Two problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 2007 BMW 530. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2007 BMW 530i. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph and depressing the brakes, the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward without warning. The contact stated that the brakes failed to respond and as a result, the contact crashed into a building. The contact was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries to the ribs and muscle tearing. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure and current mileage was 148,000. The VIN was not available.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6) I ([xxx]) am filing a complaint on behalf of my mom ([xxx]) who owns the 2007 BMW 530i in question (VIN #: [xxx]). English is not her primary language. According to my moms account, on 11/10/2009 she pulled her car into the driveway and waited for the garage door to open. But as she let go of the brake pedal, the car started to accelerate very quickly without her intention. She tried to apply the brakes, but the cars motor was just too powerful to prevent the car from continuing to accelerate into and almost through the garage wall. We reported to BMW of north America and asked them at the time weather unintentional acceleration and or some problem with the electronics governing the cars accelerator was responsible for the accident and they took the vehicle, tested it, and concluded that the vehicles diagnosis returned no such error. I explained to them that with drive by wire technology and all the electronics governing the car, there could have been some soft of a short-circuiting or problems with it. They told us that there was nothing they could find wrong with the vehicle. We were told that it was my moms fault and that she might have mistakenly pushed the wrong pedal, which my mom vividly remembers she did not because once the car accelerated she quickly try to push the brakes, which were overpowered by the car. Our insurance had to pick up the bill. I understand that BMW would not be willing to admit fault immediately and it is also possible that the diagnosis system cannot detect such problems. . Read more...
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