Complaint 1687335
2008 BMW 335I • UNKNOWN OR OTHER • incident Jun 17, 1920
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1687335
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 335I
- Model Year
- 2008
- Component
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Incident Date
- Jun 17, 1920
- Date Received
- Aug 25, 2020
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Owner Narrative
WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION, I WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE FRONT DOOR OF MY CAR AND EXIT. I COULD NOT UNLOCK IT EITHER MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY. THE UNLOCKING MECHANISM FAILED. I HAD TO ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW AN REACH OUTSIDE TO THE DOOR HANDLE. EVIDENTLY THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT REPAIRED IT BY INSTALLING AN "UPDATED DOOR LATCH ON BOTH FRONT DOORS." I AM GRATETFULL THAT I DID NOT HAVE TO GET OUT OF THAT CAR BECAUSE OF AN EMERGENCY.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.