Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 530I / 1994

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005034276 Incident Date: Aug, 15 2005
Consumer's City: WEST PALM BEACH Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 530I Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBAHE232XRG Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 15 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 18 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact bought a bmw. she complained about electrical problems. on 4-26-05 she got into the car and closed the door and it started smoking. she could not get out of the car. someone got it started. when she arrived home she turned it off. when she turned it back on vehicle started to smoke again. she called the dealer, and he promised fix i, but it never was fixed. she took vehicle to bmw. it took bmw 4 weeks to check the car. she was told by bmw the car was only worth $1,500 and there was $8,000 in minor damages , and over $10,000 in major damages. she eventually had to give the car back to the dealer. she claimed the dealer was trying to sell the car to someone else. *ak