| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002203668 | Incident Date: Apr, 15 2002 |
| Consumer's City: EL CAJON | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 540 | Model Year: 1995 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBAHE6323SG | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 15 2002 | Complaint Type: LETR |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Engine cylinder wall corrosion, known as nickel cell corrosion, caused by fuel contacting cylinder wall. eventually the corrosion creates a hole in the cylinder wall, leaks and loss of compression. continues to get worse over time. mechanic says its a known manufacturer defect, bmw extended the warranty to 6 years and 100000 miles because of it. is the manufacturer responsible for correcting this defect? how many vehicles have been affected? when did bmw extend the warranty? why weren't existing owners contacted and made aware of this problem? any help would be appreciated. *ts *jb ****dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12-12-02 cut over to artemis****760777 |
