9.5

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
1,000 miles

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problem #1

Dec 042004

530 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 1,000 miles
While driving in a parking lot at approx. 3-5 mph, my 2005 530I suddenly accelerated while my foot was on the brake. I pushed on the brake pedal as hard as possible to slow the vehicle, then quickly shifted the automatic transmission into park and turned off the key. I took the car to the BMW dealer where I bought the car. They were unable to find the problem, so they have brought in engineers from BMW North America to analyze and fix the problem.

- Chino Hills, CA, USA

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