BMW Recall

[Alex_]

BBC link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44050686

[GG.]

Well that's quite a balls up.

[Jobbo]

How did the fact that there was a car stopped on the road cause that poor chap to die in his Fiesta?

The consequences are only the same as an alternator fault which drains the battery. Car stops with no lights on, as if it were parked. Yes, recall affected cars but I don't think Merc are recalling the C-classes with the dodgy taillight wiring which sets them on fire.

[Rich B]

How did the fact that there was a car stopped on the road cause that poor chap to die in his Fiesta?

it goes back to the “being able to stop in the distance you can see”. It shouldn’t matter if there is even a big spiky wall in the middle of the road.

[Mr Pish]

Been waiting nearly a year for Merc to fix the ground fault on mine that stops the drivers air bag from working lol

The letter did say soon thou

[Nic]

Pretty sure that there’s a warning triangle in the boot of the bmw, some one should sue the driver for not putting it out behind the car.

[Broccers]

Just wondering how to pronounce Mwape Kambafwile

[Nathan]

Is this the typical BMW DME Relay and/or earth strap problem ?

[Simon]

<snip>... but I don't think Merc are recalling the C-classes with the dodgy taillight wiring which sets them on fire.

They did in America after a class action on the fault...

[Jobbo]

But not in the UK.

[drcarlos]

How did the fact that there was a car stopped on the road cause that poor chap to die in his Fiesta?

The consequences are only the same as an alternator fault which drains the battery. Car stops with no lights on, as if it were parked. Yes, recall affected cars but I don't think Merc are recalling the C-classes with the dodgy taillight wiring which sets them on fire.

After seeing a C-Class at the weekend burnt to a crisp near the A3@Godalming reminded me of this thread. I wonder if it was a victim of the tailight wiring thing.

Carl.