NHTSA Complaint #11174428 — 2006 BMW 325I

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V676000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR TWO MILES TO RUN AN ERRAND, THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AND SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW FLAMES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK BY THE FIREWALL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RECORDED THE EVENT AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT'S HAND WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED, BUT MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. BMW OF LOUISVILLE (4 AUTOCENTER DR, LOUISVILLE, KY 40299, (502) 287-1501) TOWED THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN OIL LEAK AND POWER STEERING FLUID. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD AN INVESTIGATOR INSPECT THE VEHICLE WHO CONFIRMED WHAT THE DEALER STATED. IT TOOK THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER FIVE WEEKS TO COME UP WITH THEIR FINDINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,262.