Complaint 296426
1992 BMW 525 • PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL • incident May 1, 1998
Crash
Yes
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 296426
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 525
- Model Year
- 1992
- Component
- PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
- Incident Date
- May 1, 1998
- Date Received
- Jun 6, 2001
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
Owner Narrative
IN MAY OF 1998 VEHICLE'S PARKING BRAKE FAILED AND ALLOWED VEHICLE TO ROLL ACROSS A PARKING LOT, STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED APPROXIMATELY $2000.00 DAMAGE TO THE REAR END OF VEHICLE. THEN, IN MAY OF 2001, PARKING BRAKE FAILED AGAIN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD INTO A TREE, CAUSING APPROXIMATELY $10,000.00 DAMAGE TO FRONT END. DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER WERE UNCOOPERATIVE IN HANDLING THIS PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE OR NEUTRAL OWN IT OWN CAUSING ACCIDENT. *YH
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.