10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
1,300 miles

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problem #1

Apr 022006

550 10-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 1,300 miles
I was driving a new BMW M5 in Chicago on lower lake shore drive (the bridge over the Chicago river.) at approximatly 30-35 miles/hour the car was not controllable and this resulted in to a major crash with significant injury, several devices were not functioning properly including the deployment of the air-bags. I have been driving for over thirty years and during this time I did not experience even a minor accident nor did I ever receive a ticket for a traffic violation.

- Chicago, IL, USA

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