| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003247166 | Incident Date: Nov, 09 2003 |
| Consumer's City: JEFFERSON CITY | Consumer's State: MO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 740I | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 27 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 09 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Engine failed entirely, while passing a vehicle. driver able to retain enough control to bring car to halt safely on shoulder. car towed to technicians. upon inspection, a hole was found in a cylinder, causing complete engine faiure technicians indicate that electronic firing failed, causing a hole to be burned in the wall of cylinder! engine a complete loss. quite lucky no one was killed in this accident waiting to become a catastrophe!*ak |
