| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006080312 | Incident Date: Dec, 31 2005 |
| Consumer's City: DIAMOND BAR | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 528I | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBADM6331XB | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 26 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 01 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Asc control unit failed. this resulted in failure of anti-lock brakes and traction control and speedometer on my 1999 bmw 528i. bmw has a service bulletin out on this issue for 5 series cars 9/98 to 9/00 (mine was built 10/98). bulletin info: vs-23/weintuch baugruppe/group:32 32 01 00 (646) . the repair instructions code is ra 24 52 515/ 34 52 516. after unit failed, i was involved in an emergency situation in which i had to brake heavily and all four wheels locked up. there is a large number of vehicle owners currently reporting this same problem on a number of bmw bulletin boards (www.roadfly.com). it is a safety issue that apparently bmw is aware of but not doing anything about it. i understand that my car is not in warranty but i believe this is a safety issue that should be addressed. eventually, there will be a serious accident from this known part failure. i have also heard that a number of bmw dealers are stocking up higher than usual inventories of this part, apparently in anticipation of large scale failures of the asc control unit (part34-52-6-756-343). my next car will not be a bmw, they don't stand behind their cars. think & read before you buy bmw! it's expensive to repair.lc *nm |
