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2002 BMW M3 Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	388869
Internal NHTSA #	769078
Manufacurer	BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Brand	BMW
Model	M3
Model Year	2002
File date	27/10/02
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Crankshaft bearings are starved of engine oil causing a series of chain reactions that ultimately blows the engine, causing engine oil to spill everywhere and form thick clouds of smoke from evaporated engine oil to come out of the car, hindering the view of others behind, and creating a dangeriously slippery surface. The engine completely shuts off, causing very possible potentially dangerous situations that are too speculative and many to list. These issues have been observed on vehicles produced within october of 2001 to feburary 2002. Bmw refuses to acknowledge the problem as a defect repeatedly blames the consumer. Simply replacing the engine(which is what bmw does) is not acceptable, due to inevitable loss of value from such a disasterous failure. Furthermore, many have payed more than $60,000 for the car, excluding the premium of $2500-$15000 extra depending on dealership. Bmw also does not provide people with this failure problem with any form of compensatory actions, such as loaner cars for periods as long as 2-6 weeks.(the estimated time it takes to fix the problem) dt
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAN JOSE, CA
VIN pattern	WBSBL93472JXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?
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	01/01/02
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
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Drive train type	RWD
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Vehicle speed	55
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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.
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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2002 BMW M3 Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2002 BMW M3 Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

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