Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 323I / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005035665 Incident Date: Aug, 21 2005
Consumer's City: HARTSDALE Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 323I Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBAAM3347YF Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 23 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 17 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: 2000 bmw 323i. the electronic locking system failed. when this failed it locked with family in the car. went to use the button to unlock the doors and they would not unlock, therefore, went to use the handle to open the door and it would not open. had to get family out of the back seat from the windows. took vehicle to a mechanic, and he said the electronic locking system failed. the car was going into the bmw shop on friday. cannot drive this car with the doors still locked. e-mailed the manufacturer this morning about the problem. *ak