Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 325CI / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004304486 Incident Date: Aug, 20 2004
Consumer's City: KEARNY Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 325CI Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBABN33483P Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 18 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 10 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle with less than 35,000 miles suffers front control arm failue. after reviewing the data online i see this is a common defect. as an aviation technician i can state this is well above "normal wear and tear" and in fact presents a serious safety defect that the manufacturer has ignored. the control arms have been replaced only to fail again since they have not be redesigned. this is the type of failure that nhtsa was created to prevent, the mfg has taken no action to advise owners or to inspect without a failue. this failure can result in the front wheels comming off the vehicle and needs to be addressed.*ak