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1992 Europa Gelaendewagen Owner Complaints

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 Sep 13, 2005
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.
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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.
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Reports on file since Sep 13, 2005

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1992 Europa Gelaendewagen. 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

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Electrical
Filed Sep 13, 2005

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 1992 BMW 325IS NOT EVEN A WEEK OLD FROM THE LOT, I DECIDE TO BRING IT TO A CAR WASH IN ELIZABETH NJ IT COMES OUT NICE AND SHINEY BUT NOW IT DOESN'T START I BRING IT TO A MECHANIC WHERE TIL THIS DAY STILL IS BECAUSE I HAVE A 2000.00 BILL WHICH WAS NOT CAUSED BY ME IN ANYWAY. MY MECHANIC SAYS ON MY CAR THE COMPUTER GOT WET DEW TO NO LAMINATED SHIELDING CAUSING THE COMPUTER TO SHORT ALSO SAYS WHEN HE CONTACTED A BMW DEALER THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE SITUATION AND SAID YES THIS HAPPENS YOU NEED A NEW COMPUTER WHICH WE HAVE WITH SHIELDING FOR 1200.00 PLUS WE HAVE TO PROGRAM IT COMING TO A GRAND TOTAL OF 2000.00 PLEASE HELP ME I'M IN LOVE WITH THIS CAR I HAVE 6 MONTHS OF CAR PAYMENTS BUT THIS BILL IS RIDICULOUS THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WALTER J. KLOSOWSKI. *NM

NHTSA ID
10136304
Incident
Sep 8, 2005
Mileage
120,778 mi

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.

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