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

Issue ID	803607
Internal NHTSA #	10344604
Manufacurer	BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	M3
Model Year	2002
File date	24/06/10
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I own a 2002 bmw m3. There are six camshaft bolts behind a plate cover. Bmw speced bolts that were too soft until 2004 when they changed bolt spec to a hardened steel with loctite. Prior to this the bolts had no loctite. The issue is starting to surface all over the web. The failure is that the bolts do not stay screwed in. They back out and stop against the plate cover. Eventually they shear off and if this happens it causes catastrophic failure to your engine. In my case i was going 15mph so the damage was only $10,000. The car hammered to a stop. Bmw is refusing to acknowledge the issue suggesting out of warranty. My concern is that i have 60k on the car when the issue occurred first. A p0011 camshaft timing fault comes up. A bmw service center cleared the fault and replaced some coils and sparkplugs ($663) and sent me on my way. Three days later the bolts sheared. The dealership said they "had never seen this before". They also said bmw had issued no bulletins to address the bolts. Every independent bmw facility i interviewed in portland was well aware of the issue and already doing engine rebuilds for their customers. I think this is gross negligence on bmw's part for not acknowledging the issue and dealing with it. I also think the dealer is guilty of clearing the fault without checking further. The bid on my work is $10,000 (two valve heads and a vanos system plus 50 hours of labor). This is an estimate until they pull the engine apart more. Online you can see on you tube my issue by watching this video. On all the forums there are threads to see the issue. You can see this by a google search of "bmw camshaft bolt shearing" http://www. Youtube. Com/watch? V=r6rdvbhscfg bottom line is if the bolts are not replaced eventually they will shear off and cause catastrophic engine damage. The faster the speed of the car the worse the damage. The problem is appearing it seems after 30k and for many including me between 60-90k.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	64000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	VANCOUVER, WA
VIN pattern	WBSBR93452EXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	15
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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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2002 BMW M3 Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

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

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