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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000069663 | Incident Date: May, 08 2000 |
| Consumer's City: OAK HARBOR | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 735I | Model Year: 1987 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:gear box (other than rack and pinion) |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1P3BS44DXHN | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 20 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving 35mph the drivers seat collapsed. the heating system is malfunctioning, it runs contineously and cannot be shut off, and it loses water and overheats on occassions.i blew an engine at 55mph, discovered that oil weren't reaching the engine eventhought the oilstick showed full. i bought a new engine from bayerische motoren werke, installed total spent $10,000.00, the repair of the seat and and heating system is still pending and i am requesting some kind of re-imbursement for the engine repair, need a new seat and repair of the heating system. the drivers seat $1,500.00 and the heating system 3,000.00 for a total of $14,500.00. as for the drivers seati'm very fortunate to excape seriou injury, because when the seat broke my feet went straight up, but somehow i was able to get my body erect while grabbing onto the steering wheel and bring the auto to a stop, a very serious situation, because both rings under the seat busted off the rod, these are medal rings that gave away, if i had been in traffic during 40 to 50 miles per hour i wouldn't be able to tell this story today. i'm told that this cannot be repaired, because of the damage, and i will have to purchase new parts. i'm also afraid that one day the heating system might explode damaging those inside. i blew the engine at 55 miles per hour but was able to pull off beside the highway an investigation found that there were an unusual stoppage of the flow of oil to the engine, but was unable to determine if the system was stopped up or just malfunctioned,however i had to pay the bill for this scenario. the heating system overheats on occassions, the windows steams up, water dissppears, and i replaced the whole fant belt system for $900.00 becuse it was worn and very loose and could be moved around by hand. this helped, but did not fix the occasion overheat problem or the heat control inside the automobile. i received the recall for a new cap and plan to make an appointment for the new rediator cap |
