Tl*the contact owns a 2001 bmw 525. while driving, the contact heard a noise. the vehicle then suddenly lost control ,veered to the right, and crashed into a channelizer barrel at highway speeds. although, he struck the barrel head on the air bag failed to deploy. the current and failure mileages were 50,000.*ak
Power brake servo failure due to water accumulation. driving the car and attempted to stop when there was suddenly no power brakes. dealer indicated that it was caused by a bad vacuum line. when replacing the vacuum hose, i found the brakes booster (servo) submerged in 6 inches of water. after draining the water and disconnecting the vacuum hose a large amount of water drained from inside the power booster/servo. car ran fine after repair. 1 week later, on 1/16/12 during sub-freezing temps, there ws no brake pedal function at all. extensive web search found ...
Engine compartment started smoking. consumer pulled into a parking lot and shut vehicle off. service manager had vehicle towed to dealership. electrical componets in fan were burned out. consumer stated this problem started after recall was performed. dealer advised consumer to attached recall information.*ak *yh
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