BMW M5 Complaints

106 consumer complaints on file.

#10231098June 16, 2008
VISIBILITY
MY REAR VIEW MIRROR FAILED AND LEAKED A SUBSTANCE WHICH DRIPPED ONTO MY SHIFT LEVER. UNKNOWINGLY I PLACED MY HAND ON THE LEVER AND WAS CONTAMINATED. I ALSO WAS BREATHING THE VAPORS WHICH SMELLED SOMEWHAT LIKE DRY CLEANING FLUID. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND HAVE FOUND THAT THE SUBSTANCE INSIDE THE MIRROR MAY BE HIGHLY TOXIC. HOW DO I KNOW FOR SURE IF I HAVE A PROBLEM? IF I DO WHAT TYPE OF TREATMENT DO I SEEK? THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10200905August 27, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER ON MY NEW CAR IS NOT CALIBRATED CORRECTLY. IT CONSTANTLY REGISTERS ABOUT 8% TOO HIGH. DOES DOT REGULATE THIS CALIBRATION? IT SEEMS POSSIBLE THAT ODOMETER COULD ALSO BE INCORRECT. BMW SAYS THAT THEIR ALLOWABLE TOLERANCE IS 10%. CAN THIS POSSIBLY BE ALLOWABLE IN THE US? THERE DOES SEEM TO BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175151December 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
FOR ABOUT A 1.5 MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN HAVING MAJOR ISSUES WITH SMG. IN THE MORNING ON STARTUP. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, IT SHOWS (R). I STEP ON THE GAS AND IT REVS AND DOESN'T DO ANYTHING. YOU THEN HEAR A LOUD CLUNK AND IT POPS BACK TO NEUTRAL. SAME THING WITH DRIVE IN WHICH THERE IS A HUGE DELAY EVEN WHEN IT SHOWS 1. EXTREMELY SCARY WHEN YOU HAVE TRAFFIC COMING UP BEHIND YOU AND YOU CAN'T GET INTO GEAR. I HAVE OPENED DIALOGUES WITH BMWNA, MY LOCAL DEALER, THE GM OF MY LOCAL DEALER DONNA TAFOYA AND AT THIS MOMENT, THE ONLY ERROR THEY GOT WAS A SZL FAILURE. (REPLACED 2X ALREADY) OTHER THAN THAT, NO FAULTS WHATSOEVER SO TO THEM, IT'S A "GHOST" ISSUE. PUMA CASE HAS ALSO BEEN CREATED AND THE FIELD REP WILL BE OUT HERE ON THE 15TH. IN THE MEANTIME, I STILL DO NOT HAVE A CAR I CAN TRUST AND THIS IS MY DAILY DRIVER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146737January 3, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
POSSIBLE BRAKE AND / OR "DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL" FAILURE RESULTED IN IMPACT WITH UTILITY POLE WITH RUPTURE OF FUEL TANK AND RESULTANT FIRE AND FATALITY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10024045June 13, 2003
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEED SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859163March 24, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OR COLLISION, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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