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2009 BMW 3 SERIES Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	877938
Internal NHTSA #	10422252
Manufacurer	BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	3 SERIES
Model Year	2009
File date	18/08/11
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On thursday, august 18, 2011, my 2009 328i shut down without notice in the middle lane of i-90 at mile marker 80. 002 about a mile from ohare airport in chicago. It was unable to restart and i was left to call 911 and spend 10 minutes waiting for dot to tow me off the middle of the highway and to a residential neighborhood to wait another hour for aaa to tow my car to perillo bmw in chicago to assess the issue. June 15th 2011: about 3 hours after bringing my car into the zimbrick bmw service facility to have a set of after-market led lights installed at cost, the service engine soon light appeared illuminated on my dashboard. As i had never seen this light appear on my less than 2 year old car before, i immediately called the person who was head of your service department to discuss how this light could appear for the first time after having my car in hours earlier on a service appointment that should not have touched the engine. A loaner car was promptly driven to my office, to check into the issue and take my car back to the dealership for further inspection, if necessary. The following is the conversation that transpired between the service rep and i, upon his review of my vehicle, using a computer connection to pull data from my cars onboard computer system: sa: when was the last time you filled the car with gas? Me: (checking the odometer, as i reset it with each full tank of gas) about 97 miles ago. Sa: well, the computer is reporting the issue has something to do with your fuel pump, however, i think it might just be that your gas cap may have been unscrewed. Me: i can't say that makes much sense, as i filled it up 97 miles ago and haven't seen an issue until now. Sa; well, let me just turn the indicator light off and let me know if you run into this issue again.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	38000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	CHICAGO, IL
VIN pattern	WBAPH53599AXXXXXX
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
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Vehicle speed	40
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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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2009 BMW 3 SERIES Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 BMW 3 SERIES Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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