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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005036917 | Incident Date: Aug, 25 2005 |
| Consumer's City: NEW ALBANY | Consumer's State: OH |
| 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: Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBAFA53521L | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 31 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 09 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My 2001 bmw x5 door locks get stuck when it is very cold, usually below 15 degrees fahrenheit. the key remote does not work & if i can get the key to manually unlock the door, and get into the vehicle, when i go to shut the door the latch is stuck "open" and will not close, therefore making the car un-drivable because the door will not latch close. i have discussed this w/ bmw on 8/16/05 & they reviewed it. a bmw district representative said that they have noticed that the current "latching/locking" system can allow moisture to get into the locks & make them unusable. they offered to replace all 4 locking mechanisms but i would have to pay 1/2 part & labor, cost to me $450.00 out of pocket. this sounds like an engineering problem that bmw should recall. i would like to have this investigated. *nm |
