Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 325I / 2006

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007121738 Incident Date: Sep, 25 2007
Consumer's City: REDLANDS Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 325I Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBAVB13516P Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 02 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Aug, 26 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving on a small street, car lost acceleration, and would move only slowly even when gas pedal pushed all the way. the car failed to accelerate onto an inclined driveway because of lack of power, thus causing the car to roll back and hit a row of mailboxes. if this had happened on a freeway, there would have been more damage to people and property. bmw only offered explanation of "sensor" failure and would not explain more, for fear of complaints. *jb