GVWR: Class 1: 6,000 lb or less (2,722 kg or less)
GVW R_to: Class 1: 6,000 lb or less (2,722 kg or less)
Make: BMW
Make ID: 452
Manufacturer: BMW AG
Manufacturer Id: 966
Model: 128i
Model ID: 1707
Model Year: 2008
Motorcycle Chassis Type: Not Applicable
Motorcycle Suspension Type: Not Applicable
Other Restraint System Info: Dual-stage suppl. restraint system (SRS) certified to the advanced airbag requiremnets of FMVSS 208, S14.
Plant City: LEIPZIG
Plant Country: GERMANY
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: 1-Series
TPMS: Direct
Trailer Body Type: Not Applicable
Trailer Type: Not Applicable
Vehicle Descriptor: WBAUP735*8V
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
I PURCHASE VEHICLE FROM BMW MAY 3,2013,WITH 40 MILES SHOWING. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO JUMP START VEHICLE TO GET IT STARTED AND OFF OF SHOW ROOM FLOOR. I ASKED ABOUT THAT AND WAS TOLD IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. AFTER TEST DRIVE AND PURCHASE I DROVE VEHICLE HOME 220 MILE. FOR THE NEXT WEEK EVERY TIME I TRIED TO START VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START AND ACTED LIKE A DEAD BATTERY. MADE A APPOINTMENT WITH SERVICE DEPT. MAY 15 AFTER DRIVING 25 MILES I HEARD A LOUD NOISE "BANG" AND SMOKE. COAST OFF HWY.STOP CAR OPEN DOOR AND SAW FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDER CAR. JUMP OUT AND START TO STORE WITHIN 5 SECONDS HEARD LOUD "BANG" TURN AROUND AND SAW CAR TOTAL ENGULFED IN FLAMES. VFD SHOW UP, TOM GREEN COUNTY TX. SHERIFF MADE REPORT. A BYSTANDER MADE VIEDO AND PHOTOS OF VEHICLE BURNING THAT I HAVE. I ESCAPE BEING ENGULFED IN THAT FIRE BALL BY SECONDS. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A CHILD SEAT IT WOULD NEVER HAVE SURVIVED! THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A CAR WITH ONLY 300 MILES OFF OF SHOW ROOM FLOOR.I HOPE THIS EVENT IS LOOKED IN TO BEFORE THE WORSE HAPPENS.VEHICLE IS WITH ALLSTATE CLAME#[XXX]. FROM THE FEED BACK I GET FROM BMW AND THE DEALERSHIP I DONT THINK THEY TAKE THIS EVENT SERIOUS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
2008
SEAT BELTS
WARNING LIGHTS FOR SEATBELT TENSIONER AND AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH. MANUAL SUGGEST THAT AIRBAG AND SEATBELT TENSIONER MAY NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY IN A CRASH. *TR