| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002099435 | Incident Date: Mar, 01 2002 |
| Consumer's City: CLARKSTON | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 325I | Model Year: 1993 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Structure:frame and members |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBACB3312PF | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 08 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 31 2093 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The subframe cracked under normal driving condition. the crack is located on the subframe where the rear control arm attached. i m afriad that the rear axle may fall off the vehicle during driving. i have found other owner complaint about this on the e36 design. this is a weaknes on the surframe that casues it to fail in fatigue. i am a metallurgical engineer and have visually inspected the crack. it did not shown any corrosion, thus indiciating that it is not a environmental induce failure. this problrem is a manufacture problem in an inadequately desgined component. a subframe is a structure component and should fail uder normal operating conditions.the estimate to fix this problem is over $4000.00. ihave contacted bmw customer relation, the representative has denied the problem and refused to let me tall to her supervisor. i believe this is safety related issue and hope that nhtsa can assist the car owners to resolve this issue.*ak |
