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2006 BMW 325I Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	981509
Internal NHTSA #	10512581
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	325I
Model Year	2006
File date	15/08/12
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Car lost power abruptly while driving approximately 40mph in traffic. Upon looking into the rearview mirror, smoke was appearing from the trunk. We opened the trunk and saw part of the carpet, which covered the car battery, was burned. The positive battery cable somehow shorted and caused a small fire, causing the carpet and actual battery to burn. After the smoke cleared, the battery cable had a small slit in it and the copper cabling had turned to an oxidized white color. Luckily noone was hurt, but we spent our own money to have it towed and repaired. We complained to bmw north america but they simply said there was no recall. We had to buy our own expensive cable from a local bmw dealership and have it installed. It turns out bmw just recently started a positive battery recall program on various cars, but the 2006 325i is not in that list. The incident that happened to us last year is similar, if not worse, than what was described in their details of the current battery cable recall.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	110000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	IRVING, TX
VIN pattern	WBAVB17536NXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
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	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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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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2006 BMW 325I Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 BMW 325I Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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