| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005065926 | Incident Date: Jul, 10 2005 |
| Consumer's City: COMMACK | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 3 SERIES | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Structure:frame and members |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBABM3340YJ | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 22 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 19 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Experienced tearing in the sheet metal located above the rear differential carrier. the sheet metal had been fatigued from carriers movement under load (acceleration/deceleration). the service manager (on behalf of bmw na) states that the damage was a result of "hitting a large pothole". it should be noted that no other suspension components were damaged and everything on the car is factory original. no modifications whatsoever and no repairs until that point. the car has been repaired and the area in question has been reinforced to prevent future subframe failures. this is not acceptable for a car manufacturer to pass blame for a design defect onto their customers. obviously, they have lost any future sales from me. *nm |
