Thousands Luxury Car BMW Withdrawn
>> Thursday, December 8, 2011
As a result of defects in the engine cooling system, a luxury car manufacturer BMW was forced to pull (recall) about 32,000 their fancy cars like the BMW 5-Series, 7-Series, X5 and X6. The German car manufacturer like detikOto quotes from the Detroit News, Wednesday (11/02/2011) announced that it will merecall 32,000 luxury cars electrical they are due on their engine cooling system problem.
Due to this, the car was feared to be too hot and can cause a vehicle fire. There were 102 reports of failure of cooling systems worldwide, including 2 cases of fire in the engine compartment. The withdrawal or recall will cover the cars 5-Series, 5-Series Gran Turismo, 7-Series, X5 SAV, and X6 SAV model years 2008-1011 that have eight-cylinder engine or a 12-cylinder engine that is equipped with a turbocharger.
With this cooling system failure, even turbocharged engine is feared to be too hot in most cases the driver will be notified with a warning on the instrument cluster while driving. BMW itself was first discovered this problem in June 2009 on the test vehicle. In April 2010, the glowing power cable from the water pump was found in a vehicle owned by BMW. The company then formed a task force in May 2010 to investigate this issue, especially after two customers reported the vehicle engine compartment fire.
Due to this, the car was feared to be too hot and can cause a vehicle fire. There were 102 reports of failure of cooling systems worldwide, including 2 cases of fire in the engine compartment. The withdrawal or recall will cover the cars 5-Series, 5-Series Gran Turismo, 7-Series, X5 SAV, and X6 SAV model years 2008-1011 that have eight-cylinder engine or a 12-cylinder engine that is equipped with a turbocharger.
With this cooling system failure, even turbocharged engine is feared to be too hot in most cases the driver will be notified with a warning on the instrument cluster while driving. BMW itself was first discovered this problem in June 2009 on the test vehicle. In April 2010, the glowing power cable from the water pump was found in a vehicle owned by BMW. The company then formed a task force in May 2010 to investigate this issue, especially after two customers reported the vehicle engine compartment fire.
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