| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003041445 | Incident Date: Jul, 24 2003 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: X3 | Model Year: 2004 |
| 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#: WBABD53444P | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 04 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 17 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dear nhtsa, i am writing today to tell you my personal epxerience with my car. i bought a brand new bmw 330ci on july 18, 2003. one week after the purchase, the transmission stopped to engage when i start up the car. after i brought it in for a fix, i was told it was fixed. two months later, the same transmission problem came back again, and it was diagnosed to need replacement. in december 2003, the transmission is replaced after a few month's waiting for the new transmission. in may 2004, the car's engine stopped in traffic. and bmw told me it can not be diagnosed. from may 2004 to march 2005, the engine stall-in-traffic problem happened five times. no conclusive diagnostic was ever made. on oct 4, 2005, the transmission fails again in the morning. and all these problems listed here are just major safety issues, and does not include the small problems such as door guard completely falls off. at this point, after the problems of this car becomes chronicle, i feel that my safety is compromised, and bwm will not help me to solve the problem. please help me! sincerely, jinwen xiao. *jb |
