Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / Z8 / 2001

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006054596 Incident Date: Jan, 11 2006
Consumer's City: DALLAS Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: Z8 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 30 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 04 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My vehicle is a bmw z8. it has come to the attention of the bmw z8 owners and myself that there is an inherent aluminum frame failure issue that is known but not being addressed by bmw na. upon traveling over a pothole the aluminum frame members in the front (shock towers) are known to bend causing irreversible damage to the al frame. bmw na has not developed a fix/repair for this problem and or addressed potential loss of frame integrity that bmw z8 owners can face. bmw na has also not developed a preventative maintenance modification or fix that can prevent failure in the future. *nm