Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 320 / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001073308 Incident Date: Jun, 16 2001
Consumer's City: PHILLIPS RANCH Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 320 Model Year: 1998
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#: WBABG1334WE Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 17 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: This is 2nd failed transmission in 58577 miles. original transmission failed at approx 21000 and was replaced under warranty by bmw. crevier bmw was informed of problems with 2nd transmission may 2000 and stated they could not duplicate the problem, though made note of issue. on june 17, 2001 transmission failed and car towed to savage bmw, ontario ca, where they diagnosed failed transmission. stated car not under warranty, though would contact bmw corporate. i find it inconceivable that a manual transmission will fail approximately every 30,000 miles. service dealer at savage bmw stated this is only the 3rd manual transmission he's had to replace since 1968. bmw has a serious manufacturing problem that needs to be investigated. *ak