Complaint 1058194
2004 BMW X5 • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE • incident Apr 18, 2014
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1058194
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- X5
- Model Year
- 2004
- Component
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- Incident Date
- Apr 18, 2014
- Date Received
- Apr 20, 2014
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Owner Narrative
WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SMALL CHILD INSIDE THE SUV, ALL SUDDEN I SMELL GAS AND THEN THE SUV SHUT OFF AND LOCKED UP. WHITE SMOKED CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE. OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW GASOLINE FLOODED ALL OVER INSIDE ON THE ENGINE, HOOD, RADIATOR AND ALL COMPONENT OF THE SUV. WAS IN SHOCK AS I HAVE NEVER SEEN OR EXPERIENCE ANY THING LIKE THIS WITH AT LEAST 5 TO 10 GALLON OF GASOLINE LEAKING EVERY WHERE. IF THE SUV HADN'T STOP ON IT'S OWN IT WOULD HAVE START A FIRE. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.