Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 745I / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003230086 Incident Date: Jul, 26 2003
Consumer's City: YORBA LINDA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 745I Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBAGL63492D Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 01 2003 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Consumer parked the vehicle in the garage and about three hours later smoke was coming from the garage. vehicle caught on fire, and damaged another vehicle and the garage. fire department extinguished the fire ,and determined that fire came from the back of the engine. *ak consumer experienced other failures with the vehicle including: failure to start, 3 recalls pertaining to fuel system and computer, computer crashed and accessories didn't operate, and head rest moved on it's own. *ph