BMW Recalls 570,000 Vehicles For Bad Battery Cables

BMW is recalling almost 570,000 cars in the U.S. and Canada because a battery cable connector can fail and cause the engines to stall.

The recall affects popular 3-Series sedans, wagons, convertibles and coupes from the 2007 through 2011 model years. Also included are 1-Series coupes and convertibles from 2008 through 2012, and the Z4 sports car from 2009 through 2011.

The cable connectors and a fuse box terminal in the cars can degrade over time, and that can break the electrical connection between the trunk-mounted battery and the fuse box at the front. If that happens, the cars could lose electrical power, causing the engines to stall unexpectedly, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents posted on its website Saturday.

GermanNut - 2/18/2013 11:52:23 AM

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First 30,000 BMW X5s were recalled:

http://www.autospies.com/news/The-Ultimate-Driving-Machine-BMW-Recalls-30-000-X5-SUVs-For-Bad-Brakes-74741/


Now 570,000 of the very popular 3-series and 1-series.

Recalling 600,000 vehicles within 3 days of each other is absolutely terrible public relations for BMW.

I can't wait for the 2014 JD Power Vehicle Dependability Study. BMW is already below the 126 problems per 100 vehicles industry average at 133. I bet next year BMW falls below 150.

USNA1999 - 2/18/2013 12:03:10 PM

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Actually, BMWs rating should go UP since "recalls" don't count against dependability and reliability ratings. Just look at TOYOTA with the number of recalls they had this past few years and they still manage to be at the top of the study.