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2003 BMW 325I Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	468462
Internal NHTSA #	10062408
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	325I
Model Year	2003
File date	14/03/04
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I have a bmw 325i which i purchased brand new in nov. '02. In march '03, while driving on the njtpk at 60-65mph in the left lane, the car suddenly lost its acceleration. The clocks also went off and then reset itself to 12:00. Being that i was driving in the left lane of the nj turnpike, i consider myself very lucky that i was able to cross four lanes of traffic and come to the right shoulder (there was no left shoulder). I waited for a while, restarted the car, reset the clock and hit the road again. Shortly after that the electrical system in the car starting acting up... At one occasion, i was not able to unlock the car using the remote. At another, the windows would not roll up upon pulling on the knob. The light below the rear view mirror would not come on. Most of these problems would go away after i would shut down the car and restart it. I took the car into princeton bmw where i had purchased it. They had never heard of this issue before. They kept the car for a full day and did extensive testing on it. At the end of the day they were not able to find anything wrong with the car. For the next few months i did not have any problems with the acceleration although the light behind the rear view mirror still does not work fine. If i turn the right light on, nothing happens for about 5-10 minutes. Then all of a sudden the light comes on. Well, this past weakened (march 14th '04) i had an another experience, on rt. 1, where the car totally lost its acceleration again. I am going to schedule an appointment with princeton bmw again. I also called bmw of na and informed them of the issue. *nm
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	7900
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ
VIN pattern	WBAEV334X3KXXXXXX
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	30/11/02
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	RWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	60
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Dealer's name	PRINCETON BMW
Dealer's telephone number	(609) 452-9400
Dealer's city	PRINCETON
Dealer's state code	NJ
Dealer's ZIP code	08540

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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2003 BMW 325I Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 BMW 325I Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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