| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005035968 | Incident Date: Aug, 19 2005 |
| Consumer's City: FAIRFAX | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 325IX | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBAAV33451E | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 25 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: To whom this may concern: i own a bmw 325xi 2001 manual. a manual shifter is designed to go to the middle when it is in neutral. this problem i have causes the stick shift to go to the right (near fifth gear) and stay there. i was driving the car and shifted into the wrong gear because of this problem. i almost blew the engine and lost control of my car. this is a big safety hazard. if the stick shift does not return to where it is designed to be, the drive can get confused resulting in an accident. i have done a lot of research online and i have found over 4000 complains about this. i checked forums and other websites. the dealer instead of replacing the correct part (bushings) wants to replace the whole transmission!!! we all feel that nhtsa should step in and force a recall. the company is not helping at all! they want to keep this in the dark. thanks for your help. *jb |
