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2002 BMW 325I Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	751662
Internal NHTSA #	10295804
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	325I
Model Year	2002
File date	09/12/09
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Brake light failure came on in my 2002 bmw325i. I went out to look for the failed bulb, but the brake lights were all working. I noticed that the left side, rear lights were much dimmer than the right side. I went to the mechanic and he showed me a burnt wire and molten plastic connector from the rear light cluster. He said that this is a known problem with this car because bmw did not provide enough ground to the cluster and overtime the extra heat generated by the current will burn the wire and connector. At other times, he said, the connector will short the gnd pin to the pins around it and causes small fires. Bmw has a sib number 63 03 06 out for this problem and they have the guts to charge customers $400 to repair their own mistake. I think this is a serious safety violation and i believe that bmw should be held accountable by fixing all the cars out there with this known defect. Today, i saw the same thing happening to a 2008 bmw 550 at this link: http://forums. 5series. Net/index. Php? Showtopic=90746&st=0&p=1073957&#entry1073957 please investigate and keep people safe. Thank you.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	107000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FRAMINGHAM, MA
VIN pattern	WBAET37422NXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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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 Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2002 BMW 325I Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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