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2005 BMW 5 SERIES Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	576778
Internal NHTSA #	10148509
Manufacurer	BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	5 SERIES
Model Year	2005
File date	01/12/05
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	on september 14, 2005 i purchased a new 2005 bmw 330i. While driving to work on december 1, 2005 i turned the heater on for the first time. The heater had only been on for a few minutes when i started to smell a burning type of odor. I was not sure if the odor was coming in from the outside or if it was inside my car. The odor became stronger and resembled that of an electrical burn. I then observed white smoke coming out from the hood of my car. Within minutes the smoke became gray. At this point i was in heavy early morning traffic. I was in the middle lane which was slowing down/stopping for a traffic light. As i came to a stop the smoke was turning black and was very thick. I put the vehicle into park and turned off the engine. By this point visibility to my front was obscured by the smoke. I knew that i should exit the car. I began opening the driver's door but the cars were moving quickly and i feared being hit. I made several attempts while simultaneously hitting the bmw assist button on the rear view mirror. I told the operator that my car was on fire, and she stated that she would contact the fire department. During this i saw that there was a police car one car behind me. Fortunately he maneuvered his car into the left lane to block the traffic and i was able to exit the car. The fire trucks responded quickly and put the fire out. They did have difficulty trying to open the hood. They finally had to use a crow bar to get it opened. My car was towed to the dealership where i purchased it. To date representatives from bmw have inspected my car. I have been told that they were not able to determine what the cause of the fire was. My car remains at the dealership, the front end was burned to a crisp and there was no resolution to the situation. *ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	2309
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GERMANTOWN, MD
VIN pattern	WBAEV53435KXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	14/09/05
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	U
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	30
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Type of tire failure code
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	VOB BMW
Dealer's telephone number	301-984-8989
Dealer's city	ROCKVILLE
Dealer's state code	MD
Dealer's ZIP code	20852

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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2005 BMW 5 SERIES Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 BMW 5 SERIES Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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