| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004309368 | Incident Date: Mar, 31 2004 |
| Consumer's City: WEST HARTFORD | Consumer's State: CT |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 325I | Model Year: 1992 |
| 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#: WBACB4310NF | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 16 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 12 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1) mounts for rear subframe to body not strong enough. they flex and crack leading to a chain reaction then the rear end rips off. 2)i was driving down a busy two way road. then all of a sudden my cars rear end is moving to the left and i lost control for a little. luckily didnt crash into another car. then i regained control and drove back to my house which was 1 street away. 3) i had to have it tow trucked to a garage where they had to replace the whole sheet metal part where the whole rear end mounts to. documented and cost me over $2000.00 this is not an iscolated incident check out this forum: http://bimmer.roadfly.org/bmw/forums/e36/forum.php bmw knows of the problem and they make reinforcement plates which we must buy and pay for the installation.*ak |
