{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":10158878,"manufacturer":"BMW of North America, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/26/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"06/02/2006","vin":"WBACG7328TA","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I AM AN ENGINEER WHO PERFORMS FAILURE ANALYSIS - MY OBSERVATIONS ARE BASED ON SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE IN THIS FIELD.  THE CAR IS A 1996 BMW 318TI WITH A 5 SPD MANUAL TRANSMISSION.  THE ENGINE IS STOCK.  I WAS DRIVING MY 318TI ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE SPEED WAS INCREASING WITHOUT THROTTLE INPUT.  I TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF THINKING THAT IT SOMEHOW HAD MALFUNCTIONED - THE SPEED CONTINUED TO INCREASE.  WHEN THE SPEED PASSED 80 MPH, I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH, WHICH OF COURSE ALLOWED THE CAR TO SLOW, BUT THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO REDLINE - AS THE TACH GOT CLOSE TO THE RED LINE, I SHUT THE IGNITION OFF, AND STEERED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER.  WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, I TRY TO START IT AGAIN, AND THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED VERY RAPIDLY TO REDLINE.  I TRIED THIS 3-4 TIMES OVER 5 MINUTES WITH THE SAME RESULT EACH TIME.  I FINALLY OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE PLASTIC BUSHING ON THE LEVER HOUSING.  THIS PROBLEM WAS THE SUBJECT OF A 1997 RECALL, AND MY CAR HAD THE REPAIRS MADE (METAL RINGS) THAT WERE SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL.  THEY SEEM TO BE FAILING NOW.  THERE IS A NEWS ARTICLE FROM ENGLAND THAT SEEMS TO SHOW AN IDENTICAL FAILURE IN A 318.   THE DRIVERS NAME IS KEVIN NICOLLE, AND THE STORY APPEARED ON THIS WEB PAGE ( HTTP://WWW.TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/NEWS/MAIN.JHTML?XML=/NEWS/2006/03/11/NTRAPPED11.XML ).    THE RECALL EFFECTED 410,000 CARS - THIS RECALL SHOULD BE REVISITED AS THE REPAIR SEEMS TO HAVE CREATED ANOTHER FAILURE MODE THAT LEADS TO UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION.  I HAVE A PHOTO OF THE THROTTLE CABLE / CABLE BUSHING AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE - I CAN FORWARD IT TO ANY INTERESTED PARTIES.    *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1996","productMake":"BMW","productModel":"318TI","manufacturer":"BMW of North America, LLC"}]}]}