2000 BMW 328CI Structureframe And Members Problems

SUBFRAME CRACK!! ON OCTOBER 24, 2006, [XXX] FILED A CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT AGAINST BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, ALLEGING THAT 1999-2006 BMW 3 SERIES VEHICLES SUFFER FROM DEFECTIVE SUB-FRAMES. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT, THE CONSTANT LOADING AND UNLOADING ASSOCIATED WITH NORMAL DRIVING CAN WEAKEN THE SUB-FRAME TO THE POINT WHERE IT CRACKS AND SEPARATES FROM THE CHASSIS, RESULTING IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE COMPLAINT ALLEGES THAT BMW WAS AWARE OF THE ALLEGED SUB-FRAME DEFECT, BUT FAILED TO NOTIFY CONSUMERS OR PAY FOR SUB-FRAME REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. ON MARCH 3, 2009, HON. JUDGE [XXX] GRANTED PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF A PROPOSED CLASS SETTLEMENT, UNDER WHICH BMW WILL REIMBURSE E46 OWNERS OR LESSEES IN FULL FOR THEIR SUB-FRAME REPAIR EXPENSES. AS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT, BMW HAS ALSO AGREED TO IMPLEMENT A NATIONAL SUB-FRAME INSPECTION AND REPAIR PROGRAM. ALL CURRENT OWNERS AND LESSEES OF A 1999-2006 BMW 3 SERIES...