| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007121977 | Incident Date: Sep, 27 2007 |
| Consumer's City: LAUREL | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: COOPER S | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 04 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Significant and repeated electrical failures caused the car to randomly switch into eml mode, reducing engine output critically. when this happened on a highway there was not enough power to remove the car from the road safely. after several ineffectual repairs, the wiring harness was replaced. shortly after the repair, the car was parked, emergency brake set, manual transmission set in first gear. unattended, turned off with no key in the ignition, the car moved itself several feet, hitting another car, burning out the starter and draining the battery. the car was moved to a repair shop where the starter was replaced. overnight, with the car parking inside the locked shop, the car moved itself across the shop. mechanics are now investigating the problem. *tr |
