NHTSA Complaint #11072171 — 2009 BMW X6 ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11072171
Vehicle	2009 BMW X6
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	January 24, 2018
Date Filed	February 11, 2018
Mileage	25,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	LA

Consumer Description

ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL AND IT'S A FIRE HAZARD... GOOGLE SEARCH FOR EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE INDICATES THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON WITH BMW. CAR HAS 25K MILES AND OIL FILTER GASKET AND CYLINDER HEAD ARE LEAKING OIL INTO ENGINE, THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN ON A HARDLY DRIVEN CAR. SUSPECT BMW IS INTENTIONALLY USING DEFECTIVE PARTS TO CHARGE OUTRAGEOUS REPAIR FEES. OTHER MANUFACTURES RECALL THIS TYPE OF ISSUE, WHY IS BMW GETTING AWAY WITH THIS? SEE EXAMPLE YOUTUBE VIDEOS AT HTTPS://M.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=5CO92U-WA94 AND HTTPS://M.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=RYJLM5VEMMO

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