An inquest was told that BMW received complaints about total power failure in some models Armin Weigel/EPABMW failed to recall thousands of British cars despite being told by a government agency that they had a potentially fatal fault, an inquest has been told. The German car giant acted only after a former Gurkha soldier was killed in Hampshire. Narayan Gurung, 66, who served in the British Army for 20 years, swerved into a tree on Christmas Day 2016 while trying to avoid a BMW that had stalled suddenly after being affected by an electrical fault. Since 2011 BMW had received complaints about a problem in particular models that caused a total power failure, Mr Gurung’s inquest at Woking coroner’s court was told. Narayan Gurung hit a tree as he tried to avoid a stalled BMWThe manufacturer received further vehicle safety defect reports from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) in 2014.

Source: The Times May 01, 2018 22:59 UTC