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BMW Recall
Posted: Wed May 09, 2018 1:46 pm
by Alex_
Re: BMW Recall
Posted: Wed May 09, 2018 1:48 pm
by GG.
Well that's quite a balls up.
Re: BMW Recall
Posted: Wed May 09, 2018 2:21 pm
by 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.
Re: BMW Recall
Posted: Wed May 09, 2018 2:23 pm
by Rich B
Jobbo wrote: Wed May 09, 2018 2:21 pm
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.
Re: BMW Recall
Posted: Wed May 09, 2018 2:25 pm
by 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
Re: BMW Recall
Posted: Wed May 09, 2018 2:35 pm
by 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.
Re: BMW Recall
Posted: Wed May 09, 2018 2:43 pm
by Broccers
Just wondering how to pronounce Mwape Kambafwile
Re: BMW Recall
Posted: Wed May 09, 2018 4:04 pm
by Nathan
Is this the typical BMW DME Relay and/or earth strap problem ?
Re: BMW Recall
Posted: Wed May 09, 2018 10:04 pm
by Simon
Jobbo wrote: Wed May 09, 2018 2:21 pm
<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...
Re: BMW Recall
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 6:17 am
by Jobbo
But not in the UK.
Re: BMW Recall
Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 11:00 am
by drcarlos
Jobbo wrote: Wed May 09, 2018 2:21 pm
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.