Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 540IA / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003241903 Incident Date: Feb, 26 2003
Consumer's City: CHULA VISTA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 540IA Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system:radiator assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBADN6343YG Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 26 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 16 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: At 71888 miles the radiator of my bmw 540i broke because of a crack in the plastic housing around the outlet.i had read about this problem on the roadfly message board. i read that the raditors broke around the hose and they only lasted about 50,000 miles. when i read it, i wondered if i was due, about a month later, i was setting at a stop light and when the light turned green, i accelerated away from the light and as i did i saw steam coming out of the fender wells. it first i thought it was another car, but soon realized it was mine. i pulled over and called to have the car towed to the dealership. it was the radiator and the plasic housing broke around the hose.this is a serious mechanical flaw in a automobile that otherwise is pretty darn good. i don't see why bmw can just provide an all metal radiator, or beef up the plastic around the hose to restand the strain.*ak