BMW fire risk class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Plaintiff Archy Beauge filed a class action lawsuit against BMW of North America LLC.
- Why: Beauge claims BMW sold vehicles with a defective electrical connector on the water pump that poses a fire risk.
- Where: The BMW class action lawsuit was filed in North Carolina federal court.
A new class action lawsuit accuses BMW of selling vehicles with defective electrical connectors on their water pumps that can pose a fire risk.
Plaintiff Archy Beauge claims BMW was aware of the defect but failed to disclose it to consumers. The defect can cause an electrical short circuit, potentially leading to a fire.
“When a vehicle manufacturer discovers a defect, it must explicitly disclose the defect and make it right or cease selling the vehicle,” the BMW fire risk class action says.
Beauge wants to represent a nationwide class and North Carolina subclass of consumers who purchased or leased certain BMW models manufactured between 2012 and 2018, including the X1, Z4, 528i, X5, 2 Series, X3, X4, 3 Series, and 4 Series.
Class action claims BMW was aware of vehicle defect
BMW recalled more than 720,000 vehicles in August 2024 due to the defect, according to the BMW fire risk class action, which argues the recall did not fully compensate consumers for the diminished value and inconvenience caused by the defect.
“Rather than refunding or reimbursing Plaintiff and Class members the difference in value related to the diminished resale value, Defendant has offered to simply fix the Class Vehicles with a fix that appears to do no more than replace the defective systems with no guarantee that the root cause of the problem is solved,” the BMW fire risk class action claims.
Beauge claims BMW is guilty of unjust enrichment, strict liability and breach of implied warranty of merchantability, and in violation of North Carolina’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.
The plaintiff demands a jury trial and requests declaratory and injunctive relief and an award of actual, general, special, incidental, statutory and consequential damages for himself and all class members.
A consumer filed a similar class action lawsuit against BMW in December over claims it failed to disclose the same defect.
Were you affected by the BMW recall in August 2024? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiff is represented by Ryan A. Valente, Paul J. Doolittle and Seth Little of Poulin Wiley Anastopoulo LLC and Philip J. Furia and Jason P. Sultzer of Sultzer & Lipari PLLC.
The BMW fire risk class action lawsuit is Beauge, et al. v. BMW of North America LLC, Case No. 5:25-cv-00051, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
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34 thoughts onBMW class action alleges fire risk in certain vehicles
2014 BMW 328i caught on fire today while driving on the freeway. My husband had to scramble to put it out using multiple fire extinguishers but it kept reigniting until firefighters arrived and had to cut open the hood of the vehicle to finally put it out completely. We had our dog in the vehicle when it happened as well. My husband says he’s fine but we’re both shaken up by everything, especially because of the fact that there were no warning signs prior to this happening. The car went from driving fine to being in flames all within 4 minutes.
Please include me. I purchased a pre-owned 2013 BMW X3 (purchase mileage 64,253 & purchase date: 02/19/24). Just recently the engine shut off mid-drive in the middle of an intersection and wouldn’t start back up, had to get it towed an hour out of town & the repair diagnosis reports engine was functioning without a functioning oil pump causing timing chain damage and catastrophic engine failure (mileage at time of failure = 91,464). Now, because of the fact that I wasn’t made aware of this original class action lawsuit that was filed years before I owned it, I still don’t meet the extended warranty deadlines (because I wasn’t the owner during the first 7 years). I feel like I was sold a dangerous vehicle that shouldn’t have been allowed to be sold to anyone due to these already established safety concerns and faulty components. Regardless, BMW should be required to repair all vehicles and fully compensate consumers who were scammed by the purchase of this model due to the fact that BMW knew of the issues that existed and chose not to disclose this information to the consumer. Please contact me to be added to your new class action lawsuit so I can hopefully recover the total financial loss I’m experiencing under these circumstances.
Me too. Mine caught on fire in my driveway
Please contact me about this I have a 2014 BMW X1 where it took one year to get the recall part fixed because the dealership did not have the part and once they finally fixed the part I all of a sudden have four more issues surrounding the recall part that they refuse to pay for
Add me
Please include me. This has been such a nightmare over the last year we have submitted complaints to all the appropriate entitles and no one has gotten back to us.