Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 330CI / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004011481 Incident Date: Apr, 03 2004
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: MO
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 330CI Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:frame and members
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBABN53401J Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 15 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 09 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1. normal driving. 2. sub-frame failure causing major clanking in and large undue stress on drive train. the drivetrain is likely to fail. dealership not helping. pervasive problem with this make and model. well documented in bmw forums. 3. the dealer does not admit the problem. may cost many owners thousands to repair. there was a european recall for this issue. *ak