Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 2, 2009
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Sep 1, 1998
What this page shows
Our database holds 11 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 BMW 735I. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Complaints, most recent first
Showing 1–11 of 11
Engine
Filed Jan 2, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 BMW 735I. WHEN THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT SMELLED ANTIFREEZE FROM THE VENTS. THE ODOR WAS VERY STRONG AND FORCED HIM TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN. INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IS A FILM BUILD-UP OF ANTIFREEZE ON THE FRONT GLASS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 172,000.
NHTSA ID
10253562
Incident
Dec 30, 2008
Mileage
165,000 mi
Engine
Filed Mar 29, 2001
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR RADIATOR CAP. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY TOLD CONSUMER THAT RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
NHTSA ID
884581
Incident
Mar 28, 2001
Engine
Filed Jan 24, 2001
RECALL 98V178000/ RADIATOR RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED IN JUNE 1999, BUT VEHICLE OVERHEATED AGAIN. *AK
NHTSA ID
878934
Incident
Jun 1, 2000
Engine
Filed Mar 16, 2000
CONSUMERS VEHICLE RECALLED UNDER RECALL (98V-178) FOR COOLING SYSTEM, DEALER REFUSED REPAIR BECAUSE THE RADIATOR WAS MELTED DOWN DUE TO THE DEFECT. NLM
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS WERE TILTING AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. MJS
NHTSA ID
549223
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 2, 1999
Crash reported
CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE WHEN THE BRAKE WERE APPLIED AND VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK
NHTSA ID
845144
Incident
Aug 7, 1999
Driver assistanceSteering
Filed Apr 13, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
POWER STEERING SERVO VALVE LEAKS OIL/ ENGINE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING CAR TO CRASH, CAUSING INJURY, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. *MJS
NHTSA ID
705601
Incident
Mar 2, 1999
EngineSuspension
Filed Nov 5, 1998
VEHICLE HAS HAD COOLING SYSTEM FAILURES CONTINUALLY ON SEVERAL COMPONENTS, RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR COOLING SYSTEM, HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO YEAR BUILT.
NHTSA ID
542449
Incident
Dec 1, 1993
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 2, 1998
TAIL LIGHT FAILURE.
NHTSA ID
540576
Incident
Apr 4, 1997
Filed Sep 1, 1998
NO INFORMATION PROVIDED.
NHTSA ID
540481
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.