| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006054404 | Incident Date: Jan, 12 2006 |
| Consumer's City: LOS ANGELES | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: Z8 | Model Year: 2002 |
| 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#: WBAEJ13402A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 28 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 09 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: This entire model run of this high performance car is now exhibiting significant flexing and weakening of the aluminum frame due to a design failure. this is causing the chassis to bend at the area of the shock tower crowns, and change the alignment of the car. aluminum chassis can not be fixed, they have to be replaced. the cost of this design flaw is around $80,000 per car once the chassis gives way. you can see a full review of the problem here: http://www.bmwz8.us/vbb/showthread.php?t=400&referrerid=2. *ak |
