{"id":58264,"date":"2013-02-18T12:19:04","date_gmt":"2013-02-18T17:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=58264"},"modified":"2021-01-27T14:54:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T19:54:25","slug":"bmw-announces-second-recall-in-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2013\/02\/bmw-announces-second-recall-in-a-week\/","title":{"rendered":"BMW Announces Second Recall in a Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BMW’s X5 is one of four different models recalled in recent days due to a series of safety-related problems.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It hasn\u2019t been a good week for BMW \u2013 or its customers.<\/p>\n

Just days after recalling more than 30,000 of its big X5 crossovers for potential brake problems, the Bavarian maker has announced a second safety-related service action, this time because a battery cable connector can fail and cause engines to stall.<\/p>\n

The latest problem impacts about 570,000 vehicles sold in North America, 504,000 in the U.S. and the rest in Canada.\u00a0 It covers various 3-Series models sold during the 2007 through 2011 model-years, as well as 2008 through 2012 1-Series coupes and convertibles and 2009 through 2011 Z4 roadsters.<\/p>\n

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Your Inside Source!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a fuse box terminal can degrade over time, breaking the electrical connection with the trunk-mounted battery. If that happens the cars may suddenly lose power and stall.\u00a0 BMW itself reports one minor crash resulting from the problem.<\/p>\n

(BMW Extended Warranty Guide<\/a>)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The latest recall includes the BMW 3-Series.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The problem will have its biggest impact on the 3-Series, the most popular product in the U.S. small luxury car market.\u00a0 BMW sold over 100,000 of the 3-er sedans, wagons, convertibles and coupes last year alone.<\/p>\n

BMW plans to replace the battery cable connector and better secure it so it doesn\u2019t move while driving, potentially coming loose over time.<\/p>\n

The automaker says repairs for both the battery cable problem and the brake issue will be handled for free, with notices going out to affected owners in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

The latter problem specifically affects BMW X5 Sport-Activity Vehicles sold between the 2007 and 2010 model-years, says NHTSA.<\/p>\n

“The brake vacuum pump may leak a small amount of lubricating oil into the hose,” the federal safety agency explained. “The contamination could result in a loss of power assist braking. The loss of power assist in braking could increase stopping distance and lead to a vehicle crash.”<\/p>\n

There have been no reports of collisions or injuries, however.<\/p>\n

Owners may contact BMW for more information on both recalls at 1-800-525-7417.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It hasn\u2019t been a good week for BMW \u2013 or its customers. Just days after recalling more than 30,000 of its big X5 crossovers for potential brake problems, the Bavarian maker has announced a second recall that brings the total for the week to over 600,000 vehicles. More from TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"make":[],"post-state":[],"category_old":[151],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58264"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58264"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=58264"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=58264"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=58264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}