2004 BMW M3 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 3%of 31 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 54,462miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2004 BMW M3, 3% of the 31 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 54,462 miles.
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.
“This is the second time this happened to my car the smg (sequential manual gear) light comes on and then my service engine light comes on as well every time in that order , also my car shifts itself into neutral all on its own and I can,t control the acceleration on the highway or anywhere else so the car begins top slow down, many people have addressed this issue to Bmw n.a. And nothing and it only happens during hot weather, and Bmw ran a diagnostic on my car and they gave me multiple things that can cause it so they expect me to pay for all of them even if they are not all the culprits. …”
NHTSA complaint #10522847, filed 2013-07, 54,462 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2004 BMW M3
9 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 BMW M3
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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