Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 330CI / 2004

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004268319 Incident Date: Feb, 29 2004
Consumer's City: ARDEN Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 330CI Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBAEV53424K Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 03 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I purchased a 330i bmw in december of 2003. the car has less then 1500 miles on it and has developed a huge problem. in the mornings when the engine is cold, the engine will rev when its in drive and not go into gear. it takes quite a few seconds for it to engage into 'd'. the car will also jerk into 1st gear after it finally starts to drive. i have just taken my brand new bmw into the dealership for test on it and unbelievable to my ears.....i got a phone call from them saying the whole engine transmission has to be replaced...."there is some kind of flaw".....after researching on the internet and finding out that the bmw 3 series has many complaints about this same problem..i feel like i have been ripped off and very upset. this should be a recall by bmw. this was my first bmw...and after this experience...may be my last...if nothing is done in the future to correct this obvious transmission flaw! *nm