Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 525I / 1995

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000077719 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: GRANITE BAY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 525I Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBAHD532XSG Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 08 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Car will sporadicly jerk out of first gear with no warning or reason. when situation occurs, auto will move a few feet and then jerk out of first gear leaving the car in dangerous situation. driver must reengage clutch, replace in first gear and proceed. vehicles behind you must hit brake as you unexpectantly stop as they are gaining momentum and are not expecting the car in front of them to be stopping abruptly. if problem happens when crossing traffic, the oncoming cars must brake hard or swerve because my car will pop out of gear (only happens in first) and leave me stuck sticking out in the road for an extra 3 to4 seconds or as long as it takes me to reengage clutch and proceed. problem should be fixed under warranty but dealer can not reproduce. i have several people that have experienced problem as passengers and wife will not drive car as she is afraid of getting into accident with childen in vehicle.*ak