| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 998047700 | Incident Date: May, 14 1998 |
| Consumer's City: ALEXANDRIA | Consumer's State: LA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 328I | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 18 1998 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 09 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I was accellerating from a stop to highway speed. when i pushed down hard on the accellerator to move from 10 mph up to 55 mph, quickly, to merge with traffic, the engine suddenly and unexpectedly dropped to an idle speed and the gas pedal no longer responded. the dealer said the problem was a broken throttle cable at the point where it enters the throttle assembly in the engine compartment. a recall campaign is mentioned in the dealer's repair order, but i received no notification of the recall. this is a very dangerous problem, as the vehicle decelerates when one expects it to accellerate. life threatening emergencies may result. collisions are likely. |
