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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002083375 | Incident Date: Sep, 12 2002 |
| Consumer's City: MCKINNEY | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 323I | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBABM3345YJ | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 25 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 14 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Car type - 2000 bmw 323ci miles when purchased new - 23 miles when first incident occured 29,725 miles sept 13th, 2002 miles when service call opened 31,018 - october 23, 2002 i noticed a swooshing noise close to my steering column and subsequently turning my car became more difficult. this lead to substantial grinding/winding noise when i turned the vehicle. power steering then went out altogether and vehicle was towed to the nearest bmw service center (san antonio, tx 180 miles away). bmw center- san antonio replaced the power steering pump and other related components under warranty. this issues has reoccured four times, approximately 1 once a year and again on tuesday october 24th. the power steering pump has been replaced 4 times and it needs to be replaced again according to the service write up. now from the reoccuring damage, i have to replace other related components at my expense - $1846, since my car's warranty is expired. please help. joe ugarte . *nm |
