Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 525I / 2004

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007111546 Incident Date: May, 05 2007
Consumer's City: BOCA RATON Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 525I Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring: rear compartment/trunk
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBANA53514B Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 11 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 12 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I believe moisture collected in the bottom of the "spare tire well" in the trunk- due to changing flat tire and opening trunk in the rain. there is and electronic module at the bottom of the "spare tire well bmw stock #w61 35 6 982 347) it went on fire-because of moisture. repair was made, module was relocated to upper left location of trunk (as was done on models after 2004 ld part is available for inspection. *ak