1995 BMW M3 Suspension Problems

“Passenger side rear shock torn out from the shock tower. Stress cracks in the driver side rear shock tower with failure imminent. I can provide pictures of the shock towers before and after they were taken out of the car as well as the shock towers themselves. I have found many examples of the same problem on Bmw M3's reported on national e-mail lists. I can provide copies of the e-mails.”

“Bottom of drivers side coil spring failed - broke completely and rattling around in lower support. Could not identify rattle for a long time until recently. Most probable cause of failure this early in the service life of the part was the manufacturing process or materials used. If the spring had failed in the middle, the consequences could have been more severe. Since the part broke at such low mileage, I think the manufacturer should replace the unit at their expense.”