ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V8 ENGINES, IN CONDITIONS OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE TO OCCUR AT THE FUEL RAILS. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE ENGINE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) COULD BE AFFECTED SO THAT ENGINE STALLING COULD RESULT.
My bmw start smoking from the inside then caught on fire it was a electric fire on the light module
2007 BMW 650I. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONSUMER STATED THE OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAG WAS VISIBLE THROUGH THE DASHBOARD. THIS WAS CREATING MOISTURE AND A CRACK WAS FORMING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE.
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NOVEMBER 2019 I WAS DRIVING DOWN NORTH TRYON AN MY CAR JUST SHUT DOWN OUT OF NO WHERE, AND I ALSO HAVE A COOLANT PROBLEM . MY CONTACT # IS [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
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DASHBOARD COMPLETELY CRACKED! SAME PROBLEM WITH CAR NOT STARTING LIGHTS ON DAS FLASHING ! BOUGHT IT USED 4 YRS AGO ON 3RD BATTERY SEVERS THOUSAND DOLLARS LATER I JUST PICKED UP AT SERVICE CENTER AGAIN . DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO GO WITH THIS, PLEASE HELP!!! THANKS
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ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 PM, I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM HOME WHEN I BEGAN TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. I WAS ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY, IN A 55 MPH ZONE (E. COLONIAL HWY, GOING FROM LEESBURG TO HAMILTON). I LOOKED AROUND ME, INSIDE THE CAR, AND SAW NOTHING THAT WOULD PRODUCE THAT KIND OF SMELL. I WONDERED IF I WAS SMELLING SOMETHING OUTSIDE. THEN, WITHIN SECONDS OF THAT THOUGHT, I STARTED TO SEE SMOKE RISING, ORIGINATING FROM UNDER MY LEFT ELBOW. I WAS STILL DRIVING, AND COULD NOT SEE THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE. BUT, THE SMELL OF BURNING AND THE STREAM OF SMOKE CONTINUED TO GROW STRONGER. AT THIS POINT, I WAS APPROXIMATELY A MILE FROM MY HOME AND I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT (THE HARMONY PARK AND RIDE LOT). I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SAW A BURN MARK IN THE LOWER THIRD OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK, IN THE PANEL OF THE SEAT NEAREST TO THE WINDOW. THE MARK WAS SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE BURN MARK A CIGARETTE MIGHT MAKE. INSIDE THE BURN MARK, I COULD SEE A SMALL, RED, EMBER-LIKE LIGHT GLOWING. I THEN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I COULD NO LONGER SEE THE EMBER-LIKE LIGHT, AND EVENTUALLY, THE SMOKE STOPPED. I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE BMW DEALERSHIP IN FAIRFAX FOR GUIDANCE. THEY SUGGESTED I HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THEM FOR DIAGNOSTICS. I FOLLOWED THEIR ADVICE. THOUGH THE TECHNICIAN THAT I SPOKE WITH HADN'T HANDLED OR HEARD OF A SITUATION LIKE THIS, HE SUSPECTED THE LUMBAR HEATING PAD IN THE SEAT BACK HAD MALFUNCTIONED.