| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006082010 | Incident Date: Oct, 09 2006 |
| Consumer's City: CARMICHAEL | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: Z3 | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:driveline:differential unit |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4USCH9339XL | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 12 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 21 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased my car from rose imports in vallejo, ca. on 08-22-2006. approximately 1 month later, i started to hear a noise from the rear. i would hear it occasionally. on 10-10-2006, i was driving home on i-80 and as i was driving, suddenly i hear a loud "pop". i pull over and did a visual check but found nothing i could see so i continued to drive home and heard metal sounds coming from the back. the next day while driving to work, i continued to hear the sound and when i returned home, me and a friend lifted the car and that's when i discovered the snap or break in the differential support bracket. it has completely separated from the differential. the dealer where i purchased the car told me good luck. they're not going to do anything since it passed their safety inspection. i called my local bmw dealer and spoke to the service dept. and they told me it was nothing they can or will do because it's 86k miles and out of warranty. now i'm stuck with a car i just purchased and have a major bill 2 months later. *nm |
