BMW 530i Complaints (2006)

84 consumer complaints on file.

#11240218July 28, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON ONE DAY AND WILL NOT GO OFF I INITIALLY GOT A RECALL PAPER FOR IT BUT WAS UNABLE TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP I VAN NO LONGER FIND THE PAPER BUT THE TRANSMISSION IS TRASH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234386July 24, 2019
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MANUFACTURES RECALL VEHICLE WAS RELOCATED AND NOW UNKNOWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11185510March 9, 2019
AIR BAGS, SEATS, AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR FAULTY, AIRBAG DISABLED. FAULTS ARE SHOWING, AND WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER AND BMW USA, BOTH ACKNOWLEDGE AN ISSUE BUT INSIST MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. THE VIN IS NOT ON THEIR ROSTER. BMW RECALLED 200,000 CARS FOR THIS PROBLEM, IN THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL. I NOW HAVE THE ISSUE, AND IT IS A CLEAR SAFETY CONCERN FOR ANY WHO MIGHT RIDE IN THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151719November 15, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP WAS LEAKING OIL INTO THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS COMPLETED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO SPECIALIZED IN BMW VEHICLES. THE DEALER (GLOBAL IMPORTS BMW, 500 INTERSTATE N PKWY, ATLANTA, GA 30339, (800) 294-1853) WAS CALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO HEAR BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112832July 21, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND MY TRANSMISSION HAS AN ISSUE AS IF IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT MECHATRONICS AND OTHER COMPONENTS TO BE AN ISSUE FOR INSTANCE IF YOUR TRYING TO PASS YOUR CAR STALLS AND SAYS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER SHUTOFF MESSAGE DISAPPEARS CAR WILL GO IN LIMP MODE AND CAR STARTS OUT IN 2ND GEAR INSTEAD OF 1ST AND 1ST GEAR WILL ALSO LOCK ITSELF.....THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR A SUPPOSED HIGH END WELL BUILT PERFORMANCE VEHICLE. TRANNY HAS NO ISSUES COMPUTER DOES THAT CAUSES SHUTTER AND STALL LIMP MODE NEARLY COULD HAVE DIED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11081128March 23, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, SEAT BELTS
"TAKATA RECALL" THE CAR OVERHEAT, THE DASHBOARD SHOW SAFETY BELT MALFUNCTION, WHEN PUSH THE GAS PEDAL SOMETIMES JUMP, THE CAR SMELL GASOLINE ALL HE TIME, ALL THE TIME SHOW LOW LIMITS OF OIL BUT THE LEVEL OF OIL IS CORRECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11052819December 6, 2017
AIR BAGS
I'VE BEEN TOLD BY TWO EUROPEAN CAR REPAIR COMPANIES THAT 2006 BMWS ARE FREQUENTLY NEEDING THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULAR REPLACED. THERE IS AN INTERNAL ERROR ON THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT- CODE 93D7. THIS PART HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, AND BECAUSE OF THE EXORBITANT PRICE, I WAS TOLD THAT MANY DRIVERS CHOOSE TO DISCONNECT THE AIRBAGS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING! IS BMW REPORTING THIS ISSUE? I CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY SEEMED COMPLETELY UNINTERESTED AND/OR UNWILLING TO DOCUMENT MY COMPLAINT. MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME THE WARNING WAS DISPLAYED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022817September 12, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530I. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT MENTION ANY RECALLS FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015040August 14, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
ENGINE OIL FROM THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP MAY ENTER THE BRAKE VACUUM LINE, POSSIBLY ALLOWING OIL TO ENTER THE BRAKE BOOSTER. IF ENGINE OIL ENTERS THE BRAKE BOOSTER, IT MAY DAMAGE THE INTERNAL RUBBER MEMBRANE, CAUSING IT TO DEVELOP LEAKS AND POSSIBLY IMPAIR THE BRAKE POWER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM. THE BRAKES WILL THEN ONLY FUNCTION WITH INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001239June 25, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER, OTHER ELECTRONIC AND SOUND INDICATORS, AND RADIO RANDOMLY TURN OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. AFTER TAKING IT TO SEVERAL AUTO REPAIR SHOPS, A CORRODED COMPUTER COMPONENT UNDER THE SPARE TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED DUE TO WATER INTRUSION. REPLACING THE PART MADE THE PROBLEM MOSTLY GO AWAY, BUT OCCASIONALLY GET ENGINE AND COOLANT PROBLEM INDICATORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993210June 5, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE IDRIVE NAVIGATION SCREEN GOES OUT AND KEEPS FLASHING. AT NIGHT IT'S A BIG DISTRACTION - AS IF A FLASHLIGHT HITS YOUR PERIPHERAL VISION INTERMITTENTLY. THERE ARE MANY WHO HAVE FACED THIS ISSUE OR ARE FACING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN MY VIEW. I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME THAT WE, AMERICANS HAVE A SHARP BITE AS FAR AS FOREIGN CAR MAKERS CREATE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS DUE TO ITS OWN FAILURES. THE MAIN ISSUE IS THAT IDRIVE CONTROL - AC - RADIO - NAVIGATION AND VERY IMPORTANTLY HEAT AND WARNING MESSAGES. WITHOUT IT WORKING YOU CAN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG UP TO A GREATER EXTENT. MOST OF THE CARS IMPORTANT ASPECTS ARE CONTROLLED BY THIS COMPUTER BASED SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928255November 28, 2016
ENGINE
MY CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING ENGINE OIL FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS. AFTER I HAD IT CHECKED, I WAS TOLD THAT ONE BOLT ON THE ENGINE WAS BROKEN. I FOUND THAT THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED COMMON. I THINK BMW SHOULD SOLVE THIS PROBLEM THROUGH RECALL, BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926053November 14, 2016
AIR BAGS
FAULT IN PASS RESTRAIN SYSTEM AFECTING AIRBAG BELT TENSIONER OR BELT FORCE LIMITER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899604August 30, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSULATION AROUND THE WIRING IN THE HEADLIGHTS HAS COMPLETELY CRUMBLED OFF AND BARE WIRE IS EXPOSED, COULD POSSIBLE TOUCH AND CAUSE A FIRE. PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE SEAT IS FAULTY AND I RECIEVED A RECALL NOTICE BUT BMW SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR AND REFUSES TO FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873859June 13, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873124June 7, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIG BAG/SEAT BELT RESTRAINT ERROR AIR BACK WILL NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE IT THINKS THERE IS NO ONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865675May 18, 2016
STEERING
MY STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND SO THE CAR WILL NOT START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865336May 17, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
INTERNAL HEADLIGHT WIRING INSULATION FLAKING OFF EXPOSING COPPER WIRE CAUSING FAILURE OF PARKING AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND FAILURE OF THE FRONT HEADLIGHT SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE RISK OF FIRE. ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH INTERMITTENT CRUISE CONTROL, POWER PORTS AND FAN INSIDE THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836268February 15, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE WIRING ITHIN THE XENON ADAPTIVE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE 2006 BMW 530I HAS EXTREME WIRING INSULATION ROT. THE EXPOSED WIRING IS EXTENSIVE ON ALL WIRES WITHIN THE ASSEMBLY ON BOTH SIDES WITH MOST OF THE WIRES NOW BARE. THIS IS CREATING A SEVERE AND DANGEROUS SAFETY AND FIRE HAZARD. I WILL UPLOAD PHOTOS WHEN I DISASSEMBLE THE CAR HEADLIGHTS AGAIN. THE FIRE HAZARD WAS FOUND WHEN REPLACING AN ANGEL EYE HEADLAMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824753February 8, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
INTERNAL HEADLIGHT WIRING INSULATION FLAKING OFF EXPOSING COPPER WIRE CAUSING FAILURE OF PARKING AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE FRONT HEADLIGHT SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE RISK OF FIRE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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