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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 |