Cooling Fan Problems of BMW 530

My 4 month old 2003 BMW 530ia spontaneously caught on fire starting in the engine compartment while sitting out on my driveway next to my house. The car was totaled. The car was not running and had been off for 3. 5 hours. BMW 5 series cars had fires just like this one in 2001 models and BMW issued a recall notice at that time because of a faulty auxiliary cooling fan switch. They are refusing to take any official responsibility for this incident even thought their rep, jerry gasparrini told me over the phone that the problem was probably the same type of problem that occurred in 2001 based on their engineer's assessment. This could have resulted in my house burning down and possibly also fatalities. We were lucky. This company needs to be investigated and the responsible supplier needs to be smacked down good and fined heavily.

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No notification from manufacturer. From reading the automotive press I suspected that there may be a fan problem. Upon taking my wife's BMW to the neillo BMW in sacramento I asked them to check. The car was deemed inoperable, the fan would not run, but was drawing current constently. There should be a manditory government recall declared on this vehicle. But for my interest in the automotive industry this condition would likely have caused severe injury to property and possibly injury to my family.

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While driving at 50-55 mph consumer smelled smoke. She pulled over and saw flames coming from under the hood. Fire was put out, came from cooling fan area. Damage to vehicle unknown, consumer suffered smoke inhalation.

Consumer claims that after engine fan was replaced engine caught on fire. Auxiliary cooling fan caught fire two weeks after it was replaced, consumer is concerned because the new fan has the same part as the fan that caught fire.

Auxilliary cooling fan motor caught fire after vehicle engine turned off.

Consumer brought vehicle in for service and had the recall for the auxillary fan worked on. The fan is extrememly noisy and whines over the sound of the radio. Consumer was told the replacement fan was louder. When the vehicle was returned to the consumer, there was a sensor or some other item sticking up in the vent ducts. (2001 BMW 530i).