Complaint 1477193
2004 BMW X5 • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Dec 11, 2017
Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1477193
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- X5
- Model Year
- 2004
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Dec 11, 2017
- Date Received
- Jun 20, 2018
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER THE CAR AND AIR VENTS WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION AIR CONDITIONING WAS RUNNING AND THE OWNER PULLED OVER AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE AND BROKE 3 WINDOWS UNNECESSARILY IN THE PROCESS. CAR ENDED UP BEING TOTALED AND RESIDES AT OWNERS PROPERTY. COULD BE BASED ON OTHER REPORTS AND A POSSIBLE RECALL ON BLOWER MOTOR ON 2001-2003 RECALLS WERE CHECKED AND ARE CURRENT ON THIS VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER AND NHTSA WEBSITE
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.