Big expensive BMW's ! Yeah, I'll get one ! A 4 door at that ! www.eliteviews.com

Check it out !

 

[b]DAMN[/b}

Thats some scary shit.

One of my friend has one of those 4.4i monsters...

 

Let him know there IS a recall letter coming from BIG B M W !

 

That sucks... and we thought we had problems.

 

wow! it's a good thing their cars are actually parked and it didn't happen while their driving.

 

HA ! NOT YET anyway, their still driving as I type, so keep you ear and eye open on the evening news !

Gota love those BIG B M W 's..................no thanks !

 

At least this guy still has his sunglasses. bang.

 

That's not funny, that's scary. WTF is wrong with them that they catch fire?!

Btw the recall includes some 3series and even the Z8s.

-J

[ 07-11-2001: Message edited by: JRock ]

 

Mn that is scary shit. well it just goes to show, everyone makes mistakes.

 

ha ha .....New beemers should come with a dozen eggs so you can fry them on the hood...

 

I am well aware of this problem.....I own one these hot dog cookers! I have had the aux fan unit replaced already. I still carry a fire extinquisher. Kinda sucks

 

thats sum scary shit...but its still preety damn funny.

I mean all bimmers are praised by every automotive magazine...i cant wait to see how they will avoid this.

Their had to be a huge ass explosion to make the airbag go off....i wish i saw it

 

Did someone bring marshmallows for the carbecue.LOL what does BMW really stand for???????? Bless My Warranty!!! Jens

 

Amen !

 

Laughing at guys who's cars caught on fire is BMW is handling this problem well, they are recalling the fans supplied by Bosch (I think) and replacing burnt cars

 

haha~~
says a lot about BMW
good thing i got an acura...
i was actually considering a 323i when i was getting my car

newayz
i have another bimmer story

my friend got a 330ci not too long ago
with a full bodykit and rims in a grey

when i say the car i thought it was tight

a few days later i see the same kid driving a shit ford and asked him what happened

unfortunatly he drove to this friends house
(he mentioned that his heat gauge had been buggin out but forgot it thinking it was a minor problem, or seomthing)

his car stalls and smoke comes out of his hood...once he opened his hood the coolant fluids were bubbling outta the engine and he had it towed and the parts replaced

supposively a certain amount of ci's produced on certain days had defects in the ECU's causing all this trouble

my car so far.....

trouble keeping it under 100mph
=p

 

I had an older Bimmer, but for a different reason the model I had always ran HOT!!!!

I had about every friend blow a cylinder gasket or crack a head (that was a long time ago), and only their dignity was hurt (just a few oil fires).

I finally had special radiators built (with big electric fans), and carried a couple of Halon exstinguishers in the car (just in case, and they were legal back then).

Perhaps BMW can put in a "fire-control" system (just like some airplanes). Maybe, they can get an exception and run some ozone killing Halon bottles to keep the folks safe.

Man, that is scary -- especially if you had a child sleeping above a garage that was not up to code.

 

BMW engines always run hotter than anything else that I have seen. The hotter temp is normal (for a BMW), while it may be hot relative to other cars. The problem is not what the heat does to the engine, but what the heat does to plastic radiator clips and intake hoses

 

Germans just can't make their electrical systems work right...once one thing goes out..you're up shit creek!!

 

You guys are such a jealous bunch of fools.

Why is this such a big deal?

If I were to spend a little time researching nearly ANY car, I'm sure I could find common defects among them, some of them serious.

Boy, I better hurry up and sell my M3 just in case it catches fire or something

Grow up, people.

 

I wish I had a BMW....

 

Yeah, I know you do.

Didn't I see you posting of a BMW forum asking for someone to trade you for an M3?

 

Yeah...
Now that everyone has an M this and an AMG that or an S whatever...I feel like the red-headed step child...

 

Tom,

You have to admit an unattended car catching fire and taking out a garage is as about as serious as it can get. I'm not bashing BMW, but I think this goes way beyond "stuff happens".

And it's not engines overheating or running hot that are starting the fires - it's an electrical short.

Here's the story:

BMW Recalls Heat Up
Two separate problems detected

Don’t be confused by the nearly simultaneous reports of cooling-related defects in BMW vehicles. The first recall, of 2001 models, affects up to 22,345 3, 7, Z8 and X5 Series vehicles with a faulty engine cooling fan switch that could malfunction and, in some cases, cause a fire. The second recall deals with a faulty thermostat that causes the interior heater to malfunction in about 22,000 3, 5 and 7 Series models built between October 1998 and March 2000. The two recalls are unrelated.
As for the fire-related problem, BMW says it may eventually include certain 5 Series models in the recall, but so far the company has insufficient data. At least two underhood fires linked to engine cooling fans have occurred in the past two weeks. “We’re watching the 5 Series situation closely,” says a BMW spokesman.

 

To tom2:
Jealous ? I don't think so ! I make enought dough to buy 3 m3, so FUCK OFF before you open you stupid mouth ! AND NO I am not 21, I happen to 41 and executive of my company and love HONDA'S SINCE 1984 ! Enjoy your BMW !

 

You're jealous. Don't be such a playa hata.

Who said you were 21? Or 41 for that matter?

If you've been around for 41 years (and a big shot executive), I'd expect a little better grammar from you. You sound like you're about 16 years old to me......

 

Of course its a serious problem. But do you think that BMW is the only manufacturer to ever have this problem? Do a little research, and you'll find that MOST if not ALL manufacturers have had this problem on one or more of the cars in their line-up. But for some reason, when BMW has this problem, it's HUGE news. Go figure.

Fact of the matter is that it has been determined to be a faulty SUPPLIER part that is causing the fires, not any engineering/assembly problems with the BMW itself.

It's amazing to me that there are many people that believe that an automobile manufacturer makes ALL the parts contained in their cars...... There are a lot of seriously misinformed people in the world.....

 

Big Mechanical Waste unfortunately

{a moment of silence}

 

Tom2 - "The remedial voice for BMW"

j/k

 

Yeah...I know...I'm an idiot...
Did I miss a flame war about to ignite!!!

 

Don't worry ... we are only on page 2 :p

 

C'mon...wait, Fab is gone for like 2 weeks...maybe he'll check the forum from Colorado...Tom...start the flaming!!!

 

BMWS SUCK ASS.. I know 2 good friends that have bimers, one had a 96 328ci and electronics always fucked up. U had to slam the door for the windows to close..LOL.
My othere frind has a 323 and the airbags keep popping out for nothing, nearly broke his nose once, Everyone I knew or know had some type of electronic problems, and BMW refused to fix it under warrenty cuz they hit something or tinted the car..LOL
Hitting something or getting tints will make your cluster go nuts and windows roll up and down without being touched..LOL
\
BMW BLOWS..

 

Tom2= The unreasonable voice of BMW bias.

Get a fire extinguisher !!

 

I haven't left yet Moomaster, I don't lower myself to tom2 level. My parents taught me better, I know how to ignore morons !
Happy BMW motoring............

 

And get over my fucking grammer !

 

Why is it when another manufacturer has a problem this group jumps on it, all while they post messages about issues with Acura??

Stick by your guns and stop being such hypocrites. Every OEM has to buy from a secondary supplier. At some point those suppliers may have quality issues that cause problems in the vehicle. I see enough posts about problems in the Acura to determine that they (Honda/Acura NA) are not immune to this problem.

How pathetic are we to mock another’s problem when we have our own issues.

 

Well, now we know where all those fried Ford employees ended up! Tires, Fans, all the same

[ 07-14-2001: Message edited by: fast_daddy_car ]

 

Last time I checked, I typed in "www.acura-cl.com" to get to this board.

I don't know about you, but I see a connection between this url and the Acura CL.
And we get bashed all the time on the bummer and lexi boards.
:p

 

Didn't you know that bmw recently placed computers in their service department waiting rooms? This is why tom2 has so much time to spend here
:p :p :p :p :p