Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / X5 / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004260390 Incident Date: Jan, 05 2004
Consumer's City: MINNETONKA Consumer's State: MN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: X5 Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 5UXFA53593L Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 15 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 23 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have a new bmw 3.0 x5 with 3,500 miles and had my vehicle die and requiring towing to the dealer with a crank case valve freeze up draining oil all thru the engine and requiring a non original designed replacement valve that no serice tech feels with be reliable below 10 degrees above zero. i live in minnesota and this is not acceptable for a new vehicle in this weather. now my vehicle is no longer reliable and it presents a safety issue because this could happen on the highway or any where. no guarantees of it not happening again. i purchased the vehicle from the dealer new only five months ago. *ak