Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 325I / 1992

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999086926 Incident Date: Jul, 11 1999
Consumer's City: POMONA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 325I Model Year: 1992
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBACB4318NF Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 15 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 30 1991
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Electronic control unit is defectively installed. water from rain and carwashing can easily get into the said unit box causing circuit shorts to the said equipment. equipment is $1,200.00 to replaced. bmw dealers know the problem and can easily modify the installation to protect it from water damage and i wonder why it was not part of their recall. i called parts dept.'s personnel of bmw dealers and i found out this kind of damage is so common.