BMW 840Ci

The Lighting Control Board Module (LKM) of the 1996 BMW 840Ci failed in a manner that caused it to catch fire even though the vehicle was not running at the time, and in fact had not been driven in several days. The fire damaged surrounding modules and wiring inside the passenger compartment of the car, and filled the garage with smoke, necessitating dispatch of the local fire department. The failure happened in the early morning hours and was only discovered by chance that allowed the fire to…

1. HEADLIGHT ADJUSTERS FALL OFF AND THE POP-UP HEADLIGHTS TILT DOWN. 2. VISIBILITY BECOMES POOR AT NIGHT - A SAFETY PROBLEM. 3. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER - PARTS ON BACKORDER SINCE AT LEAST NOVEMBER 4, 2005. NO REPAIR IS POSSIBLE WITHOUT PARTS. DEALER SAYS 139 PART KITS ARE ON BACKORDER AS OF 3/12/06, INDICATING WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH VERY RARE CAR. *NM

THIS VEHICLE WHEN LOCKED FROM THE OUTSIDE LOCKS OCCUPANTS INSIDE WITH NO WAY TO ESCAPE. THIS HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY AND WE WERE SAVED BY A PASSERBY WHO HEARD US YELLING AND WENT TO FETCH THE DRIVER WHO HAD STEPPED AWAY FROM THE CAR LOCKING IT ACCIDENTALLY. WE NEARLY SUFFOCATED. CARS MSUT BE EQUIPPED WITH A FAILSAFE WAY TO OPEN A DOOR OR WINDOW, EVEN WITH NO POWER. THIS PROBLEM IS JUST LIKE THE FREEZER CHEST LATCHES THAN HAVE NOW BEEN OUTLAWED. MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THIS DEFECT.

ADJUSTERS FALL OFF AND THE HEADLIGHTS TILT DOWN AND VISIBILITY BECOMES VERY POOR AT NIGHT.

THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR THAT WAS INSTALLED IN VEHICLE, PREMATURELY FAILED AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, IT EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE ON THE IGNITION AND CAUSED INJURIES TO CONSUMER, THIS IS A 1986 BMW NO MODEL WAS GIVEN.*JB

HEADLIGHT ADJUSTERS HAVE FALLEN OFF WHILE DRIVING, UNABLE TO AJUST HEADLIGHT. *AK *YH *YD

UNABLE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR (98V-178) DONE DUE TO DEALER PROBLEM / LOCATION TO FAR AWAY. *YC

CONVERTIBLE TOP NOISY. *YC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUALLY STICKING CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.