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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003233547 | Incident Date: Jul, 13 2003 |
Consumer's City: REDMOND | Consumer's State: WA |
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
Model Name: 318IC | Model Year: 1994 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:module |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: WBABK5329RE | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 01 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 09 1995 |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Washed bird poop off the hood with an open hose (no sprayer). car would not start afterwards. had car towed to bmw repair shop. they were familiar with the problem of water getting into the engine control unit. $2200 later (engine had to be retuned because of fuel injected problems) got it back. had to hangle with insurance company because of history of these problems. seems like and obvious design defect. did research on this site and found similar case issues in just the 1994 and 1995 years. issues with the 3 series. could be with others. see these other complaint numbers. 888956 855790 855789 8006006 number wrong? 710164 893434 possible related 701777 480715 *ak |