1989 BMW 5 SERIES Problems & Recalls
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Nov 11, 2009
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MY MOTHER ENTERED A PARKING GARAGE AND WE SUSPECT THAT THE CAR ACCELERATED AS IT HAD DONE IT BEFORE. SHE HIT A WALL AND WAS KILLED. SHE WAS QUITE COHERENT AND AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER. SHE WAS DRIVING A 1989 BMW 500 SERIES. IT WAS NEVER PROVEN BUT THERE WAS A PROGRAM ON 20/20 WHERE THIS SAME THING...