| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007099847 | Incident Date: Mar, 09 2007 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: LA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: E36 | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Structure:body:hatchback/liftgate |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 23 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The bmw x5 has a defect. the tailgate stoppers routinely failed on both the electro-mechanical soft close and the normal mechanical. these stoppers failed, causing erroneous tailgate open warnings to appear on the instrument panel. also, because the stoppers failed there was a constant rattle. bmw knew about this problem...at least the local agentwas quite aware of this routine failure.*ak also, bmw websites list many other owners complaining about this problem. http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85610&highlight=tailgate |
