| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005011249 | Incident Date: Mar, 07 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SAN FRANCISCO | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: M3 | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Visibility:windshield |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WMWRE33485T | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 12 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 03 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2005 mini cooper s was purchased new at southbay mini, torrence ca, on 3/4/05. car is garaged at 547 oak park residence, no crack on the night of 3/7/05. noticed approx 8" crack on the morning of 3/8/05. taken to dealer on 3/9/05, dealer performs "ball point pen test" on windshield crack to determine if windshield replacement would be covered under warranty, warranty is denied. states windshield problems (tsb: m5120103, ://alldata.com/tsb/85/04850253.html) have been fixed in 2005 models yet numerous owners on mini2.com and northamericanmotoring.com contradict that statement. this is a major safety issue that needs to be addressed.*ak |
