NHTSA Complaint #10971997 — 2010 BMW X5
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10971997 |
| Vehicle | 2010 BMW X5 |
| Component | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 62,340 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CO |
Consumer Description
I PURCHASED A CAR IN 2/4/2017, ON SECOND DRIVING, THE CAR STALL ON THE GREEN LIGHT. I DID CONTACT DEALERSHIP NAMED SHARPEST RIDES, TO ASK WHAT CAUSE THE PROBLEM, AS THEY TOLD ME TO DROP CAR AT THEIR PLACE TO INVESTIGATE AND DIAGNOSIS. I DID DROP, AFTER DAY THEY CONTACT ME AND MENTIONED THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH TOOLS, SO THEY REFER TO BMW OF DENVER DOWNTOWN. THE BMW DEALER DID TEST AND DIAGNOSIS OF COUPLE DAYS AND RESPOND WITH "WE CANNOT DUPLICATE OF PROBLEM", SO THEY RETURN MY CAR TO ME WITH UNSAFE CONDITION. AFTER WHILE I STARTING HAVE SAME PROBLEM WITH STALL ENGINE IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD, AT PARKING LOT, OR ONE DAY WASN'T EVEN START ENGINE, OR WHEN CAR STALL AND I AM LUCKY THE GUY DIDN'T HIT ME IN THE BACK, BUT HE DID HORNED ON ME, SHOWED ME FINGER, AND SO ON. I DID CONTACT MULTIPLE TIMES WITH DEALERSHIPS, WITH CORPORATE HEADQUARTER AT US NORTH AMERICA AND DID HAVE A CHANCE OPEN A CASE, HAVE A CHANCE TALK TO SUPERVISING, BUT EVERYONE SAYING TO ME BECAUSE CAR DIDN'T SHOWED ERROR MASSAGE AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM THEY WONT REPLACE FUEL PUMP, EVEN THEY KNEW THIS IS A FUEL PUMP CAUSING A PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, THEY DID RECALL 136000 FUEL PUMP, BUT THEY DIDN'T WANT CHANGE NOW, AND I DID TRY EXPLAIN THEM EVERYDAY WE ARE ON THE ROAD, WE MUST KEEP OUR LIFE SAFE AND KEEP OUR ENVIRONMENT SAFE, BUT THEY STILL TELLING ME WE CANNOT DUPLICATE A PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS A SECOND TIME AT SAME DEALERSHIP ON 4/72017 WITH SAME PROBLEM, AND THEY STILL TELLING ME EVERYTHING FINE WITH YOUR CAR, JUST DRIVE, I HAVE FOUR WITNESS THAT CAN VERBALLY IN WRITING PROOF THAT MY CAR STALL. MAYBE THE CAR IS DRIVE-ABLE BUT UNSAFE, BECAUSE YOU CANNOT PREDICT WHERE IT CAN BE STOP. PLEASE REVIEW AND SEE IF MANUFACTURE OR DEALERSHIP FOLLOWING ON ALL SAFETY PROCEDURE TO LET PEOPLE DRIVE IN HIGH RISK AND DANGEROUS OF LIFE ON ROAD. PLEASE CALL ME [XXX]. THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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