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2004 BMW 3 SERIES Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1147345
Internal NHTSA #	10671485
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	3 SERIES
Model Year	2004
File date	09/01/15
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was not able to unlock my car with my car key. I was able to hear the click sound on pressing the unlock button on the key but nothing was happening. After numerous attempts for about 10 minutes car got unlocked. Now i'm having this problem on/off basis. I took the car to the local bmw dealer. After diagnose they said i have a failed general module which will cost me around $1000. This is way too much for car for it's total value of around $7000. This is scary since i'm not able to trust the locking system on my car. Sometime i'm not able to lock at all and at sometime i'm not able to unlock anything.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	128000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	UNION CITY, CA
VIN pattern	WBAET37404NXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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	06/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
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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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2004 BMW 3 SERIES Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 BMW 3 SERIES Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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