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2002 BMW 325I Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	782626
Internal NHTSA #	10324447
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	325I
Model Year	2002
File date	07/04/10
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Car was driven approximately 50 miles and parked in a restaurant parking lot. Weather was wet and rainy, the defroster was running on the car for most of the trip. After sitting 25-30 minutes a resident near the restaurant called to notify that the car was on fire. Employees of the restaurant attempted to put out the fire with hand held extinguisher but was unable to completely do so. Emergency personnel showed up on the scene a short time later to unpower the car and put out the flame. Police and fire teams were on the scene. The fire seems to have originated from the auxiliary a/c fan in front of the condenser as that is where the heaviest damage is.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	104900
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP, MI
VIN pattern	WBAEV33482KXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
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
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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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2002 BMW 325I Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2002 BMW 325I Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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