BMW 528i Complaints

833 consumer complaints on file.

#747778July 4, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2000 BMW 528I THROUGH THE OVERSEA MILITARY SALES PROGR AM IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA. THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED TO U.S. SPECIFICATION AND I INTEND TO TAKE THIS CAR TO THE U.S. ON FEB 24, 2001, AT THE SHINDONG-A SHOPPING PLAZA PARKING LOT IN YONGSAN-KU, MY HUSBAND CHONG S. PARK WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN HE WAS PARKING THE CAR. WHILE PROCEEDING BACKWARD AT MINIMUM SPEED, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH EXPLODING NOISE AND HIT THE WA OF THE BUILDING, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO BOTH MY CAR AND THE PROPERTY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741843March 3, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, TIRES
THIS BMW DEPLOYED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. AT THE SAME TIME BOTH FRONT TIRES WENT FLAT. I DO NOT KNOW AT THIS TIME IF THE TIRES WERE PUNCTURED BY AN OBJECT OR NOT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND SAID THAT SHE WAS CRUISING AT 70MPH,(8:30AM WITH GOOD VISABILITY) WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED SHE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT SHE HAD TWO FLAT TIRES ON THE FRONT. THERE WAS TIRE FAILURE WITH THIS INCIDENT, HOWEVER I ONLY KNOW THAT THE BRAND TIRE IS DUNLOP. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. THIS SO FAR, IS A REAL MYSTERY TO US!!!!!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740602February 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
IVE CONTACTED BMWNA AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THEY HAVE IGNORED MANY MANY ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. LAWSUIT BEING CONSIDERED. NO SAFETY DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559108January 22, 2001
TIRES
AFTER APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 9,000 MILES, NOISE AND VIBRATION VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN VEHICLE IS GOING BETWEEN 20 & 25 MPH, BLOWOUT ON REAR TIRE, CONTINENTAL CONTISPORT. CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737828December 15, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT, HIT OTHER CAR AT 30-35 MPH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#737305December 4, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK IN RAINSTORM. CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR REPLACEMENT OF A RELAY, WHICH "WE ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH." HE SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL--THEY WERE ONLY REPLACING THOSE THAT FAILED. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PART.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736266November 14, 2000
TIRES
BMW IS CLAIMING THAT IT'S A TIRE PROBLEM & NOT A SYSTEM PROBLEM (TIRESIZE: 235/45R-17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/45R-17 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874473November 6, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE JUST STOPPED WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM MECHANIC REPLACED FUEL PUMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735301October 27, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
MY VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED ON FREEWAY AT ABOUT 30-40 MPH. MY VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MINE. DURING THE COLLISION MY SEATBACK FAILED AND I WOUND UP LAYING HORIZONTALLY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#733951October 10, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHEN ALARM IS SET, DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE CAR - CHILD WAS LOCKED INSIDE CAR FOR OVER AN HOUR WITH NO WAY TO GET OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727810August 14, 2000
STEERING
MY CAR WAS HIT (BROAD-SIDED AT A PERPENDICULAR ANGLE) BY A 16 YO IN AN 1989 CAMARO. MY BMW VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING BENDING OF THE CAR-FRAME, BLOW-OUT OF THE DRIVER'S WINDOW (THAT LANDED ON THE PASSENGER, LACERATING HIS LEG), AND SEPARATION AND RUPTURE OF THE BODY SIDE DOOR PANEL ASSEMBLY AND DOOR SHELL. I SUSTAINED BLUNT LEFT SHOULDER INJURIES AND BRUISING FROM IMPACTING THE PILLAR, AND ALSO BACK/LEG INJURIES. DESPITE THE SEVERITY OF THE IMPACT (THAT MADE BOTH LEFT-SIDE DOORS INOPERABLE), NEITHER THE SIDE NOR THE HEAD RESTRAINT AIRBAG SYSTEMS DEPLOYED, AND THE EMERGENCY CENTRAL UNLOCKING SYSTEM DID NOT ACTIVATE. I HAVE CONTACTED BMW AMERICA, WHO AFTER WEEKS OF UNHELPFUL SUGGESTIONS, HAD THE CAR INSPECTED. THE ENGINEERS' REPORT (WHICH TO DATE, HAS NOT BEEN SHARED WITH ME DESPITE MY REPEATED REQUESTS), STATES THAT THE IMPACT "WAS NOT SEVERE ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE DEPLOYMENT" OF THE AIRBAGS. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OTHER SUCH INSTANCES OF FAILURE REPORTED TO NHTSA? IN THE BMW ADVERTISEMENT OF THE PASSIVE REASTRAINT SYSTEM, THE SIDE (AND HEAD) AIRBAGS ARE CLEARLY CLAIMED TO BE DEPLOYED DURING SIDE IMPACTS OF LESSER SEVERITY THAN THE ONE I EXPERIENCED. ALL BMW AND MERCEDES SALES PEOPLE AND MECHANICS WHO HAVE SEEN THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WERE OF THE OPINION THAT THE BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I HAVE DOCUMENTED THE DAMAGE WITH PHOTOS. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#866293July 31, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT WILL GET JAMMED IN THE RETRACTER, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. DEALER HAS REPLACED SEATBELT MECHANISM, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. *AK SHOULER BELT LOCK UP OCCURS WITH ANY MOVEMENT ON PASSENGER SIDE. ALMOST TO A POINT OF CHOKING THE PASSENGER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724523June 25, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE PULLING INTO GARAGE WITH FOOT OFF GAS AND ON BRAKE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY INTO GARAGE WALL, PLACED CAR INTO REVERSE, THEN SHOT OUT OF FRONT OF GARAGE ALL WITHOUT PLACING FOOT ON GAS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723864June 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSON FAILURE NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND I WAS NEALRY HIT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE HORN FAILURE NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN A WOMAN BEGAN TO DRIVE INTO THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE - I HAD A CAR BEHIND ME SO I COULD NOT APPLY THE BRAKES INSTEAD I SAW MYSELF CLEAR AND CROSSED DOUBLE SOLID YELLOW LINES ON TO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC SIDE IN ORDER TO AVERT AN ACCIDENT. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIMEI EVER HAD TO USE THE HORN IN THE VEHICLE AND IT DID NOT WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552316May 17, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719924March 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTERS WORE OUT PREMATURELY AT 38,000 MILES. REPLACED RIGHT & LEFT FRONT ROTERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550217January 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST AND FAILED LATER ON. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609659September 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS AND BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609334February 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ELECTRICAL HARNESS SHORTED FOR DRIVER SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607239February 1, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CUP HOLDER FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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