Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 44000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw z4. the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently. the failure was experienced several times while driving at various speeds. the contact believed that the cruise control caused the vehicle to suddenly accelerate because once the vehicle decelerated to normal speed, the vehicle continued to accelerate gradually at a higher speed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where a diagnostic was performed that was unable to locate the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the vehicle was left with the dealer for further inspection. the failure mileage was 44,000 and the current mileage was 54,000. | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 44000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 bmw z4. the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently. the failure was experienced several times while driving at various speeds. the contact believed that the cruise control caused the vehicle to suddenly accelerate because once the vehicle decelerated to normal speed, the vehicle continued to accelerate gradually at a higher speed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where a diagnostic was performed that was unable to locate the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the vehicle was left with the dealer for further inspection. the failure mileage was 44,000 and the current mileage was 54,000. kmj | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 44000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 bmw c4. the contact stated that while driving the vehicle suddenly accelerated the failure was experienced several times at different speed. the contact believes the cruise control caused the vehicle to suddenly accelarete, because when the vehicle was brought back to control the vehicle continued accelerated at a higher speed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer a diagnostic was performed that was unable to locate a failure code. the vehicle was not repaired. the vehicle was at the dealer for further inspection. the failure mileage was 44,000 and the current mileage was 54,000. li | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 60000 | ||
| This report concerns a safety issue with a 2006 bmw z4 with a 3.0 engine and automatic transmission. the vehicle has an intermittent problem that began earlier this year. the vehicle will begin accelerating without depressing the accelerator and will sometimes maintain a constant speed when the foot is taken off the accelerator. it will accelerate well past 100mph without stopping. the three ways that stop the sudden acceleration is to 1. apply the brakes, 2. put the gear selector into neutral, or 3. tap the | |||