| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005002180 | Incident Date: Jan, 03 2005 |
| Consumer's City: GARDEN CITY | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 528I | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBADM6338XB | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 18 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I bought a 1999 bmw 528i new. i brought the car regularly into service based upon their prescribed service program for this car. at 49,600 miles on the car and exactly 5 years old, the transmissions on this car failed. bmw replaced the transmission under the warranty. in december 2004, with 64,205 miles i took the car to the dealership and complained about a burning smell coming from the vents after car is warmed up. at 64,605 miles, car breaks down on road and is towed into the bmw dealership and the diagnosis is that a new motor is needed. this car had a catastrophic failure of the motor as a result of failure of the oil pump to lubricate the engine. the dealership has basically blamed the situation on us and not the failure of this bmw engine that was maintained according to their maintenance standards. there is real problem with bmw engines and based upon my research it relates to bolts on the oil pump loosening from the car's vibration thereby not allowing oil to be pump into the engine. also, my rear door does not open anymore. a real safety issue when you have children in the back seat. *nm |
