BMW 535i Complaints

536 consumer complaints on file.

#11376774November 27, 2020
POWER TRAIN
A WARNING CAME ON FOR DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO CHOKE AND LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375976November 23, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RECEIVING P0087 LOW PRESSURE FUEL, CAR GOES INTO DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION. FIX IS REPLACING HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373061November 4, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 535I. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, WHEN WARNING MESSAGE OF "ENGINE HOT AND DRIVE MODERATELY" WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN SAW SMOKE EXITING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A BOTTLE OF WATER SHE HAD IN HAND. NO FIRE OR POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS CURRENTLY WAITING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366920October 28, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON OCTOBER 10TH, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 830AM, I WAS DRIVING WESTBOUND ON THE 118 FWY, MY 2012 BMW 535I SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I TRIED TO GIVE IT MORE GAS BUT IT WOULD NOT GO FASTER. IT IMMEDIATELY GAVE ME AN ERROR POINTING TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY SAFELY. AFTER BEING INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH OF MY FUEL PUMPS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR FUEL PUMPS FOR THE 2012 BMW 535I BUT MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. IT'S OBVIOUS I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS OTHER 2012 BMW 535I.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364426October 15, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TRYING TO CHANGE LINE GO SEVENTH MILES CAUSES THE CAR TO GO IN LIMP MODE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364323October 14, 2020
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH, MY VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF AND ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES YESTERDAY AND NOW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360856September 24, 2020
ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT MY WORK AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT. BMW OF SAN ANTONIO SAYS OIL LEAKED FROM THE VALVE COVER TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. PROBLEM IS, EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS FAR PASSENGER SIDE. FIRE WAS TOP REAR OF THE MOTOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360297September 21, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF SMOKE ARE RELEASED UPON START AND NOW IT SMOKES EVEN WORSE NO MATTER WHAT. IT USED TO STOP BUT NOT ANYMORE. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS. I NOTICED MY CAR COULDN'T ACCELERATE AND THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING EVERYWHERE AND THEN IT RAN OK BUT AS SOON AS I GOT HOME MY CAR SMOKED AND SMOKED SO MUCH I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET INTO A SPOT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352505September 1, 2020
ENGINE
RECALL COOLANT LEAK WITHIN ERG. MY ENGINE HAS DEVELOPED A STRANGE TICKING SOUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349996August 18, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
BMW HAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE STEERING KNUCKLE (SWIVEL BEARING) AND WHEEL BEARINGS MAKING CONTACT. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW TO BOTH MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AND IT IS VERY SCARY. ONCE THEY MAKE CONTACT, THEY STAY IN CONTACT UNTIL FIXED BY THE DEALER. IT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTS THE ABILITY TO HANDLE THE VEHICLE AND MAKES THE CAR SHUTTER, AFFECTS THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND BRAKE, AND AFFECTS OVERALL DRIVING IN GENERAL. THEY SAY IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IT FEELS ANYTHING BUT SAFE WHEN YOU DO NOT FEEL IN CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. ALL YOU CAN HEAR WHILE DRIVING IS THE METAL-ON-METAL CONTACT OF THE TWO BEARINGS. I PAID BMW $800 TO FIX MY PASSENGER SIDE AND NOW I WILL HAVE TO PAY THAT AGAIN TO FIX THE DRIVERS SIDE. THIS SHOULDN'T BE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR MY SAFETY IN THIS CAR. I DON'T HAVE $800 TO FIX THIS, BUT IF I DON'T I FEEL LIKE I WILL GET SERIOUSLY INJURED AND SOMETHING WILL BREAK ON MY CAR. THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN KEEP DRIVING THE CAR LIKE THIS AND IT NOT "AFFECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE" AS BMW SAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11348428August 10, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 535I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE MESSAGE PARKING LIGHT MALFUNCTION AND ADAPTIVE HEAD LIGHT MALFUNCTION WERE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ADDITIONALLY, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER BMW OF MACON LOCATED AT 4785 RIVERSIDE DR, MACON, GA 31210, WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.*BF CONSUMER STATED FOLLOWING HAD MALFUNCTIONS HEAD LAMP VERTICAL AIM CONTROL, BATTERY DISCHARGING WHILE STOPPING, ELECTRICAL DEVICES SWITCHED OFF TEMPORARILY, AND AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337163July 2, 2020
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 535I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BATTERY DISCHARGING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVE BELTS, BATTERY, INTELLIGENT BATTERY SENSOR (IBS) SYSTEM, BOLTS, HOSE AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V176000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.*DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337262July 2, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN STARING UP, EXTENDED CRANK/SLOW STARTUP . CONTACTED BMW 'FUEL PUMP ISSUE'. NOT COVERED ON CURRENT RECALLS BECAUSE OF YEAR OF CAR. ALL OTHER 5 SERIES HAVE AN OPEN RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331741June 30, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE SENT AN OVERHEATING MESSAGE AND INSTANTLY THE POWER TO THE MOTOR WAS CUT OFF CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RAPIDLY SLOW DOWN WITH NO BRAKE SIGNAL SO THE REAR CAR ALMOST REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SIGNAL CUTTING POWER TO THE ENGINE DURING THE OVERHEAT MESSAGE, ONCE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP IT WAS FINE? I CHECKED THE COOLANT AFTER I GOT HOME AND IT WAS AT THE LEVEL REQUIRED, AFTER I WAS ABLE TO THE READ THE CODES IT SHOWED WATERPUMP ? I RECENTLY SAW RECALLS FOR 2011 BMW 5 SERIES ON WATER PUMP ISSUES, I WOULD LIKE TO AD THIS PROBLEM AND OR SAFEY ISSUE TO BE NOTICED, IF ALL THOSE VEHICLES ARE BEING REPORTED TO HAVE WATERPUMP ISSUES ,L BELIEVE MY CAR SHOULD BE ON THAT LIST OF RECALLS AS WELL , THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME WATER PUMP ,SO THAT WOULD EFFECT ALL MODELS 6 CLYINDER ,8 CYLINDER ETC,, TTHE AFTER A MONTH OF NO CODES NO ISSUES, I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY TO GET SOMETHING FROM THE HOUSE, I LEFT THE CAR RUNNING, WHEN I CAM OUT IT HAD SENT AN OVER HEAT SIGNAL AGAIN, WHEN THE CAR WASNT OVERHEATING? IT WAS JUST WEIRD, IT MIGHT BE WISE TO INCLUDE ALL VEHICLES WITH THE 2010-2011 STYLE WATER PUMP TO BE REPLACED AND LOOK INTO THE POWER CUT OFF DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE PUMPS/AND OR THEIR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WHICH ARE BEING RECALLED , PLEASE LET KNOW IF MY CAR CAN BE ADDED TO THE RECALL SO IT COULD BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAS THE SAME ISSUES AS THE OTHER MODELS THAT RECALLED, HAVENT DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE, SCARED I MIGHT GET REAR ENDED, IF THE POWER CUTS OFF TO SLOW THE VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHTS SHOULD GO ON OR SOME INDICATOR TO LET VEHICLES FOLLOWING BEHIND KNOW THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING DOWN, LIVE AND LEARN I GEUSS,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331245June 27, 2020
ENGINE, SUSPENSION
I HAD THE CAR SERVICED BY A MECHANIC BECAUSE I HAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FAULTS. WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED. SPARK PLUGS AND COPS WERE REPLACED. SOME OF THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE ALSO REPLACED. MECHANIC ASKED ME TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR 100 MILES TO SEE IF ANY CHECK ENGINE ISSUES WILL REAPPEAR. THE VEHICLE FIRST BEGAN STATING IT HAD LOW OIL PRESSURE AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL, IT WOULD CONTINUE TO JUST STOP AT 15%. I THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE INDICATOR WENT AWAY FOR THE LOW OIL PRESSURE. I DROVE ABOUT 10 MORE MILES AND DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION APPEARED AND I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. ENGINE WAS SEIZED. WHAT WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE WAS "SHARDS OF METAL". MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 5 SERIES BMW ENGINES. I THINK THAT BMW IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE ENGINE FAILURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330677June 24, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WAS PASSING A VEHICLE AND AS I WAS GETTING PAST OTHER DRIVER MY ONBOARD DASH POPPED UP SAYING CAR NEEDED TO GET SERVICED. DESCRIPTION OF FAULT WAS FUEL PUMP. ALL POWER WAS LOST AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET PAST OTHER MOTORIST TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. ONCE I SAT FOR ABOUT 20 MIN WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AND GET TO MY DESTINATION 8 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THIS MADE ME FEEL VERY U SAFE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH THE OTHER MOTORIST. I WAS ON A 2 LANES STATE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER VEHICLE BEHIND THE MOTORIST I WAS PASSING TO OVER TAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323203May 4, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LIGHTING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD DURING 1ST WEEK OF APRIL 2020. IT AFFECTED BATTERY CONSUMPTION, TURN INDICATORS, WINDOW CONTROLS, HEADLIGHT CONTROLS, LOCK/UNLOCK CONFIRMATION... THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED FAULTY FOOTWELL MODULE NEEDS REPLACEMENT, COST APPROX. $1323+TAX. A WARRANTY EXTENSION DOCUMENT FOUND ON THE INTERNET FOR FOOTWELL MODULE LISTS ALL MODELS EXCEPT MINE. HTTPS://BIMMERSCAN.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2018/09/B012016-1.PDF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323074May 2, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR STALLED SUDDENLY WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR 15 - 20 MINUTES WHILE BLOCKING THE ROADWAY. TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN PARK MODE AND OVERRIDE TO NEUTRAL GEAR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. INABILITY TO MANUALLY PUT GEAR INTO NEUTRAL POSES ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322130April 24, 2020
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 535I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL WHEELS FRACTURED PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CIRCLE BMW (500 STATE ROUTE 36, EATONTOWN, NJ, 07724, (732)-440-1200) TO BE INSPECTED DUE TO AN ABNORMAL SOUND UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WHEELS WERE BENT. THE WHEELS WERE NOT REPAIRED NOR REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,500. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321886April 22, 2020
SUSPENSION
RECENTLY, I NOTICED MY LEFT-REAR SUSPENSION HAS BEEN FAULTY AND THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE. THE TIRE WOULD GO ALL THE WAY INTO THE BODY OF THE CAR AND WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE SINCE IT'S RUBBING AGAINST THE CAR. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, FROM WHAT I'VE NOTICED. I'M AFRAID THAT IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE I AM ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH IN RETURN CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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