Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 07/07/2007 | 80000 | ||
| I started the vehicle and the fan exploded. the plastic blades pierced the hood and in addition to the fan and fan clutch being gone, the fan shroud is gone, and it cut the power steering, oil filter, and upper radiator hoses. | |||
| 02/01/2007 | 40000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 bmw 530i. while driving approximately 30 mph a cloud of smoke came from under the hood and the vehicle stalled. the vehicle would not restart so it was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was told oil separator failed, resulting in a complete loss of oil. the vehicle was repaired. the failure has since recurred three times. after each failure the vehicle was taken back to an authorized dealer to be repaired. the failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 120,000. sm. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 02/11/2008 | 60142 | 1 | 03/09/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 bmw 530i. while driving 25 mph, the engine stalled without warning. there was a loss of power brakes and steering. the vehicle would not restart and was towed. the dealer stated that moisture accumulated in the engine and froze. also, the internal valve became stuck, which caused the engine failure. the oil separator repair kit was replaced. the current and failure mileages were 60,142 .updated 04/25/08 *bf | |||