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2003 BMW E36 Electrical System Ignition Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	660064
Internal NHTSA #	10215580
Manufacurer	BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	E36
Model Year	2003
File date	21/01/08
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I recently purchased a 2003 bmw 325i in december 2007. Today (january 21, 2008), my wife drove the car to work and parked said vehicle in her required parking space. Than about two hours later a local police officer came in and informed her that the bmw started by itself and crashed into the police department. The vehicle was in first gear and some how started with no one in the car. This vehicle came with a remote start feature which is located on the key. The keys were on the desk and my wife was not in the same building there the keys were. My wife was actually in the police department working on their computer. There was damage to the front hood. A police report was filed.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	77000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LINCOLN, DE
VIN pattern	WBAEV33493KXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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	30/11/07
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type
Transmission type	MAN
Vehicle speed	0
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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	FREDERICK FORD/MERCURY
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	SEAFORD
Dealer's state code	DE
Dealer's ZIP code	19973

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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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2003 BMW E36 Electrical System Ignition Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 BMW E36 Electrical System Ignition Problems, Complaints and Defects

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