Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 5 SERIES / 2006

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006086333 Incident Date: Jul, 31 2006
Consumer's City: LOUISVILLE Consumer's State: KY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 5 SERIES Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Equipment:appliance:air conditioner
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: WBANE53536C Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 23 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 07 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Due to a certain defect in the airconditioning air duct, the humidity builds up to a high level causing eventual mold formation in the air duct. as a result of that a bad smell will progressively increase untill it can be easily noticable especially during the first minute of starting the air conditionner. molds are known to be strong allergens and can result in worsening nasal allergy symptoms, cough, nasal congestion, and sneezing. i belleive it is a health hazard to people with mold allergies like my son who had noticable wosening of his nasal congestion and eventually his obstructive sleep apnea symptoms as a result of that. up on cantacting the local dealer in teh area and later the bmw customer service department, they acknowledged the problem since i was not the only one with the same complaint, but they only offered to clean the ducts once a year, which is a short term remedy and does not prevent the recurrence of the problem. i beleive it is a haelth risk and customers need to be informed upfront about this problem before they make a selection to buy that vehicle. *nm