Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / Z3 / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998094526 Incident Date: Mar, 19 1998
Consumer's City: IRVING Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: Z3 Model Year: 1997
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#: 4USCH7328VL Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 14 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 6 month old and the head gasket blows up, warping the cylinders. bmw was nasty to deal with, refused to provide details of problem so we refused to take back car. service department hinted that this was known problem with 1.9l and that they would stop selling the engine (which they did). *ak