Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / E46 / 1993

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006068094 Incident Date: Jun, 06 2006
Consumer's City: EAST BRUNSWICK Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: E46 Model Year: 1993
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:seat heater/cooler
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBABF3314PE Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 12 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 11 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was driving and all of a sudden my seat started to catch fire. i panicked. i hopped out and had to suffocate the fire out by closing the windows. i took it to bmw and there was nothing they could do, i felt like they didn't really try, so i left the car in the parking lot for now because they said the damage from the fire totaled my car. *jb