| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002094475 | Incident Date: Jun, 14 2002 |
| Consumer's City: UPPER MARLBORO | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: BMW | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBAGL63482D | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 16 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 28 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While in traffic on the highway, the engine died without any warning. dealer serviced the vehicle on 04/15/2002 because of difficulties in starting the engine. failure of the engine while in traffic of 60+ mph placed myself and a passenger in great peril because i was unable to put the car on the shoulder when the engine died with the car in a traffic lane. i want to know if bmw has experienced similar problems with other new models and what is going to be done to prevent another occurrence. the car is only a few months old.*ak |
