2007 BMW 335I — POWER TRAIN

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2007 BMW 335I — POWER TRAIN
Start: 2016-11-02

fire · 1344705 · 2016-12-29

Vehicle

Make: BMW
Model: 335I
Year: 2007
Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Component: POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure: 106,000

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

VALVE COVER OIL LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD THAT CAUSES FIRE. IT WAS TURNED OFF AND STATIONARY. ASKED BMW TO CHANGE IN 80K BUT THEY SAID JUST SWEATING OIL. SAFETY HAZARD IGNORED. COMMON AMOUNG BMW 3 SERIES ENGINE

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10938631
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown