NHTSA complaint: 2003 BMW X5 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE. THE MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE AND CONCLUDED THAT CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DUE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 2/15/13 *CN THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. UPDATED 02/02/513
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation