Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 740ILA / 1988

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006112955 Incident Date: Sep, 28 2006
Consumer's City: PENNINGTON Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 740ILA Model Year: 1988
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system:radiator assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBAGJ8324WD Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 23 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 22 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Faulty radiators that have a design flaw that allows for the radiator neck to break off without notice and spray hot coolant everywhere. this problem is well known just visit roadfly.org e38 message board and search for "radiator neck." this typically occurs between 50,000-70,000 miles. my radiator blew at 62,380 miles while driving at close to 45miles per hour. could have caused a fatal crash as there was smoke every where. *tr