Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 323I / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006076049 Incident Date: Jul, 13 2006
Consumer's City: NEWPORT BEACH Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 323I Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBAAM3343YF Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 19 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 13 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2000 bmw 323i - eml, check engine soon and dsc lights came on and car powered down on the freeway (braked itself and would not accelerate). needed tow to dealer. car required replacement of engine throttle body and engine wiring harness and programmed the dme (digital motor electronics) . this did not correct problem - throttle body had to be replaced again. this did not correct problem and after picking up car at dealership the service engine soon light came on again. this required the relay to be replaced. the day after the car was picked up the door and window locks were inoperable intermittently and the gear selector light would go out at the same time. this required replacement of the general module. total repair time - approximately 1 month. *jb