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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002304751 | Incident Date: Jan, 07 2002 |
| Consumer's City: FLOWER MOUND | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 740IL | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, other:storage:tank assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBAGJ8322VD | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 21 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 08 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Purchased a "certified" bmw 1997 740il in 11/02 with 69,000 miles. in january i noticed a "tin can" popping sound from the rear of the vehicle and a vacuum like sound when opening the gas cap to fuel. i noticed that the driver side gas tank had a dent in it although i had not hit anything. i took the vehicle to john roberts bmw in dallas. the service advisor told me that they had never had any complaints resembling mine and that i must have struck something to damage the tank. about one month later the tank began to leak and basically imploded from vacuum pressure. i posted my experience on several web sites and received over 20 responses from owners who had the same problem. one of these people sent me a technical bulletin from bmw to its dealers describing the problem as a fuel tank vent which would become stopped up and cause the fuel tank to implode. i went back to the dealer but by this time my vehicle was one month out of warranty. i believe this defect is a potentially deadly hazard and could have easily resulted in an explosion or fire.*ak |
