Recall - Page 5

jsherid1 · 30th March 2012, 18:43

Likely not. Perhaps they could supply us each with a custom fitted car cover...free.

InHocSigno · 30th March 2012, 18:45

If I were in your shoes, I would "threaten" legal action. They might not take you seriously but they tend to take lawyers a little more seriously.

Telling them this should at least get the ball rolling!

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Originally Posted by jsherid1

Classic told me they would get back to me, several days later--nothing. Perhaps I should park it next to their showroom. This has been the most frustrating recall experience I have had in terms of even getting definitive information about if my car is one of the affected ones.

InHocSigno · 30th March 2012, 19:04

Oops, previous post was meant for "Jfloresfsu" not jsherid1.. Sorry! (It's one of those kind of days. The $630M lotto has my mind clouded!)

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Originally Posted by jfloresfsu

It just seems very odd that they wouldn't have called me by now. Given the seriousnes of this issue, I would imagine that BMW would want all the details it could acquire from owners. I have sent emails, voicemails, etc.. with no response. Maybe legal is restricting them from responding??

jsherid1 · 30th March 2012, 19:08

I was wondering about that...I was planning on threatening them in a way more befitting my Northern NJ Irish-Italian background.

jfloresfsu · 30th March 2012, 19:28

They got in touch with me today, but they are saying they need to conduct an investigation. I have settled with insurance company. What liability do you think BMW is responsible for. I am requesting an incentive in the purchase of a new vehicle.

InHocSigno · 30th March 2012, 19:53

If they are only claiming 1 vehicle fire yet they are requiring an enormous recall like this, there must be a huge cover-up. ffice

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I would request an incentive as well. You can’t expect a shiny new M6 but they should do something. You have had to deal with the loss of a beloved car, time away from work to deal with this, the hassle of dealing with insurance, a rental car since your only mode of transportation has been burnt to a crisp(they don’t need to know that you have more than 1 car!). And now you have to spend time looking for a replacement vehicle and spending money you had not planned to spend on something new. They need to understand that you have been extremely inconvenienced because of a defect BMW knew about long ago.

But to be honest with you, I would be surprised if they offered you any incentives at first. That is usually how these things work.
If they offer nothing at first I would play hardball with them. With an issue like this, the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

At the end of the day, this is one of the major reason we all have insurance. When something like this happens it is nice to know our insurance company will take care of us. You didnt end of getting hurt. You vehicle wasn't parked in the garage when this happened and it is a material that can always be replaced.

This is just my 2cents!

I am sure everyone on the board will have a different opinion on what to do. It all comes down to personal choice on how you want to handle or look at your unfortunate situation you have been placed in.

-Jim

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Originally Posted by jfloresfsu

They got in touch with me today, but they are saying they need to conduct an investigation. I have settled with insurance company. What liability do you think BMW is responsible for. I am requesting an incentive in the purchase of a new vehicle.

jfloresfsu · 30th March 2012, 19:58

I couldn't agree with you more. Although a new M6 would be nice. I have done a lot of research on this type of issue and I found that BMW is far from generous when offering incentives to compensate for inconviniences such as this one.

B767capt · 30th March 2012, 20:20

I checked mine today to see if it was lose. It was tight and the cover is in perfect shape. I have no problem keeping mine inside once I checked it. The bolt head is 13mm.

whatheheck · 30th March 2012, 23:51

Thank you! And if this is the root cause of the issue - then its a simple check for any of us.

Dan

pyro225 · 31st March 2012, 13:30

Ok went to the dealers today they looked at my vin and said its on the list but its not a recall yet just a 'product enhancement' i asked what that meant and they said theyd fix it next time i took it to them for work (which i dont!) and if the problem worstened itll get a recall status?