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2009 BMW 335 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1216111
Internal NHTSA #	10761125
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	335
Model Year	2009
File date	21/08/15
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On 8/21/2015, i was driving my 2009 bmw 335d to work when it suddenly lost power and started spewing smoke on jefferson ave. I pulled over near my work and saw smoke seeping in from the steering column. I exited the vehicle immediately and opened the hood and saw that the engine compartment was on fire. I ran inside my workplace and grabbed a fire extinguisher and cautiously returned to the vehicle. I was able to put out the fire. After filing a claim with state farm, the claims adjuster and plaza motor company bmw came to the determination that the car's wiring harness malfunctioned and that they're going to replace it. But that's not my issue. I'm concerned with how the fire started in the first place. Plaza motors nor state farm can tell me why or how it happened but they are willing to replace the defective part and have me drive the vehicle again without any assurances that this will never happen again. I was fortunate enough to had exited the vehicle before the car was engulfed in flames and i was also fortunate enough to had been close to a fire extinguisher. My complaint is that i feel like my claim is being handled in a very leisurely, run-of-the-mill manner akin to changing a flat tire or a dented bumper. But a car spontaneously catching fire is anything but typical. Plaza motors and state farm's casual nature is disconcerting to say the least. I do not feel safe driving this car ever again. I don't feel like bmw is taking any responsibility for their catch spontaneously catching fire. Also, one week prior to the fire, i had a diagnostics test conducted on my car by autohaus bmw in st. Louis, mo and the two minor issues were unrelated to the electrical fire.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	71000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FLORISSANT, MO
VIN pattern	WBAPN73559AXXXXXX
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?
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
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Vehicle speed	20
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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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2009 BMW 335 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 BMW 335 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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