NHTSA Complaint #10048991 — 2003 BMW 530IA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10048991
Vehicle	2003 BMW 530IA
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	October 6, 2003
Date Filed	December 1, 2003
Mileage	600 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	VA

Consumer Description

THE VEHICLE, AT ANY GIVEN TIME OR MODE OF OPERATION (DRIVING AT SPEED OR STOPPED), WILL DISPLAY ON THE CONSOLE THE MESSAGE ENGINE FAILSAFE PROG AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. ONCE THE VEHICLE INITIALLY STALLS, THE VEHICLE CAN USUALLY BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY, BUT WILL SOON STALL AGAIN WITH THE INTERVAL OF TIME BETWEEN STALLS DECREASING BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE STALLS AND RESTARTS. IF THE VEHICLE IS THEN ALLOWED TO 'REST' FOR ATLEAST A DAY, IT WILL RUN FINE FOR A WHILE (OFTEN SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES), BUT WILL EVENTUALLY START STALLING AGAIN. FIRST EXHIBITEDTHE PROBLEM AT 600 MILES, THEN 1200, 1700, ????... BMW HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX IT.*AK

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