Issue ID | 999079 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10532435 |
Manufacurer | BMW of North America, LLC |
Brand | BMW |
Model | M5 |
Model Year | 2006 |
File date | 20/07/13 |
Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I was pulling out of my driveway when my car had a smell of burning oil so i stopped, as i stopped my car began smoking from the hood. I lost oil all down the street and my driveway, after,i stopped my car and pushed it into my garage and i saw were it was dripping from underneath the car so i took off the under panel and saw a hole in the pressure hose(vanos pressure hose assembly). There had been a recall when the car first came out on the lines but my car was a month out of the recall range. My car is an 06 with just at 40k miles... The car is used by the way. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 40000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | JEFFERSON CITY, MO |
VIN pattern | WBSNB93526BXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 04/07/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 10 |
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Vehicle speed | 10 |
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