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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004035512 | Incident Date: Jan, 09 2004 |
| Consumer's City: SAN LEANDRO | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 325I | Model Year: 1989 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBAAA2308K4 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 23 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 07 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Problem with cooling system began within approximately one month of purchase date (. car bought used, from mechanic/bmw authorized repair service (same mechanic in following narrative). noticed 1): coolant light coming on; coolant level slightly low; told problem was defective computer chip, told to keep eye on coolant level; brought car in again because light coming on more often, coolant level low to empty in overflow after medium-long distance drive (75 - 100 miles); told to just keep putting coolant in overflow, nothing was wrong; asked mechanic to check the coolant system every time we brought car in for regular maintenance; same problem continues, but travel distance is less (50-75 miles), brought in again, told radiator leaking; mechanic put stop-leak in it; same problem, even less travel distance (30 miles); replaced radiator; same problem continued,(after driving 25-35 miles), told to keep eye on coolant level; travel distance 13 miles, light goes on, engine makes loud noise; took car in, told coolant got into engine and head or engine block probably cracked as a result of over-heating, even though temp gauge never indicated any overheating; told for first time that temp gauge does not register after coolant falls below a certain level: told this was a bmw problem because of where the sensor is located; told problem could be solved with a "stop-leak" type of product for the engine; same problem occurred again:light on, coolant level 0; finally just told 8-22-05 the head is cracked. 2):front window wouold not defrost, even when we wiped it off. 3): smell of gasoline: told there was no problem. we have had this car in the shop for the coolant problem this last time for over 3 weeks. we have spent a few thousand dollars prior to this latest diagnosis, now mechanic says it will cost us at minimum 1400 for a used head. defrost problem not solved; gasoline smell still there. |
