| Issue ID | 623533 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10185712 |
| Manufacurer | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| Brand | BMW |
| Model | 328I |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 13/03/07 |
| Component | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I leased a bmw 328i 4 door, and the dealer delivered the new car from spring valley , ny to lawrence, ny on march 1 2007. On march 13 2007, 12 days later & 200 miles on the car which the dealer drove at least 100 or more of the miles, and while driving into a gas station for first gas fillup the front driver's side tire cracked off the tie rod, just cracked my pictures , which was unbelievable. The car was towed to the original dealer by bmw. The car was looked at by the dealer, and their response was that i hit something a few days ago, and bmw was not resposible for this. I should call my insurance ompany. I was appaled by the response, so i started writing & calling bmw of north america. I was assured by customer relations that they were sending engineers to see the car in spring valley ,ny, and responded to this matter in a timely fashion.*ak |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 200 |
| Number of Occurences | 3 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LAWRENCE, NY |
| VIN pattern | WBAVA33557PXXXXXX |
| 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 | 01/03/07 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | U |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 0 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | WIDE WORLD OF CARS LIC. |
| Dealer's telephone number | 845-425-2600 |
| Dealer's city | SPRING VALLEY |
| Dealer's state code | NY |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 10977-5201 |