NHTSA Complaint #11487711 — 2008 BMW 328XI ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11487711
Vehicle	2008 BMW 328XI
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	October 1, 2022
Date Filed	October 3, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	VA

Consumer Description

The positive battery fuse cable under the glovebox is placed into a plastic space causing melting. This leads to the vehicle going dead and not even emergency lights will work. This recall has been placed on very few BMWs however it is affecting way more then they are saying. You can see in UK where a man was killed for the vehicle going dead in the middle of the road and emergency lights cannot be used to warn other drivers. How has their not been taken car of already. I am extremely disappointed in our system, and in BMW. My mind is completely blown that this is not cared about.

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