| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004002095 | Incident Date: Jul, 10 2004 |
| Consumer's City: CARLSBAD | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: X3 | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBANB33524B | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 17 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jun, 05 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: June 6, 2004, we purchased the bmw 545i from irvine bmw. while driving in july, in the middle of a turn, the steering wheel locked, i shut of the engine and the steering reset itself. the car was at the dealer for 3 weeks. upon receipt, the steering failed again in october, the car was in service 4 weeks. upon receipt, the car again failed in november, the car was in service 4 weeks. upon receipt the active steering malfunctioned again in january 2005. the dealer offered us a replacement or a refund. the active steering malfunction causes the steering to lock in the middle of a turn. two times i was in traffic and nearly escaped a collision. the safety of this car is absent. *nm |
