| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 992098792 | Incident Date: Jan, 31 1992 |
| Consumer's City: SANTA ROSA | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 850I | Model Year: 1991 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBAEG1314MC | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 28 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2091 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Both headlight adjustment mechaisms have repeatedly failed. this is an ongoing complaint with bmw 8 series owners. when the adjustment mechanism fails the headlight buckets point downwards so that the amount of road visible to the driver is 25 feet or less. bmw has a "fix" for this which consists of "peening" a plastic adjustment wheel to the adjustment shaft. this usually fails within several thousand miles. bmw then says to buy a new headlight bucket... $4-500 to fix a $2.00 part. sometime, or maybe it ha already happend this is going to cause a major accident or a pedestrian fatality due to the fact that the lights are not projecting far enough for a driver to see a reasonable distance down the highway. i have contacted bmw and have yet to recive the courtesy of a return call. please respond to this complaint with what action that you might be taking regarding this matter.*ak |
