Consumer Complaint Detail

EUROPA / GELAENDEWAGEN / 1992

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005038394 Incident Date: Sep, 07 2005
Consumer's City: HILLSBOROUGH Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: EUROPA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Model Name: GELAENDEWAGEN Model Year: 1992
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBABF3314NE Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 12 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 26 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I recently bought a used 1992 bmw 325is not even a week old from the lot, i decide to bring it to a car wash in elizabeth nj it comes out nice and shiney but now it doesn't start i bring it to a mechanic where til this day still is because i have a 2000.00 bill which was not caused by me in anyway. my mechanic says on my car the computer got wet dew to no laminated shielding causing the computer to short also says when he contacted a bmw dealer they were familiar with the situation and said yes this happens you need a new computer which we have with shielding for 1200.00 plus we have to program it coming to a grand total of 2000.00 please help me i'm in love with this car i have 6 months of car payments but this bill is ridiculous thank you for your time. walter j. klosowski. *nm