Opening a case with BMWNA

StrifeM3 · 10-19-2010, 01:51 PM

I paid a lawyer to do mine and just turned it in last week. Its up to you how you want to do it. I could of save myself 10%. Another point get an opinion from 2 lawyers i learn the hard way. I had a case 1 year ago during my lease but never did it and tried after my lease and was told no because i financed the car. Then my fuel pump went out again and then the attorney took it on but I didnt get my money back from the lease which wasnt good because i purchased the car...

LateBraking · 10-19-2010, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by persian54

For the OP:
Have a lawyer do it

Mine didn't charge me anything
He charged BMW $1500

I didn't pay him 5% or 15%

Much easier to see a lawyer, sign a paper, then have it all done

than call bmw, open a case, wait for a counter offer, etc etc...

but to each his own

Same with me.

BTW, E90post is so much more active than M3post....so much more entertaining....

FoShizzle · 10-19-2010, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by persian54

For the OP:
Have a lawyer do it
Mine didn't charge me anything
He charged BMW $1500

Heck, if there's no fee it's a no brainer.

to_riffic · 10-19-2010, 04:03 PM

My old thread:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=378673

Or go with what Zoeb said.

BMW F22 · 10-19-2010, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoeb@WheelDude.com

ask for a loaner

Yeah I swung by earlier today and got one. They said it should be done by tomorrow (wednesday) but I got one just in case it takes longer. BTW, F just told me you got an M3?? Nice man!!

Zoeb@WheelDude.com · 10-19-2010, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW E90

Yeah I swung by earlier today and got one. They said it should be done by tomorrow (wednesday) but I got one just in case it takes longer. BTW, F just told me you got an M3?? Nice man!!

nice, I think I saw your car... black 335 with vorsteiner plate right?

nick was helping I think your parents or something

yea, I picked it up last Saturday.

BMW F22 · 10-19-2010, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoeb@WheelDude.com

nice, I think I saw your car... black 335 with vorsteiner plate right?

nick was helping I think your parents or something

yea, I picked it up last Saturday.

Yup that's my car. haha I had work so I asked them to drop it off for me.
Nick has been helpful- although I know he's always busy with customers. Hopefully the car will be done by tomorrow. I miss it. Nothing like driving my brother's camry to make you appreciate the bimmer.

PS- what does it mean when BMW buys back your car? Does that mean they pay what you paid for the car or just what it's worth on the market right now?

weissja · 10-20-2010, 01:20 AM

you get back what you paid, including taxes, finance charges, if any, dmv fees, etc., less a usage fee determined by the number of miles driven up until the time of the reason for the buyback.

BMW F22 · 10-21-2010, 01:14 AM

^ cool cool. Thanks for the explanation! Let's hope I don't have problems with the car in the future.

AKbmw · 10-21-2010, 04:25 AM

Lemon'd my 335 after my 3rd fuel pump. Paid lawyer nothing. BMW pays him/her.

335iseb · 10-22-2010, 07:20 PM

Problem here is that the dealership or is it BMW NA refuses to replace the fuel pump. I have symptoms of the fuel pump going but not check engine lights. When I brought it to a bmw dealership they noticed that there were fuel pump warning codes when they scanned the ecu but they chose to just reflash the ecu and clear the codes. I brought it to another dealership when the car started to give me rough starts not more than 3 weeks later. This time no ecu codes so all they did is another software flash. I'm scheduling another service appt as we speak not one week later......

So now some of you guys had 2 or 3 fuel pumps go. My car had 1 go already but I wasn't the owner then so I can't claim that it happened to me. Now they are playing the prolong game to see how far it can go before I get stranded on a road somewhere.

FoShizzle · 10-22-2010, 07:44 PM

Dealers are required to reflash before anything [lookup the service flow chart floating around]. Then they send you on your way and do nothing until another codes is thrown. New software basically increases code tollerances.

Agrue enough and you'll get a HPFP eventually.

However... Not positive, but after 4 unsuccessful attempts to fix an engine related issue I believe you're in lemon law territory.

Bavarian E92 · 10-24-2010, 02:05 PM

I think the lawsuit will take care of you

Dare · 10-26-2010, 05:17 PM

BMW recalling 150,000 cars over fuel pumps: http://auto.ocregister.com/2010/10/2...-system/44944/

I've had 2 software updates, 4 fuel pumps and one turbo replaced. I filed a lemon law suite a few weeks back with a lemon law attorney, BMW will pay the attorney fees.

Here is his info, give him a call if you're having issues:

Dave Barry
310-386-7463
dbarry@mylemonrights.com

Crimson92 · 10-26-2010, 05:49 PM

if you know how to speak professionally and express your vehicle issues without sounding like a whiney little girl then bmw will take care of you without the need of a lawyer

im in the process of BMW buying back my second BMW

Crimson92 · 10-26-2010, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeJabb

Dealers are required to reflash before anything [lookup the service flow chart floating around]. Then they send you on your way and do nothing until another codes is thrown. New software basically increases code tollerances.

Agrue enough and you'll get a HPFP eventually.

However... Not positive, but after 4 unsuccessful attempts to fix an engine related issue I believe you're in lemon law territory.

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to_riffic Lieutenant General 3071 Rep 13,771 Posts Drives: rwd Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SoCal iTrader: (38)	My old thread: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=378673 Or go with what Zoeb said. __________________ ~loud noises~
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BMW F22 Major General 3724 Rep 9,783 Posts Drives: ///M235i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (8)	^ cool cool. Thanks for the explanation! Let's hope I don't have problems with the car in the future.
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10-21-2010, 04:25 AM	#32
AKbmw Brigadier General 269 Rep 3,253 Posts Drives: M-Sport LCI Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: LA iTrader: (13)	Lemon'd my 335 after my 3rd fuel pump. Paid lawyer nothing. BMW pays him/her. __________________
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10-22-2010, 07:20 PM	#33
335iseb Lieutenant 9 Rep 427 Posts Drives: 2008 335i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Island iTrader: (0)	Problem here is that the dealership or is it BMW NA refuses to replace the fuel pump. I have symptoms of the fuel pump going but not check engine lights. When I brought it to a bmw dealership they noticed that there were fuel pump warning codes when they scanned the ecu but they chose to just reflash the ecu and clear the codes. I brought it to another dealership when the car started to give me rough starts not more than 3 weeks later. This time no ecu codes so all they did is another software flash. I'm scheduling another service appt as we speak not one week later...... So now some of you guys had 2 or 3 fuel pumps go. My car had 1 go already but I wasn't the owner then so I can't claim that it happened to me. Now they are playing the prolong game to see how far it can go before I get stranded on a road somewhere.
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FoShizzle aka Mike 110 Rep 1,395 Posts Drives: AW E92 335is Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: LA/Ventura, CA iTrader: (11)	Dealers are required to reflash before anything [lookup the service flow chart floating around]. Then they send you on your way and do nothing until another codes is thrown. New software basically increases code tollerances. Agrue enough and you'll get a HPFP eventually. However... Not positive, but after 4 unsuccessful attempts to fix an engine related issue I believe you're in lemon law territory.
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Bavarian E92 First Lieutenant 9 Rep 312 Posts Drives: 2010 E90 335 Montego Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	I think the lawsuit will take care of you __________________
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