Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 540I / 1994

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000147780 Incident Date: Oct, 31 2000
Consumer's City: LUMBERTON Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 540I Model Year: 1994
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#: WBAHE631XRG Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 28 2001 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: At 85,000 miles when shifting into reverse transmission would be delayed temporarily before engaging. dealer notified manufacturer, who informed consumer that vehicle was out of its warranty, and not covered under a recall. *ak consumer states transmission malfunctioned because manufacturere did not inform him of the technical bulletin and due to poor transmission fluid, finally at 92642 vehicle would not go in to reverse, shifter would slide, but car would not move. *slc