Consumer Complaint Detail

MINI / COOPER / 2002

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005031536 Incident Date: May, 31 2005
Consumer's City: MILILANI Consumer's State: HI
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: COOPER Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:gas recirculation valve (egr valve)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: WMWRE33462T Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 31 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 14 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: caller burned very badly her leg because the tail pipe stuck out too far. tail pipe did not have a guard over it. they were located in the middle of the vehicle in the back instead on the side of the back. dealer said to call manufacturer, and the manufacturer was not very nice . manufacturer said there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. caller showed a representative the problem and he wanted her to tell them how to fix it. they told caller to leave groceries in the vehicle until it cooled off.*ak