Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | ||||||||||||||||
| 07E023000 | CARDONE INDUSTRIES, INC. | E (Equipment) | 13128 | 04/02/2007 | MFR | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE | 03/29/2007 | 03/29/2007 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain cardone master cylinders with date codes lower than dca7078 sold as replacement equipment for use on the vehicles listed above. the seal on master cylinder can fail and leak brake fluid. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Loss of brake fluid can result in poor braking performance, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Cardone will notify owners and offer to repurchase any defective master cylinders. the recall began during april 2007. owners can contact cardone at 1-800-777-4780. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket cardone master cylinders and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the vehicles listed above.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | |||
| 04/23/2009 | 121000 | 1 | |
| Brake light ground wire has burned up and is no longer working due to a factory defect. this has also melted the plastic brake light bulb housing and burned out the brake light. this has the potential to cause fires and/or wrecks to occur. bmw is aware of the problem but is not willing to fix the issue. please see the link to the bmw technical service bulletin below. http://www.bmwtis.com/tsb/bulletins/bulletin_graphic_temp/b630306g.htm. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 10/21/2011 | 117000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2002 bmw 325i. the contact stated that the abs and brake warning lights illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who performed a diagnostic that located the failure at the steering stability control angle sensor. the mechanic replaced the rear brake light. the steering stability control angle sensor was not repaired. the manufacturer advised that the steering failure was under investigation. the vin was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 117,000. | |||
| 10/21/2011 | 117000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 bmw 325i. the contact stated that the abs and brake warning lights illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who performed a diagnostic that located the failure at the steering stability control angle sensor. the mechanic replaced the rear brake light. the steering stability control angle sensor was not repaired. the manufacturer advised that the steering failure was under investigation. the vin was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 117,000. kmj | |||
| 10/21/2011 | 117000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 bmw 325i. the contact stated the abs and brake light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the locate mechanic who performed a diagnosed that located the failure at the steering stability control angle sensor. the local mechanic replaced the rear brake light. the steering stability control angle sensor was not repaired. the manufacturer advised that the steering failure was under investigation. the vin information was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 117,000. li | |||
| 10/07/2011 | 67500 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 bmw 325i. the contact stated the that abs failure light illuminated as the engine was started. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the dealer confirmed that the module failed. the manufacturer was contacted but the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 67,500 and the current mileage was 68,000. kmj | |||
| 10/07/2011 | 675000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 bmw 325i. the contact stated the abs failure light illuminated at engine start up. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer confirmed the module failed. the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 67,500 and the current mileage was 68,000. rds | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 04/23/2010 | 112970 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 bmw 325i. while driving 65 mph, the abs light illuminated and the speedometer stopped functioning. the contact turned the vehicle off and restarted it. after restarting the vehicle, the light was still illuminated and the service engine light illuminated while she was driving home. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealership where the fuel pump was replaced. the dealer advised the contact to replace the abs module but the contact refused that repair. the current mileage was approximately 113,000. the failure mileage was approximately 112,970. | |||