| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005038301 | Incident Date: Aug, 24 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BOCA RATON | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 528IA | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBADD6321VB | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 11 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 11 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On several occasions while driving during wet conditions, the automatic transmission would suddenly shift from "drive" to "s" without any operator intervention. when this occurred the car abruptly slowed to about 25 mph and would not accelerate beyond that speed. i wish to emphasize that this sudden and unexpected change in gear selection would take place without any operator intervention which resulted in a potentially dangerous situation. i had the vehicle repaired at vista bmw in coconut creek, fl on 9/07/05 and was told there was a short in the gear selector switch and the defective part was replaced at a cost of $583.25. *jb |
