Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / Z3 / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001094365 Incident Date: Jun, 06 2001
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: AK
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: Z3 Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seats
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4USCH7327VL Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 13 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 31 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The seat does not lock on the track, it shifts back and forth while accelerating or braking, it was a defect when manfured but manufacturer will not correct, many z 3 owners have the problem, i feel it could cause an accident or kill someone, if it was a us company like gm, ford, or chry i know they would have repaired the defect, why do we allow foreign companies to get away with producing a defective vehicle we would not allow one of our companie to produce. my wife is afraid to drive the car because of this faulty seat. by the way bmw has agreed it was a defect and should be repaired but they want to get another $4-500 bucks to fix a problem that was plainly a design and manufacturing problem by their own admission. i ask you help on behalf of all those z 3 owners who might end up in an accident. i have written bmw but they did not even give me the courtesy of an answer. help please. *ak