| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004001303 | Incident Date: Feb, 11 2004 |
| Consumer's City: FRIENDSWOOD | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 540I | Model Year: 1998 |
| 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#: WBADE6329WB | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 05 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 14 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2nd catastrophic radiator failure. not a leak, the neck breaks off causing immediate loss of cooling. 1st radiator at 45k, 2nd at 92k. based on other's experiences, this is very common for this model (and even longer life than many). causes loss of vision due to amount of steam released. less experienced driver may have difficulty controlling vehicle to get to side of road quickly to shut down. no way to predict the failure. same issue with expansion tank. both failures are on plastic parts.*ak |
