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BMW recalls 300,000 cars that risk stalling completely
worldtraveller
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in Motoring
BMW is extending a UK recall of its cars after the BBC's Watchdog found that vehicles could cut out completely while they are being driven.
It is recalling 312,000 vehicles: the BMW 1 Series, the 3 Series, the Z4 and its X1 petrol and diesel models made between March 2007 and August 2011.
BMW initially recalled 36,410 petrol cars last year over safety issues.
It said it now recognised there may have been similar problems in cars not covered by the first recall.
BBC News
It is recalling 312,000 vehicles: the BMW 1 Series, the 3 Series, the Z4 and its X1 petrol and diesel models made between March 2007 and August 2011.
BMW initially recalled 36,410 petrol cars last year over safety issues.
It said it now recognised there may have been similar problems in cars not covered by the first recall.
BBC News
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Hopefully Darkmatter is not too upset by this news.0
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Rumour has it they will all be retrofitted with working indicators at the same time.0
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I'm looking at the Watchdog programme now, and am really quite surprised at not only the problem occurring, but how long it has taken BMW in the UK to move itself0
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Rumour has it that the indicator stalk is actually a cleverly designed kill switch, its fitted as an anti theft device.0
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Drivers will be given a courtesy car while theirs are being fixed, accompanied by a driving examiner, a cyclist and a cameraman to film the conversation for use in a new reality series on Channel 5.0
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If only everyone bought MSE approved Dacia's, we'd all be travelling in Eastern Europe's answer to luxury.0
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BMW were told to issue a recall but they waited for someone to be killed as a result of this flaw, then they decided to recall.0
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Firstly, nobody was killed as a result of the flaw they were killed because they attempted to avoid a car that was broken down in the road, it may have been a contributory factor but was not the cause. Secondally, isn't this pretty much how all car manufacturers act when it comes to recalls.BMW were told to issue a recall but they waited for someone to be killed as a result of this flaw, then they decided to recall.0
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