Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 330CI / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007093309 Incident Date: Dec, 31 2006
Consumer's City: MARINA DEL REY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 330CI Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 5UXFA53562L Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 27 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: May, 03 2006
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: After driving my 2002 bmw x 5 five blocks from my home, i smelled something burning and parked the car. from the time it took me to get out and walk to the rear of the car, it was filled with black smoke and in short order the car burned. my insurance company declared it a total loss and hired an independent professional company that specializes in vehicle fires and causation. the conclussion of the report was that it was an electrical short, originating in the center of the dash. i have since researched this situation with bmw fires on different web sights, including roadfly, and have found to my shock, there are way to many other bmw owners out there with a simular situation. this is an extremely dangerous problem that could cause someones life. if my grandchild or elderly mother had been in the car with me, i would not have been able to get them out in time! i appreciate your help. thank you, hope pessis. *nm