Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / X5 / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005032173 Incident Date: Jul, 20 2005
Consumer's City: OWINGS MILLS Consumer's State: MD
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: Electrical system:wiring:front underhood
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBAFA53561L Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 02 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 01 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: contact statd bmw x5 2001 caught on fire on july 21, 2005. the temperature gauge was at hot, the car started to lose power, the tachometer was over 4 and white smoke started to come out of the engine area while he was driving the car on the highway going approx. 30 mph. as the smoke got worse, he pulled off and the smoke became very white and dense and then ignited into a fire. the fire dept. did come out. the fire did originate from under the hood. prior to this he had no problems with the car heating up. the car was totaled. *ak