Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 540I / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001236627 Incident Date: Sep, 23 2001
Consumer's City: SIMI VALLEY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 540I Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Parking brake:conventional:mechanical
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBADE5322WB Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 24 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Both sun visors cracked along weld seam. replaced by dealer. temperature control switche covers broken. replaced by dealer. noticed the design of new covers is different and eliminates risk of failure. parking brake doesn't hold. dealer admits bad desin and tried different shoes without success in past. deler couldn't fix, resulting in safety hazard.