5.1

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
19,333 miles

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problem #3

Feb 012023

528

  • miles
Driver side front door handle/actuator freezes in cold weather. Door will not open from inside or outside. This is a safety issue as it could trap a person inside. This seems to be a problem with the cables that connect the handles to the mechanism itself, not the actual door latch as it can be moved with fingers when the mechanism is frozen.

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

problem #2

Dec 122018

528

  • 39,000 miles
While I was driving on the highway I heard a loud bang and had glass rain down on me from my just exploded sunroof. I thought it might be from a rock being ejected from the truck in front of me but I followed the truck until they stopped and their load was empty.

- Laramie, WY, USA

problem #1

Apr 122018

528 4-cyl

  • 19,000 miles
My name is [xxx], I am living in buford - Georgia, usa. On Thursday, April 12, 2018, at 17:00 P.M., 75 F average temperature of the environment, I was driving my 2015 BMW car, model 528I sedan, VIN: [xxx], on I-75 in the state of Georgia, usa. The speed of travel was around 70 miles per hour and I was 200 miles South of atlanta. At that time, 17:00 P.M., I felt a very loud noise on the roof of the car and then a flurry of strange elements that hit the roof and back of the car. When I parked, I noticed that it was the sunroof of the car that, for no apparent reason, exploded into millions of pieces. When I was driving, there was no one in front nor the side, so I rule out that a stone hit. The next day I took it to the dealer where I bought the vehicle, they are checking it for repair. They gave me a replacement car until the repair is ready. In addition to the fright and high risk that I had on the highway, I am fine, but very worried that this will happen again. I travel normally every 60 days approximately 1,000 miles and I do not want to go through this high risk to my integrity, companions and cars nearby. Glasses scratched the paint on the back of the roof and the trunk. I hope you can assure me that this will not happen again in the car. I was very lucky to be driving with the inside window of the roof closed, otherwise I would be telling a very serious tragedy. The car is currently in the service department of BMW of gwinnett place, 3264 commerce ave. Duluth, ga 30096, waiting to be repaired and to inform me about what happened. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Buford, GA, USA