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2011 BMW 335D Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1408821
Internal NHTSA #	11024561
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	335D
Model Year	2011
File date	23/07/17
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving the car the reduced power message came on, drove car for another 15 minutes home, at home in the driveway opened the hood and saw that the engine was glowing red on passenger side, very hot under the hood, within minutes flames ignited and black smoke came from under the hood. We ran for water hose and put out the fire. Vehicle now has multiple error messages due to damaged wire harness according to bmw dealer, wire harness will need to be replaced before full understanding of the condition of the car can be determined.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	125196
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	COLOMA, WI
VIN pattern	WBAPN7C56BFXXXXXX
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	0
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Type of child seat code
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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.
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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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2011 BMW 335D Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 BMW 335D Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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