# 2000 BMW 3 SERIES — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `795018` · 2010-06-22 · BMW of North America, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BMW
- **Model:** 3 SERIES
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** BMW of North America, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Miles at failure:** 83,000
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323CI. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THERE WAS YELLOW SMOKE POURING THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO TWENTY FOOT FLAMES FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED NEXT TO A BUILDING WHICH WAS PARTIALLY DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD FURTHER INSPECT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000.
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