NHTSA Complaint #11505918 — 2011 BMW X3

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Fire

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11505918
Vehicle	2011 BMW X3
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	February 1, 2023
Date Filed	February 6, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

I parked my vehicle in front of my house for the night after driving for only about 15-20 minutes. Maybe less. Roughly 3-4 hours later, I was alerted to my car being completely up in flames by the sounds of fire trucks / police sirens. Flames were 20-30 feet in the air coming from the engine compartment area. Fire department / police worked to extinguish the flames, but the vehicle is totally destroyed.

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