Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / Z3 ROADSTER / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005040947 Incident Date: Sep, 26 2005
Consumer's City: ENDWELL Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: Z3 ROADSTER Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seats
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4USCJ333XWL Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 02 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 09 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Both the driver seat and passenger seat rails are defective causing the seats to move back and forth during stops especially downhill. this creates a safety hazard for the driver and an uncomfortable situation for the passenger. bmw says that it will not provide a repair at its cost or at a reduced cost because it is not covered by the expired warranty. i believe that this is a manufacture defect inherent to this vehicle. i have found it on other z3s that i test drove. it should be repaired at cost by bmw. *nm