Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 3 SERIES / 2006

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007103939 Incident Date: Apr, 28 2007
Consumer's City: DURHAM Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 3 SERIES Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBAVT13536A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 29 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 17 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Twice in 6 weeks i have lost throttle response of the car at 70+ mph on highways. this is a manual transmission car and i had to shift into neutral to coast to the side of the road both times avoiding catastrophic accidents. the car behaves as if it has run out of gas but there was at least 1/4 of a tank of gas. bmw replace the fuel pump the first time in late march. it is currently in the bmw shop now. this is an extremely dangerous situation that should be investigated.*ak