Consumer Complaint Detail

MINI / COOPER / 2005

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005045835 Incident Date: Sep, 18 2005
Consumer's City: SAN RAMON Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: COOPER Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Wheels:rim
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WMWRE33535T Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 07 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 19 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: (1) events: driving long distance, after approximately 4 hours i noticed that the left front wheel was making clunking noises. i slowed down, and the noise got worse. eventually, i slowed down, pulled over, and the car keeps bouncing up and down, and then after i stopped it would not move forward anymore. (2) failure: lost 3 out of 4 lug bolts on the left front wheel, as a result, the left front wheel is almost falling off of the car. the left front rim was also bent. (3) called bmw roadside assistance, towed the car to the nearest dealer, and the dealer replaced 3 of 4 lug bolts and also replaced the bent rim. *jb