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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004301567 | Incident Date: Sep, 08 2004 |
| Consumer's City: TULSA | Consumer's State: OK |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 6 SERIES | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBAEK73454B | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 04 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 16 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Vehicle stalls and dies while idling or on turning. vehicle restarts after stall, but all steering is lost until restarted. bmw has replaced the main computer control board twice (dme). stalling is still evident. total number of known stalls - 4. also, based on postings on http://bimmer. roadfly.org/bmw/forums/e63/ it appears others have experienced problems with hardware/software on this make, but perhaps not to the same safety level as mine. almost identical complaint on file with you:make: bmw model: 6 series year: 2004 complaint number: 10091708 summary: 2004 bmw 645: while driving 20 mph vehicle stalled and consumer was able to restart the vehicle. consumer took the vehicle to dealership for inspection. dealership was unable to duplicate problem. the engine stalling problem recurred and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer for inspection. again, dealership could not uncover any defect or malfunction and the vehicle is operating as designed. *ak |
