| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004280316 | Incident Date: May, 16 2004 |
| Consumer's City: SANTA MONICA | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 740I | Model Year: 1994 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBAGD432XRD | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 17 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 19 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Since 1999 my 1994 740i with 41,367 miles has interim car shakes on the street and at freeway speeds. for two years the dealer told me it was nothing and we should replace the mounts. *ak now in 2004 the engine shakes real bad, lacks power, and a lot of grey smoke is coming out of the exhaust system. we've gone back to the dealer and after charging us $350 for a cylinder leak test we have confirmation that all 8 cylinders have between a 38%-60% leak. bmw now states that at 73,114 we need to replace the engine at a cost of $14,732. |
