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2011 BMW 1 SERIES Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1191283
Internal NHTSA #	10725065
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	1 SERIES
Model Year	2011
File date	01/06/11
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The car has stalled over 600 times in 4 years. The car has failed to start 4 times. Bmw failed to replace the battery cable for 2 years -- even after the battery caught on fire at a gas station pump. The car can only be moved with wheel trollies, since you cannot put the car in neutral or even open the trunk (battery in trunk) due to no manually key override tumble for either. Bmw has charged me for labor and two batteries, even though they admit to failing to honor the recall and performing said repairs. The car is dangerous, and my wife is afraid to drive the car. The car chugges between 4,000 to 6,000 rpm, and bolt forward uncontrollably if the engine stall does not occur upon pressing the accelerator. I have almost hit several pedestrian, and have been sworn at and honked at due to crazy behavior of the accelerator. Bmw 2011 135i m sport is a dangerous car. I am a senior mechanical engineer and work at spacex on the raptor rocket engine for mars. I am designing the valves that throttle the rocket engine, and in the past i consulted at the steering gear division at another automotive manufacturer in tennessee. I am not interested in money; i want them to be held accountable to the law and fix the problem before more people get hurt. I am researching this matter, and i've found incident where people have been hurt. I am putting together a video of the stalls, and the bmw repair invoices showing the failed and absent repairs over 4 years. Thank you... Sincerely, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	80
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TORRANCE, CA
VIN pattern	WBAUC9C53BVXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	RWD
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Vehicle speed	20
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2011 BMW 1 SERIES Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 BMW 1 SERIES Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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