2001 BMW 325I Complaints

RECALL 01V206000; VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AT A LIGHT, AND IT OVERHEATED, HEAVY STEAM WAS COMING OFF ENGINE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS AT THE RED. TOW TRUCK DRIVER STATED HE TOWED VEHICLE FOR WEEKS BECAUSE OF FAN OVERHEATING. BMW DEALER CURRENTY HAS VEHICLE WAITNG FOR PARTS. *AK *YH

THE CAR OVERHEATED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. I WAS TOLD ON JUNE 4TH THAT BMW WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAD ISOLATED IT TO A SPECIFIC BATCH OF BAD FANS AND THAT THE REPLACEMENT FAN WAS FROM A GOOD CAR. THE REPLACEMNET FAN FAILED ON JULY 4TH AT 711 MILES. THERE IS STILL NO RECALL NOTICE FROM BMW. IF THEY AND YOU ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE? CARS THAT CAN BREAK DOWN ARE A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS AN INCONVENIENCE. THERE IS ALSO A REPORT IN YOUR DATABASE OF A CAR FIRE ON THE SAME MODEL CAR FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN? IF THIS WERE AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENCE THEY WOULD BE GROUND AND CORRECTED. I AM INTERESTED IN WHAT THE PROCEDURE IS WHEN THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN A CAR. *AK

DEALER REPLACED FIRST CAR AND IS NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE COOLANT SYSTEM. CAR CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT. *AK

CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE AT WORK. 5 MINUTES LATER, CONSUMER WAS CALLED DOWNSTAIRS, AND TOLD ENGINE VEHICLE ON FIRE. FRONT PART WAS TOTALED. COOLING FAN AND OTHER ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF FIRE.*AK

WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE OVERHEATED, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE FAN IN WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, CONSUMER WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. *JB