Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 318IC / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002102392 Incident Date: Nov, 09 2002
Consumer's City: LOS ANGELES Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 318IC Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 10 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On 11/10/02, drove vehicle a short distance, stopped and turned off engine. i pulled door latch to open door. door lock would not unlock and door would not open. i pushed while engaging latch, but the door would not open. i had to stop a passenger, to whom i gave my car keys, to manually unlock the door from the exterior. note: this same problem occurred with a relative who purchased a 2000 328ci at the same time, from the same dealer. in that case, the problem occurred at least 3 times. she was unable to get out of the car from the driver's side and had to climb over the center console and exit through the passenger door. in an emergency, the driver would be unable to open the door and exit the vehicle. dt