| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007111049 | Incident Date: Jun, 25 2007 |
| Consumer's City: WESTPORT | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: COOPER | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WMWRC33442T | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 07 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving home from work in the 2002 mini cooper the car had about 70,000 milles on it and i noticed the temperature gauge going up, and assumed my car was just overheating. i pulled into a service station and put some water in the coolant reservoirand the temperature gauge returned to normal, so i continued to drive. after about 10 minutes i noticed the temperature gauge increased again. i pulled off the highway and into a parking lot. when i opened the hood, i saw flames. by the time the fire department arrived at the scene th e car was too far gone to save. i contacted mini regarding this issue. they asked for my vin, approximate mileage, and contact information. i sent them this information, but have not heard back from them. *ak |
