GVWR: Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)
GVW R_to: Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)
Keyless Ignition: Standard
Lane Departure Warning: Standard
Lower Beam Headlamp Light Source: LED
Make: BMW
Make ID: 452
Manufacturer: BMW M GMBH
Manufacturer Id: 967
Model: M3
Model ID: 1710
Model Year: 2025
Motorcycle Chassis Type: Not Applicable
Motorcycle Suspension Type: Not Applicable
Other Restraint System Info: Seat Belt: All positions / Pretensioners, Side Airbags, Head Inflatable Restraint: Front Row & Rear Outboard Driver-side, Rear Outboard Passenger-side
Park Assist: Standard
Pedestrian Automatic Emergency Braking: Standard
Plant City: MUNICH
Plant Country: GERMANY
Pretensioner: Yes
Rear Automatic Emergency Braking: Standard
Rear Visibility System: Standard
Seat Belts All: Manual
Semiautomatic Headlamp Beam Switching: Standard
Series: 3-Series
TPMS: Direct
Traction Control: Standard
Trailer Body Type: Not Applicable
Trailer Type: Not Applicable
Trim: M3
Vehicle Descriptor: WBS13HJ0*SF
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2009
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO-LANE STREET (ONE-LANE EACH DIRECTION) AND AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT I TURNED ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND STARTED TO MOVE INTO THE DEDICATED LEFT-HAND TURN LANE. AS I DID THIS I NEEDED TO DOWNSHIFT AS I SLOWED DOWN FOR THE STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD AT THE LIGHT. WHEN I SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE INTO THE TURN LANE MY CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED FROM THE CARS BEHIND ME BUT LUCKILY MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AT THE LAST SECOND AND I CLEARED THE LANE I WAS IN. BUT BECAUSE I WAS PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR SO HARD TO TRY TO GET THE CLUTCH TO ENGAGE, WHEN IT FINALLY DID I SHOT OFF ACROSS THE LEFT-HAND TURN LANE INTO THE LANE OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO STEER CLEAR BEFORE BEING HIT HEAD-ON BY ON-COMING TRAFFIC BUT THE EXPERIENCE LEFT ME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE. *TR
