Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / E46 / 1990

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007102546 Incident Date: Apr, 10 2007
Consumer's City: LOUISVILLE Consumer's State: KY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: E46 Model Year: 1990
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 16 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Aug, 16 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Daughter driving to work in my 1990 bmw 735i called me on cell phone said smelled hot water and something burning. told her to pull over and park car i was on the way early morning cold. got to car inside was filled with smoke and the windows had water on the inside of them and the drivers airbag had triggered. fire department on the site said it appears that the heater core/system had exploded shorting out drivers side panel and electronics starting the fire. daughter was lucky to escape since the door locks locked and no way to open them since power dead. extensive damage to dash and wiring ,smoke damage etc. contacted bmw by e mail told to call local dealer who said bring car in and we will look at it. i have no money to send the car to dealer for their faulty product which could have killed my 18 year old daughter,they have a problem which needs addressed. *jb