1997 BMW 540IA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 BMW 540IA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Start: 1998-11-26

firecrash · 390736 · 2003-01-24

Vehicle

Make: BMW
Model: 540IA
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Miles at failure: 28,000
Speed: 70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

RADIATOR AND COOLING SYSTEM FAILED ON MY 1997 BMW 540I. CAR QUICKLY OVERHEATED SEVERELY AND SHUT DOWN ON INTERSTATE 5 IN STOCKTON, CA WITH MY WIFE AND CHILD IN THE CAR. THE SYSTEM FAILED A SECOND TIME IN MARCH 2002. SAME OCCURANCE, RADIATOR AND COOLING SYSTEM FAILED ON HIGHWAY 580 IN TRACY, CA. CAR SHUT DOWN DUE TO FAILURE.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10003345
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown