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2011 BMW M3 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1586716
Internal NHTSA #	11235191
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	M3
Model Year	2011
File date	13/07/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Two weeks ago, when the car was driving normally, it suddenly shut down and could no longer start. When automotive engineers took the engine apart, they found that the crankshaft and rod bearing bush were over-worn and burnt out. The engineer told me that the oil i used was too sticky to lubricate the rod bearing. I changed the engine oil 8,000 miles ago, using the 10w-60 oil supplied by bmw.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	80000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SANTA BARBARA, CA
VIN pattern	WBSDX9C54BEXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
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	30
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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.
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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2011 BMW M3 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 BMW M3 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?