Consumer Complaint Detail
BMW / M ROADSTER / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004298676 | Incident Date: Sep, 18 2004 |
| Consumer's City: MARINA DEL REY | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: M ROADSTER | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Structure:frame and members |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBSCK9336WL | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 18 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The chassis is defective. there are cracks, pulled spotwelds and separation (delamination) of unibody in the trunk area. the separation can lead to catastrophic failure, as the differential will become disconnected from the chassis.*ak this is a common problem with bmw z3 cars. more details of the problem can be found at http://www.368s.com/index.php?p=23 please require bmw to fix this design defect before it claims a life. # of failures is estimated. actual figure is probably higher and believed to be double digit percentage of vehicles produced. |