Complaint 253951
1994 BMW 325 • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR • incident Mar 27, 1994
- Complaint ID
- 253951
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 325
- Model Year
- 1994
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
- Incident Date
- Mar 27, 1994
- Date Received
- Oct 30, 2000
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Owner Narrative
ALL FOUR DOORS AND DRIVER SEAT RATTLE CONSTANTLY. AFTER NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE DEALER, THE BMW AREA REP FINALLY ORDERED THAT TAPE BE PLACED AROUND THE DOORS. THIS TOOK 4 YEARS TO ACHIEVE AND CURED THE DOOR RATTLES FOR ONE DAY, UPON WHICH THEY RETURNED. BY THE TIME THE AREA REP RETURNED, THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAD TO MOVE AWAY FOR A JOB CHANGE. THE NEXT STEP WOULD HAVE BEEN TO REPLACE RUBBER DOOR SEALS. THE DEALER ALSO DAMAGED THE DRIVER SEAT, CAUSING IT TO RATTLE AND SQUEAK, THE FIRST VISIT TO REPAIR THE DOOR PROBLEM. NEITHER THE DOOR OR SEAT RATTLES HAVE BEEN FIXED TO THIS DAY.*AK
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.