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2002 BMW 325I Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	759243
Internal NHTSA #	10303940
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	325I
Model Year	2002
File date	08/09/09
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Approx ten months ago the passenger side tail light started malfunctioning intermittently. Took car to dealership and they replaced all of the light bulbs... Within two days the entire light fixture stopped working completely and has not worked since. The driver side tail light stopped functioning four months later. Both light fixtures have not worked (turn signal, tail light and brake light) since september 2009. I took the car to the dealership in november and was told that there was a manufacturer's defect in the light fixtures. The estimated cost to fix both tail lights was $450. 00. I was told eventhough the dealership was aware the problem was a manufacturer's defect there was no recall issued so i would be responsible for the full cost of the repair. The dealership was unwilling to negotiate the cost estimate. I requested a written estimate, which the service department hand wrote on a piece of paper (dealership usually prints off computer). I keep this in the glove box to show law enforcement whenever they pull me over for inoperable rear lights. I read that bmw issued a technical bulletin to add ground wires to repair the problem. I feel that $450 is an unreasonable fee to be charged to add ground wires to an easily accessible location in the trunk of the car.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	129000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GREER, SC
VIN pattern	WBAET37482NXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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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