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2004 BMW 325I Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1387622
Internal NHTSA #	11001593
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	325I
Model Year	2004
File date	11/05/17
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Thur may 11, 2017 lower engine caught fire while driving on sunrise highway near exit 49. Vehicle began to shut down and got to the shoulder and got out and saw the smoke coming out of the engine. The fire flames were in the engine at bottom of car. A driver behind saw the fire beneath car and was trying to catch up with me to inform that flames at bottom of car . Fire was put out by the highway safety unit.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	48831
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BROOKLYN, NY
VIN pattern	WBAEU334X4PXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
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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2004 BMW 325I Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 BMW 325I Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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