Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 3 SERIES / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003278450 Incident Date: Jan, 14 2003
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: UN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 3 SERIES Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Unknown or other
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B3EJ46X4TN Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 Complaint Type: CAG
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Car sitting in drive at a fence enclosure and it surged ahead on its own, driving into the fence. no action possible to stop the car from going forward into the electronic fence. sustained damage to the front grill and driver door panels. second time the car had done this. dealership stated the brakes had seized also, and would not have stopped the car anyways.