Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 525IA / 2001

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004270073 Incident Date: Apr, 06 2004
Consumer's City: LAPLATA Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 525IA Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: WBADT43481G Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 10 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My bmw-525 ia year 2001.( vin#wbadt 43481-gf-59688) on d/4/7/04 around 7.45 pm my wife pulled into the parking lot, all of a sudden the vehicle accelerated on its own at high speed & passed over the grass, shrubs and hit the cement wall. my wife & me were in the car. we both were injured,the car is damaged, both air bags deployed. i have complained to bmw about this also and would like nhtsa to see any such complaints made by any bmw car owners. *jb