NHTSA Complaint #11166502 — 2012 BMW 750LI

WHEELS issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11166502
Vehicle	2012 BMW 750LI
Component	WHEELS
Date of Incident	January 4, 2019
Date Filed	January 11, 2019
Mileage	65,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AL

Consumer Description

PURCHASED 2012 BMW 750LI X DRIVE IN SEP 2016 NOT REALIZING OR BEING INFORMED THAT I WAS PURCHASING A RACE CAR. SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE, I NOTICE SOME TIRE WEAR, ROARING NOISE, AND A ROUGH RIDE ON COLD MORNINGS WITH THE RUN FLAT TIRES. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR IS DESIGN TO WEAR OUT A SET OF TIRES ANNUALLY IN ORDER TO GET GREAT PERFORMANCE. AFTER 2 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR AND DRIVING ABOUT 20K MILES, I JUST HAPPEN TO LOOK UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICE THE TIRE WEAR AS I WAS ABOUT TO TAKE A TRIP. SEE PHOTOS ATTACHED. THE WEAR IS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE DRIVER'S WALLET REPLACING TIRES ANNUALLY. IF THIS DESIGN WAS FOR RACE CARS AND HIGH SPEEDS, IT SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN GERMANY SINCE THE SPEED LIMIT IN ALABAMA IS 70MPH. THE TARGET DATA FOR THE REAR CAMBER IS -1.52 DEGREES. A NEW SET OF MICHELIN RUN FLAT INSTALLED IS $1557.45. REQUEST BMW RECALL SUCH CARS AND REPAIR REAR CAMBER AT OR NEAR 0.00 DEGREES. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

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