2001 BMW 330CI

DRIVING DOWN STRAIGHT ROAD AND HAD TO SWERVE RIGHT TO AVOID ANIMAL THAT RAN SUDDENLY INTO ROAD. ROAD HAD NO RUN-OFF BEFORE STEEP ROCKY DROP TO DITCH 1-2 FT BELOW. RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE TIRES BARELY GOT INTO ROCKS, WHICH BENT BOTH RIGHT SIDE RIMS AND PUNCTURED RIGHT SIDE REAR TIRE. BOTTOM OF CAR BOTTOMED OUT ON EDGE OF ROAD WITH HEAVY BUMP, WHICH SOMEHOW CAUSED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AIRBAG AND DRIVERS SIDE HEAD PROTECTION AIRBAG TO DEPLOY, BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL CAR BACK UP ON ROAD AFTER ROCKY AREA LEVELED BACK UP TO ROAD EDGE. I GOT OUT AND INSPECTED - REAR BUMPER BOTTOM WAS TORN FROM SLIDING ON EDGE OF ROAD, PREVIOUSLY SAID TIRE DAMAGE WAS SEEN. SEEMED TO BE FAIRLY MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE ACTUAL CAR, FRONT BUMPER ONLY HAS DIRT AND NO DAMAGE. THIS WAS AN IMPACT HARD ENOUGH TO BEND RIMS, BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AS THE IMPACT WAS FROM BELOW THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 330CI. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40-50 MPH WHEN THE TAIL LAMP WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 330CI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 12/12/11 *BF UPDATED 02/03/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 330CI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND MERGING INTO A TURN LANE WHEN HE CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING THE CONTACT, WHO WAS A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE, TO SUSTAIN INJURIES TO THE EYE AND FRACTURES TO THE ORBITAL WALL. THE DRIVER DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND HE WAS AWAITING THE OPENING OF AN INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,088. UPDATED 03/14/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 330CI. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY OVER A SPAN OF TWO YEARS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SENSOR PADS LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 2/23/11 *CN UPDATED 05/06/11.

THERE IS A METAL STRAP THAT SUPPORTS THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. THE BRACKET TO WHICH THE FORWARD END OF THIS STRAP MOUNTS TO HAS BROKEN FREE FROM THE UNDERBODY. THE STRAP AND BRACKET SEEM TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE. IT'S JUST THE WELDS THAT HOLD THE BRACKET TO THE UNDERBODY HAVE BROKEN. THERE IS VERY MINIMAL RUST ON THE UNDERBODY COMPONENTS. IT APPEARS THAT THE TACK WELDS JUST FAILED. THE LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP WANTED $1200 TO REPAIR THE ISSUE AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. I THEN TOOK IT TO A LOCAL AUTO BODY SHOP. THEY REMOVED THE TANK AND WELDED THE BRACKET BACK IN PLACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW CI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE D-CLUTCH DRUM HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.