"mycentraloregon" said : BMW mystery fires: An ABC News investigation

He was a dues-paying member of the BMW Car Club of America, so he read BMW magazines, carried BMW luggage and wore BMW clothes. Korean safety officials launched an investigation after a series of car fires involving BMWs — some parked, some not — attracted sustained media attention. "That could have killed us."But even as BMW owners and fire departments around the country have raised concerns about these alarming incidents, several BMW owners — including car club member Macko — told ABC News that BMW gave them the cold shoulder after the fire. In a written statement, BMW said that with almost five million BMW vehicles on U.S. roads, such fire incidents are rare, and based on its investigation, "we have not seen any pattern related to quality or component failure. "I have heard from owners that when they confront BMW about their incident, they're told that this is the first time that BMW has ever heard of it," Santoli told ABC News.


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ABC News' Big 'Investigative' Story About BMW Fires Is Bunk

What's clear is, the incidents involve various BMW cars produced over several years—there's a mention of a "2003 BMW" bursting into flames in an area just outside New York City. In Los Angeles, a parked "2011 BMW" caught fire, but it spared a Darth Vader costume inside (a fun, colorful item that leads to a long, unnecessary aside). In a written statement, BMW said that with almost five million BMW vehicles on U.S. roads, such fire incidents are rare, and based on its investigation, "we have not seen any pattern related to quality or component failure. Again, the context as to what vehicles ABC reviewed might help illustrate the extent of whether there's a serious problem at hand. Macko's wife had just returned from a short drive, parked the car and turned it off.


With approximately 4.9 million BMW vehicles on U.S. roads, the company said, "Fire incidents involving BMWs are extremely rare. A new report from ABC News claims that dozens of parked BMW vehicles have caught fire over the past five years, prompting surprise and questions about the safety of the German automaker's vehicles. In others, the network said, the automaker has agreed to cash settlements with the stipulation that vehicle owners sign nondisclosure agreements and refrain from discussing the car fires. A spokesperson for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the federal agency that oversees vehicle safety, said there are no open investigations into whether fire-related safety defects exist in BMW vehicles. The report indicated the fires have occurred across the globe, including incidents in Sweden, China, and India.


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