NHTSA Complaint #716774 — 1994 BMW 740IA

MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE WOULD INDICATE AN UNACCEPTABLE DESIGN FOR A COMPONENT WHICH NORMALLY LASTS THE LIFE OF A VEHICLE. REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED. POWER STEERING HOSE FAILURE LED TO LOSS OF FLUID AND DIFFICULTY TURNING VEHICLE. REPAIR FACILITY TOLD FRIEND WITH IDENTICAL VEHICLE (MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR) THAT HE NEEDED A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP DUE TO THE NOISE IT WAS MAKING WITH INSUFFICIENT FLUID. HOSE REPLACEMENT AND FLUID REPLENISHMENT WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM.NIGN VEHICLE