2007 Bmw Z4 Complaints

CASE NUMBER [XXX] FROM FARS 2012 DATABASE. CAR RAN OFF RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY WHILE NEGOTIATING CURVE IN ROAD AND HIT A TREE. SOLE-OCCUPANT DRIVER PERISHED IN SUBSEQUENT FIRE. SIX MONTHS BEFORE ACCIDENT, VICTIM REPORTED THAT CAR "OCCASIONALLY POPS AND/OR SQUEAKS WHEN CORNERING" IN REQUEST FOR SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH STEVENS CREEK BMW. PLS NOTE THAT LAT/LONG IN FARS CONTRADICTS REPORT THAT ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON CENTRAL EXPWY EASTBOUND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF BERNARDO AVE. *TT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

POWER STEERING IS RIGID AT ROAD SPEEDS. DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS A $4400 STEERING ESP UNIT. CAR DAD 3700 MILES NOT IT. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V683000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (PRESTON BMW, 7830 MARKET ST, BOARDMAN, OH 44512) AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PART MAY BE AVAILABLE BY THE END OF JUNE 2018. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2007 BMW Z4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS WIFE'S IMPREZA VEHICLE ACCIDENT. CLAIMS OF "INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT" CAUSED BY APPLYING BRAKES IN ANOTHER CONSUMERS BMW X3 THAT WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE BMWS' AIRBAGS BEING ABLE TO DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V683000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. BMW OF LOUISVILLE (4 AUTOCENTER DR, LOUISVILLE, KY) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR