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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 |