Thread: Are 2002 - up m3's reliable? What are the most common problems?
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Old 05-11-2006, 01:46 PM
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One common problem (my friend's in Dubai and my colleague's in Houston) had it, the hood would pop up sometimes. This causes the SMG to seize to function in two forms:

1) The car would be in neutral and it won't change gears
2) It'd go from 1st to 3rd or 4th skipping gears so the hood won't hit the windshield under heavy acceleration. Hope this one makes sense...

The cure is a simple sensor replacement and fixing the hood latches. Other than this problem, I never heard anything else
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