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Originally Posted by dentaltech
I would not wait any longer, 7 weeks makes you a very patient man. With no resolution in sight its time for you to get aggressive with the dealership. Was this a purchase or a lease?
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I agree. First it was new injectors, then new HPFP, then fuel sensor, then DME banks, then wiring harness, and all that lead right back to square 1.
This was a used car purchase from a local used car dealer in the N. Atlanta area.
I met with an experienced consumer attorney last Friday. He advised me of two possible options:
1. Because the used car dealership failed to include the Federal Trade Commission "Buyer's Guide" as part of the paperwork provided to me at the point of sale, my attorney says I have the right to file suit for "revocation of sale". Basically I'd get my money back along with my legal fees.
2. Demand in writing that BMW buy the car back since it has a major safety issue that their own service center cannot identify root cause or fix.
The day before the Drivetrain Error reappeared on the interstate I had just finished installing brand new rotors, pads and ATE brake fluid flush, some $2400 worth of parts from ECS Tuning.
At this point my SA has handed this debacle over to the service center manager, who called me Friday and said, "by the time this is over with you're going to have a completely new fuel and DME system".
The thing is the car is out of mfg. warranty, bought used from an independent used car dealer, but the BMW service center says I won't have to pay more than 20% of the repair cost OR possibly I won't have to pay any of the repair cost. Assuming of course they can actually repair the car. Thus far after 7+ weeks they have not been successful.
Hmmm....what to do?....?