Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 525I / 1993

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000038729 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: BOWIE Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 525I Model Year: 1993
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Equipment:appliance:air conditioner
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBAHD6313PB Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 01 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1995
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Received installation of recalled radiator cap at vob bmw in 9/27/99 (98v178000) that was supposed to keep the bmw cars from overheating which causes the engine to overheat and burnup. on 5/9/00 the temp was 95 degrees f, after running my air conditioning, my car began to smoke heavily and the engine burned-out before i could get it all the way off the road. the service mechanic i had my car towed to, found that the radiator and engine both had a large hole in each. also, the water pump impeller which is plastic was broken or melted off. as a result, no fluids were getting to the engine; hence, my engine burned up quickly. *ak