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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006081292 | Incident Date: Sep, 30 2006 |
| Consumer's City: TIPP CITY | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: E46 | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Structure |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBABM3345YJ | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 07 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: At about 106k miles i noticed a creaking noise coming from the rear suspension. upon inspection, the drivers side rear differential mount has multiple stress fractures and separations at the point where the mount is welded to the unibody. this vehicle has had all required maint. at normal intervals. this car is driven on the highway 90% of the time and the rest in residential streets. it is a family car and has had no modifications period. this situation is very dangerous and requires immediate attention. the suspension should never seperate from the body because of torsional forces from the trans/diff. it is clear that this is a design flaw. i implore the nhtsa to address this issue immediately before someone dies !! *nm |
