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08-06-2017, 12:30 PM | #23 |
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You can file a Lemon Law complaint without an attorney. A friend of mine did it with very little hassle and received a full refund. Give it a shot, it won't cost you anything.
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08-06-2017, 03:48 PM | #24 |
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So the vibration doesn't occur if you're just cruising at that speed? Only under acceleration THROUGH that speed? It would be absurd if they haven't checked the balancing and road force balance. But you haven't said if they've checked that. I mean shit, see if they'll replace all 4 wheels and tires.
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A lemon law attorney won't take the case unless they are pretty certain about it. It looks like the OP has met the requirements. Give them a call and let them do the work for you OP.
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If it was a NVH issue, the first thing I would check are the tires/rims. Second would be differential. Third would be driveshaft. Not sure why the techs didn't even think about the driveshaft or seeing if the wheels are out of balance.
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I had the exact same issue. The speeds you mentioned are exactly the speeds I experienced it at. And that is the best way to describe it - it is as if the lane change vibration is constantly on.
They opened a PUMA case and flew in engineers from Germany as this east the first occuranc of this issue and they were intent on resolving it. Turned out the main culprit was the connection with the CF driveshaft. Once they replacing the connectors and then adjusted the driveshaft (there are three possible settings they told me) then it resolved the issue. The repair bill was $37k CDN! It took many weeks to troubleshoot, but in the end it was resolved. |
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Sorry to read about your troubles, OP. As I was reading about your experience with dealer slipping in the Performance Center disclosure, it reminded me of the time I was shopping for M3's and a dealership did the same thing with the diff recall. If they had told me ahead of time, I probably would have been ok with it and completed the sale. But, they sprung it up on me at the last second, probably figuring I would go through with it because I was so far along. They thought wrong, and they are dead to me now. Whether that shadiness was on BMWNA or by the dealership is immaterial, it's still shady AF.
IMO, you've met the requirement under your state's lemon law, assuming your googling was correct, and you meet the definition of 'New', which I think you do since they gave you a 'New' warranty and not a 'CPO' warranty. Unfortunately, I've had to go this route on a different car many years ago, and my state suggested I send a certified letter (cc to your States Attorney office) to the manufacturer (in this case BMWNA) with all the service records and background. I actually sent this to their CEO. Of course, he probably didn't read it, but it was read by someone, because sure enough they contacted me less than a week later to help resolve. You may want to go that route as it wouldn't hurt and gives the SA some ammo if other citizens in your state have issues with them as well. Good luck OP. |
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My thoughts exactly, who would knowingly buy a thrashed car.
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I had a similar issue with my F80 (which I got new). Within the first 500 miles, I was getting a slight vibration from 55 to 75ish. Would go away at speeds of 80+. I had the front wheels re-balanced and installed studs (had read somewhere that oem bolts can have slight variances in size/weight). The problem went away. I had the wheels road force balanced at a shop. Did not bother going to the dealer.
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Well, I Guess this threads settles the debate thread as to whether you would purchase a performance center M car.
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