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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 901115080 | Incident Date: Dec, 31 1900 |
| Consumer's City: OROVILLE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 740I | Model Year: 1994 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBAGD4322RD | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 02 2007 | Complaint Type: CON |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Ltr from senator on behalf of consumer regarding the government allowing bmw to import automobiles into the us market with a defective engine**cc the consumer owns a 1994 bmw 740i which had a problem knows as a leak down problem which resulted in the engine block having to be replaced. the consumer stated the manufacturer used nikasil, an aluminum nikel and silicon alloy to line the cylinders of the m60 engine. the cross-hatched nikasil linings react with high sulfur content gasoline. the reaction caused damaged to the very top of the cylinder bore, where there was most contact of the burning mixture and cylinder lining. the damaged prevented a good seal from forming between the piston cylinder wall which caused a loss of compression in the combustion chamber. *jb |
