2013 BMW 328I — ENGINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2013 BMW 328I — ENGINE
Start: 2020-07-22

fire · 1687275 · 2020-08-25

Vehicle

Make: BMW
Model: 328I
Year: 2013
Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Component: ENGINE
Miles at failure: 82,000

Severity

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

Narrative

PREMATURE TIMING CHAIN FALIURE, HAD BMW LOOK AT IT AND SAID IT SEEMED FINE AND WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO KNOW UNLESS THEY OPEN THE MOTOR $500 TO CHECK? A FEW WEEKS LATER TIMING CHAIN BROKE AT 82,000 MILES.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11351232
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown