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2010 BMW Z4 Engine cooling Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
30%of 10 total for the year
Median mileage
8,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2010 BMW Z4, 30% of the 10 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 8,000 miles. 4 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

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.

“2011 Bmw Z4, purchased new with approximately 7k miles. Started to feel vibration when I put on brakes around 5k mile mark. Vibration lasts 1-2 seconds. Happened 20 times so far. I was driving today, 7000k mile mark, and the engine failed and died. Like somebody just turned it off. Luckily I was on local street so I just came to a complete stop. This is very dangerous! Then I restarted the car and it came back to life and ran like normal. Took it to dealer and dealer said nothing was wrong. Something is wrong if your car dies while you're driving!!”

NHTSA complaint #10410874, filed 2011-07, 7,000 miles

“Whenever slowing down to a near stop, the engine will randomly stall. This can occur at anytime, but is more likely to occur when the outside air temperature is in the 90's or above (it will stall in cold temperature as well, but not as often). The engine temperature at the time of the stall is always completely normal, the car is not overheating in anyway. It is also more likely to occur in sport mode . This issue only effects Bmw e89 3.0 automatics. An automatic should never stall. Once the engine stalls you are forced to stop the car in order to restart to move. …”

NHTSA complaint #10339068, filed 2010-06, 9,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2010 BMW Z4. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms tools are not available”

NHTSA complaint #11470484, filed 2022-06

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Engine cooling: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2015240%
2014229%
2013114%
2012360%
2011715%
2010330%
200915%
2008211%
2007618%
200644%
2003113%

Other parts of the 2010 BMW Z4

Brakes
1 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2010 BMW Z4

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology