Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / X5 / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005015384 Incident Date: Feb, 06 2005
Consumer's City: MONTGOMERY Consumer's State: AL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: X5 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBAFA535X1L Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 31 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving at approximately 80 mph steering gear broke. this happened with no warning. vehicle lost steering control. owner had the bmw roadside assistance tow the vehicle to the bmw dealership. this is when the owner was informed as to what had happened to the vehicle. owner was told by the manufacturer that an engineering team would be out to inspect the vehicle. as of today that never happened. *ak