers side. Car had to be towed. Mechanic said that throttle was not stuck. Also, brakes would not stop car, consumer felt that throttle leakage and control and sudden accelaration played a big part in this incident.”
NHTSA complaint #870372, filed 2000-09“A month ago, resuming the cruise setting on the cruise control resulted in the speed just accelerating to way beyond the cruise speed. Tried to take it out of gear resulting in the engine just revving up. Put it back into gear and it continued racing and accelerating. The only way was to hit the brake and slow down to the curb on a pretty busy highway. This was a dangerous situation. Took it into the Bmw dealership who wanted a load of money to investigate. Have not used cruise since then. I think there is a manufacturer flaw and should be investigated by Bmw. …”
NHTSA complaint #10019832, filed 2004-01“Consumer's cruise control would not disengage, auto was traveling approx. 65-70 MPH. Consumer finally slammed on brakes and was able to pull the auto to the shoulder, and after sitting with both feet on brakes while auto was still revving and accelerating. -she then was finally able to put auto in park and shut off engine, but then after waiting 2-5 minutes, turned auto on again and the auto continued to accelerate while in park. Driver finally shut auto off and called for help.”
NHTSA complaint #813160, filed 1997-06Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8 | 2% |
| 2005 | 3 | 4% |
| 2004 | 1 | 1% |
| 2003 | 4 | 2% |
| 2002 | 1 | 1% |
| 2001 | 5 | 3% |
| 1995 | 3 | 10% |
| 1993 | 2 | 10% |
| 1992 | 1 | 3% |
| 1990 | 3 | 60% |
| 1989 | 2 | 25% |
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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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