| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005037577 | Incident Date: Aug, 28 2005 |
| Consumer's City: HATFIELD | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 328I | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:rear |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 06 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 04 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1999 bmw 328i (e46) - design defect in the rear suspension leading to a crack in the chassis floor where the rear sub-frame attaches to the chassis. this is definitely a safety hazard as the rear suspension is no longer attached to the frame of the car. there are at least 50 instances of this, occurring on 1999 - 2000 bmw e46 cars and almost all occur on the driver's side, discussed on the internet. simply do a google search for: "bmw e46 rear subframe cracks". bmw has agreed to pay 75% of the repair cost but i believe this is a serious design issue affecting the safety of the vehicle and could be extremely unsafe for unsuspecting drivers. this seems to be a clear situation requiring a recall to fix and/ or strengthen the suspension in these cars. i do not believe i should have to pay anything to fix what is clearly a design defect affecting the safety of this model (e46). my wife drives this car with my three children ages 6, 5, and 2! *jb |
