BMW 535i Complaints (2011)

150 consumer complaints on file.

#10419262August 12, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I HAVE HAD MY BMW FOR 6 MONTHS AND EACH OF THE FRONT TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED "BUBBLES" ON THE SIDEWALL. I LIVE IN METRO ATLANTA AND DO NOT DRIVE ON ROUGH SURFACES, DIRT ROADS OR POT HOLE FILLED ROADS. I AM READING COMPLAINTS FROM ALL OVER THE U.S. ON THIS EXACT ISSUE. GOODYEAR HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ALTHOUGH BMW ADMITTED THAT THE ISSUE IS COMMON. I WOULD LIKE A SET OF REPLACEMENT FRONT TIRES AT NO COST TO REPLACE MY NEW TIRES THAT ARE DAMAGED. CURRENTLY GOODYEAR DOES NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT TIRES IN STOCK ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A CLASS ACTION SUIT FORTHCOMING. *TR
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#10412106July 13, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE FAILURE (SIDEWALL BUBBLING) ON 2011 BMW 5-SERIES WITH 19" GOODYEAR RUN-FLAT TIRES. *TR
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#10411860July 11, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DEVELOPED A BUBBLE AFTER GOING OVER A SMALL POTHOLE AT UNDER 30MPH. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS CAR THAT I HAVE OWNED FOR JUST OVER 3 MONTHS AND 1,800 MILES. *TT THESE STOCK TIRES ON 2011 BMW 535I AWD WITH SPORT PACKAGE -- GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2 ROF SIZE 245/40R19 -- CLEARLY HAVE A DESIGN FLAW OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND MUST BE RECALLED. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WHEN DRIVING OVER VERY MINOR ROAD HAZARDS MIGHT CAUSE TIRE BLISTERS THAT COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A BLOWOUT.
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#10411685July 10, 2011
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 BMW 535XI, I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 25MPH. A LARGE BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL OF MY GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2 RUN-FLAT TIRE APPEARED. THIS GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2 RFT, SIZE 245/40R19 HAS A DESIGN FLAW OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT RESULTS IN EVEN MINOR ROAD HAZARDS CAUSING SIDEWALL BUBBLES. THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF BMW 535XI OWNERS REPORTING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS TIRE ON THE INTERNET. CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH A SIDEWALL BUBBLE POSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK. THEREFORE, THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
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#10409136June 27, 2011
TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES
NORMAL DRIVING OF BMW. ONLY 2 MONTHS OLD. NOTICED 2 LARGE BUBBLES IN SIDEWALL. WENT ONLINE TO FIND MANY MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT, INCLUDING BENT RIMS. ISSUE APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY TIRE RUNFLAT TIRE BY GOODYEAR. INSTALLED ON A $75,000 AUTOMOBILE, WITH NO CHOICE FOR SUBSTITUTE TIRE DIE TO THE CONFIGURATION. *TR
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#10407202June 16, 2011
TIRES
GOOD YEAR RUN FLAT TIRES ARE VERY UNSAFE. APPARENTLY BMW AND GOODYEAR HAVE SOME KIND OF DEAL. I BOUGHT A 2011 BMW 535I WITH THE SPORT PACKAGE WHICH INCLUDES THE 19" GOODYEARS. THEY HAVE ALWAYS LEAKED AND GET BUBBLES. ONE DAY IF NOT ALREADY PEOPLE WILL DIE CAUSE OF THIS TIRE. AGAIN GOODYEARS KILLING PEOPLE. THIS NEEDS TO STOP. *TR
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#10401315May 17, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE BLISTER. THIS IS ONE OF FOUR BLISTERS ON THIS BRAND OF TIRES. *TR
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#10400817May 13, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2 TIRE DEVELOPED BUBBLE AFTER LESS THAN 2000 MILES. TIRE IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND IS THE ONLY TIRE APPROVED FOR THIS CAR. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR BOTH THE CAR AND THE TIRE SINCE I HAVE TO EITHER ORDER NON-RECOMMENDED TIRES (THIS IS THE ONLY RUN-FLAT TIRE IN THE OE SIZE) OR DRIVE ON A DANGEROUS TIRE. *TR
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#10398032April 27, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
AIR BUBBLES ON GOODYEAR ECELLENCE (MADE IN GERMANY) RUN FLAT TIRE 245/40R19 94Y INSTALLED ON BMW 535I . THESE ARE THE CODE ON THE TIRE: DOT NE66 JF1R 3710 / B350057 / GG257SHMPVM / D18R E13 029524-S E13. I BOUGHT MY BMW 535I WITH M SPORT ON DEC 22 2010. AS OF APRIL 2011, TWO AIR BUBBLES DEVELOP ON THE SIDE WALL ON ONE OF MY FRONT TIRE WHILE I ONLY HAVE LESS THAN 2300 MILES ON THE CAR. THIS AIR BUBBLE ISSUE HAPPENS SO VAST THAT IT AFFECTS ALL BMW OWNERS WITH GOODYEAR TIRES AND ALL BMW DEALERS ARE OUT OF STOCK FOR THIS TIRE. THE TIRE IS ON ONE MONTH NATIONAL BACK ORDER. LITERALLY, WE ARE DRIVING ON A TICKING TIME BOMB WHERE AIR BUBBLES CAN DEVELOP. TIRES CAN BE EXPLODED ANY TIME. AND RIMS CAN BE BENT. CATASTROPHE ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS CAN OCCUR. AS OF TODAY, I AM ON THE THIRD WEEKS OF WAITING FOR THE REPLACEMENT GOODYEAR TIRE. EVEN THOUGH BMW INSTALLED A LOANER BRIDGESTONE TIRE UNTIL THEY HAVE THE BACK ORDER GOODYEAR IN STOCK, I AM STILL NOT TRUSTING RIDING ON THE OTHER THREE GOODYEAR TIRES BECAUSE THESE ARE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. IT AFFECTS ALMOST ALL BMW OWNERS WHO HAVING GOODYEAR RUN FLAT TIRES ON THEIR CARS, PARTICULARLY ON THE 19 INCHES ONES WHILE THERE ARE NO ISSUE WITH OTHER BRANDS SUCH AS MICHELIN AND DUNLOP WHICH ARE ALSO INSTALLED ON THE SAME BMW MODEL. HERE ARE SOME LINKS TO THE FORUM WHERE OTHER BMW OWNERS HAVING BUBBLE ISSUES WITH THEIR CARS: HTTP://WWW.BIMMERFEST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=530067&HIGHLIGHT=RUN+FLAT+TIRE HTTP://WWW.BIMMERFEST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=535551 I CALLED GOODYEAR AND BECAUSE THEIR TIRES ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER, GOODYEAR IS WILLING TO REPLACE MY 4 TIRES WITH OTHER BRAND. EVEN THOUGH I DID PURCHASE TIRE INSURANCE WITH BMW, BMW IS STILL NOT WILLING TO DO THE BRAND REPLACEMENT. BMW INSISTS ME TO WAIT FOR THE BACK ORDER GOODYEAR. I THINK THAT DOT SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS GOODYEAR AIR BUBBLE ISSUES & FORCE BMW TO RECALL THESE DEFECTED TIRES BEFORE ANY CATASTROPHE OR DEATH HAPPENS. THANK YOU *TR
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#10397917April 26, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
OVER A PERIOD OF 5 WEEKS AND 2300 MILES I HAVE EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL DEGRADATION (BLISTER) FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES ON THREE TIRES AFTER TRAVERSING BROKEN PAVEMENT/POT HOLES AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 60 MPH. SINCE THIS SPECIFIC TIRE IS ONLY SOLD ON 2011 BMW 535 AND 550 ALL-WHEEL DRIVE MODELS WITH OPTIONAL SPORT PACKAGE EQUIPMENT, THERE ARE PROBABLY RELATIVELY FEW PEOPLE WHO OWN THE TIRE. THEREFORE, I REQUEST THAT YOU BE ESPECIALLY VIGILANT IN INVESTIGATING ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEM SINCE YOU WILL UNDOUBTEDLY RECEIVE FEW FAILURE REPORTS. BECAUSE I PERIODICALLY CHECK THE TIRE AIR PRESSURE I DETECTED THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT RESULTED IN CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN EXACERBATED BECAUSE THE TIRES ARE ON BACK ORDER AND ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES. I HAD TO WAIT OVER TWO WEEKS TO REPLACE THE INITIAL FAILURES AND AM CURRENTLY WAITING TO REPLACE ANOTHER. *TR
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