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2006 BMW 3 SERIES Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1024506
Internal NHTSA #	10553365
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	3 SERIES
Model Year	2006
File date	22/08/13
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Broken cylinder head bolts at the front timing cover. Symptom was oil leak at timing cover. Upon inspection, the heads of 4 bolts had sheared off and 3 bolt heads had dropped through the timing chain housing and ended up in the oil pan. First, head bolts should not fail. Second, the sheared bolt heads pass through the timing chain housing and could interfere with the timing chain and cause immediate engine failure.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	47032
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	EL GRANADA, CA
VIN pattern	WBAVB13596KXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
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
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Vehicle speed	0
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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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2006 BMW 3 SERIES Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 BMW 3 SERIES Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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