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2002 BMW M3 — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

crash · 452570 · 2004-01-30

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
M3
Year
2002
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
7,800

Severity

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

Narrative

2002 BMW M3, REPEATED SMG TRANSMISSION FAILURES RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. BMW HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. BMW ALSO DAMAGED THE VEHICLE TRYING TO RETRIVE IT FOR YET ANOTHER REPAIR ATTEMPT. IT MAY HAVE STARTED ITSELF WITHOUT THE KEY IN IT WHILE THE TOW TRUCK WAS PICKING IT UP. BMW IS IN A CONSTANT STATE OF DENIAL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER 6 WEEKS NOW AND COUNTING AND IT HAS LESS THAN 8000 MILES ON IT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10056196
Machine
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