10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
29,217 miles

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problem #3

Oct 282017

740

  • 12,650 miles
A Chevy pickup pulled into the one way road leading to a hotel and immediately went around an ellipse and hit me as I was exiting my hotel and got hit in the drivers front quarter panel while he was pulling around in the elliptical one way drive. The engine was checked and it needs $5500 worth of mechanical work in order for it "to be safe to drive.

- New Bern, NC, USA

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problem #2

May 162016

740

  • miles
The contact owns a 2001 BMW 740I. While pulling into a fuel station, the vehicle began to overheat. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the fan control unit failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 01V206000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Miami, FL, USA

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problem #1

Jul 062014

740 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 75,000 miles
The contact owns a 2001 BMW 740I. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the engine thermostat wires were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 75,000. Updated 9/9/14 updated 1/20/2015

- Anchorage, AK, USA

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