NHTSA Complaint #10114024 — 2005 BMW M3 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10114024
Vehicle	2005 BMW M3
Component	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
Date of Incident	March 8, 2005
Date Filed	March 13, 2005
Mileage	495 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

2005 MINI COOPER S WAS PURCHASED NEW AT SOUTHBAY MINI, TORRENCE CA, ON 3/4/05. CAR IS GARAGED AT 547 OAK PARK RESIDENCE, NO CRACK ON THE NIGHT OF 3/7/05. NOTICED APPROX 8" CRACK ON THE MORNING OF 3/8/05. TAKEN TO DEALER ON 3/9/05, DEALER PERFORMS "BALL POINT PEN TEST" ON WINDSHIELD CRACK TO DETERMINE IF WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, WARRANTY IS DENIED. STATES WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS (TSB: M5120103, ://ALLDATA.COM/TSB/85/04850253.HTML) HAVE BEEN FIXED IN 2005 MODELS YET NUMEROUS OWNERS ON MINI2.COM AND NORTHAMERICANMOTORING.COM CONTRADICT THAT STATEMENT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.*AK

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