general problems of the 1999 BMW 323

Tl the contact owns a 1999 BMW 323i. Approximately four hours after the vehicle was parked, flames appeared inside the vehicle near the driver's side dashboard. The flames were extinguished before the fire department was called to the scene. A fire report was filed. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified. The failure mileage was 182,000.

My central door locking system does not work, resulting in none of the passenger doors will not open when locked. So all passengers are trapped in the back seat and front passenger seat. The driver door can be opened from the inside and with a key from the outside. I have reached out to BMW and they wrote a report but said the 1999 year model would probably not be covered. In no way should passengers not be able to exit an automobile during an emergency. I can not drive the car with passengers. To repair this problem is estimated at $550. 00. This happens when it is parked and motor on or off.

I am the original owner of a 1999 BMW 323i, purchased new and which today has a little more than 72,000 miles on it. 1. No specific event(s) other than normal driving conditions seem to lead up to the failure; 2. The failure is that the right rear tail light bulb repeatedly burns out, requiring replacement, a failure that has occurred at least twice each year over the last 11 years. The consequences are that I have been received warnings and/or citations, some costly, when I have been unable to have the bulb immediately replaced. Other consequences of a financial nature include paying much more than I should have over the years to repeatedly have the bulb replaced. In addition, I have actually purchased this specific type of bulb, which I keep in my car in the event a repair shop doesn't have one on hand; and, 3. What was done to, temporarily (since, for the past 3 days, the bulb is burned out again), correct the failure: the tail light bulb has been replaced countless times over the years, at least twice a year, by different mechanics including those at the BMW dealership. I would like to add that in the last 11 years, not one of the other bulbs has ever needed to be replaced, and that where asked for "approximate incident date", I am listing this year's date rather than the first year I owned the car since this is the time of the report.