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NHTSA Complaint Number: 996076603 | Incident Date: Oct, 31 1996 |
Consumer's City: CARY | Consumer's State: NC |
Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
Model Name: 525I | Model Year: 1991 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: WBAHD6313MB | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 13 1998 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 31 1991 |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The speedometer operates irratically during cold weather. it functions ok when warm. this is caused by bad materials used on the speedometer pcb board. a number of bmw owners have experienced this problem and fixes are suggested on the internet at the following links. http://www.eskimo.com/~dalus/bmw/speedo/speedo.htm and at http://www.eskimo.com/~dalus/bmw/e30/interior/e30_speedo_sender_problem.html. unreliable or lack of indication of driving speed can be a serious safety issue. this appears to be a problem that many bmw owners have suffered as indicated by the number of people who have reported it on the web. the dealer wants over $600 to fix the problem. *mjs |