| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000055519 | Incident Date: Jul, 03 2000 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 525IA | Model Year: 1993 |
| 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#: WBAHJ6311PG | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 10 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1993 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: "trans program" will light up on dashboard and when it does, transmission will slip. this was intermittent before but now constant when first starting in am. if i let car sit for about 15 minutes, "trans program" will dissappear and car will shift normally (automatic trans). afraid transmission might slip when car is in motion causing accident. brought to dealer, could not explain whats wrong but wants to replace trans. bmw has several technical service bulletins re. this (according to internet) but bmw will not share nor answer my letter. went to independent trans. mechanic who says transmission itself is fine. thanks.*ak |
