| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004283072 | Incident Date: May, 23 2004 |
| Consumer's City: SAN JOSE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 540I | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:front underhood |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBADE5320VB | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 05 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jun, 19 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving on the freeway, the electronic coolant thermostat shorted out and caused engine wiring harness the burn up. this caused the enigine to stop running. luckily, burning was restricted to wires and no other components were burnt. car is still waiting for a new wiring harness at the bmw dealer ($2000 est for repair). i have heard of similar occurances with this model car and with 740i of about the same year. this seems to be a dangerous situation and should be prevented by a fuse or fusable link.*ak |
