10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
70,602 miles

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problem #3

Jan 152019

525

  • 160,000 miles
I have a 2002 525I which I drove to work on January 15, 2019. After being in work for 15 minutes, I was notified that the entire front end of my car was engulfed in flames. The top of the hood, under the hood, and under the front end of my car was completely on fire. I have read about the pvc recall for 2007-2011, but I also read "BMW had looked into heat damage involving the heating and cooling system as early as 2007 but stepped up its analysis work in September." That was from a chronology report provided by BMW to NHTSA, and quoted from abcnews.go.com. What this tells me is BMW didn't look back any earlier than 2007. It was terrifying, and thank god no one was hurt. What is BMW doing about this" and what is my next course of action"

- Newark, DE, USA

problem #2

Feb 282005

525 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 27,206 miles
The rear floor of my 2002 BMW(525I) has 2 inches of water, carpet soaked, mildew, the front carpet was soaked, drivers side(front) wetter than the passenger front.alexander BMW said they had no reports of this happening before, this must be a manufacture defect in the car.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #1

Mar 032004

525 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 24,600 miles
When parking the vehicle in a parking lot consumer noticed that the splash shield scrapped the concrete driveway when entering parking lot, and parking space block. This was causing the front bumper to bent, separating from the vehicle. The consumer notified the dealer and manufacturer about this problem.

- Boynton Beach, FL, USA