Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / E46 / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006094262 Incident Date: Dec, 14 2006
Consumer's City: APEX Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: E46 Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBAAM3347YF Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 05 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 18 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Since purchase of this vehicle (2000 bmw 323i, vin [xxx]), we've had nothing but trouble with it and no one can fix it properly. it's left my wife and children stranded because of a known vanos timing problem. and now i've had to have the engine completely replaced at the cost of $7,300 because of another known problem...the cheap, plastic coolant expansion tank that cracked and caused the engine to overheat to complete failure. these are a few of the known problem that bmw is keenly aware of. when will someone hold them accountable for the production of vehicles made with inferior components and make them recall these suspected parts? i knew i should have bought a toyota! *nm updated 07/11/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)