Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 325I / 2005

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005027605 Incident Date: Jul, 05 2005
Consumer's City: HONOLULU Consumer's State: HI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 325I Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBAVB13516K Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 06 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 26 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: vehicle has feature called soft stop which tries to smooth out the braking and keeps the vehicle from jerking at the while braking to a full stop. dealer in honolulu said that it took pressure off the rear brakes. when the vehicle was coming to a stop it would stop once then travel a foot farther then stopping again. consumer stated that it was the soft stop feature that caused this malfunction. the consumer was traveling in vehicle yesterday when a vehicle in front of him stopped quickly and he was forced to stop quickly, when consumer's vehicle stopped it went another foot forward and stopped again just inches from the other vehicle in front of him. consumer has contacted manufacturer, and they have not helped him with problem. bmw 325i, e90 2006. vehicle has less than 300 miles. *ak