NHTSA Complaint #11172163 — 2014 BMW X1 SAV ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11172163
Vehicle	2014 BMW X1 SAV
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	September 24, 2018
Date Filed	January 25, 2019
Mileage	95,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	SC

Consumer Description

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW X1. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS FLASHED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WERE CODES THAT NEEDED TO BE CLEARED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THREE ALTERNATORS AND FOUR BATTERIES INSTALLED IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED AN INDEPENDENT EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS NOT THROUGH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

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