1991 BMW 735 User Comment / Complaint

Dt*: the contact stated at various speeds, there is excessive play in the steering wheel. the vehicle has been to the dealership multiple times for service, however the problem remains. the dealership aligned the front end four times and replaced a steering gear.  view

Purchased vehicle on 7-31-06. upon test drive the door locks would nt lock or unlock when using door key (any dr in the car). the remote did work. salesman told us 2 bring it in if it cont'd. taken in 5 times since the 1st time in october 05', dealerships cannot dupt the issue. last dealership said that if he toggled switch about 10 times it happened, but that was just "overheating the button & that is normal". problem is i work in a building w/a prkg garage & work all hrs. when i get into my car, 4 safety i lock the drs immed. there have been several occasions where i can't do that & have 2 wait 2 get the car moving over the 15mi an hour 2 lock the drs. next issue is the delayed engagement in the transmission going 2 rev or drv. the car has been in on 3 occasions for this item of which the dealership clears codes or cannot dupt the issue. this issue became a an issue in a construction zone at a rr track near our home. gates were down when i drove up & i was 3rd car back, the gates went up, 2 cars went through & i was almost at the tracks when the railroad arms started coming down again. i put on the brakes & shifted to reverse 2 back up & the delay nearly caused the rr arm 2 hit the car. i backed up just enough to clear the rr arm by less than 6 inches. the last item is the a/c. since late march of 06' we have been experiencing the a/c blowing cold, then the air turns 2 warm or hot air blowing from 3 sec 2 minutes of blowing humid air before the system will kick in again with cold air. this has been intermittently like the other 2 items above. 3 times into the dealerships & again it was stated they fixed it when it wasn't or "it's 114 degrees out, it is going 2 blow warm air". "using outside air will make the a/c blow warm air'. the incident date is hard since there are 3 issues so i put the day of purchase. the failures are also hard to calculate, but since these items happen intermittently & or everyday (a/c) i counted 3 mo worth.  view

1998 ford explorer caught fire and burned in garage.  view

Both lower control arms have gone at the same time...at 65,000 miles...which when i checked with repair shop is highly unusual that at this low miles one would go let alone both...he said it is a quality issue. kia says its not covered...when went to get out of drivers side the door handle snapped off. an electrical problem with heater/air conditioner...took to kia east syracuse, ny they said they don't make them any more because so many problems.  view

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 65 mph smoke erupted from the steering column. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined the wiring harness needed to be replaced.  view

Dt*: the contact stated that the headlights on the vehicle only worked intermittently. the vehicle was taken to a service dealer, where the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem.  view

Car completely lost power on 3 separate left-hand turns. had to have the vehicle towed to my mechanic.  view

Car completely lost power on 3 separate left-hand turns. had to have the vehicle towed to my mechanic.  view

My nephew was driving his 1995 pontiac bonneville and turned into a driveway. at that time, the rear body to subframe mounts failed, as the bolts pulled through the mild steel retainer disks that had been weakened by rust caused the rear of the subframe to drop away from the body of the car, pulling the steering shaft out of its socket. this caused an immediate and total loss of steering. it seems likely that a weakened mount retainer disk might fail under vehicle acceleration at higher speeds. the mounts were replaced with new ones, which appeared to be made of mild steel. the shape of the part is such that it seems likely water and road salt would collect and weaken the part. stainless or another alloy might be a better choice.  view

Dt*: the contact stated the gas gauge located on the instrument panel failed. also, while parked in the garage, there was a liquid observed on the floor. the dealership determined the intake manifold was leaking.  view