10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
59,138 miles

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problem #8

Jul 012023

535

  • miles
here is wisdom; traffic circles; eliminate collisions 98% cut pollution fossil fuels & signal electricity 98%; cut manhour prevailing wages 98% employee med sick vac and retirement 98% and equipment maintenance 98% yes 98% of wasted taxpayer revenue allotted to traffic signal intersections can begin to be wasted elsewhere for polititians hold fast to unearned income, a revelation uncle sams ears might be pricked or at least itch !!!! almighty saved the best for last MOTHER NATURE yes BLUE EARTH even GODS FOOTSTOOL and HEAVEN above will rejoice with all the beasts and things of the 12 stars on the womans' crown that is the ZODIAC;begin @ spring equinox 12 day n night MARCH 21-APRIL 20 aries RAM 1st. then 4-21 to may 20 taurus BULL 5-21 to june 20 gemini TWINS/summer solstice that is 15 day 9 nite 6-21 to july 20 cancer CRAB//7-21 to august 20 leo LION 8-21 to sept 20 virgo VIRGIN/autumn equinox 12 night and day 9-21 to oct 20 libra SCALES 10-21 to nov20 scorpio SCORPION 11-21 to dec 20 saggitarius ARCHER /winter solstice 9 day 15 nite12-21 to jan 20 capricorn GOAT 1-21 to feb 20 aquarius WATER 2-21 to march 20 pisces FISHES. the end!@#$%^&*() I DIGRESSED sorry

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #7

Sep 212020

535

  • 155,400 miles
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

- Savannah, GA, USA

problem #6

Jan 302019

535

  • 65,000 miles
Car reduced power, shakes and will not run anymore. Is so unsafe to be driving this specially in the fwy very scary.

- Bellflower, CA, USA

problem #5

Jul 252018

535

  • 103,000 miles
Wednesday July 25th, 2018, as I was getting ready to leave work, I started my car which was parked in my company's underground garage and the interior became engulfed with smoke. I turned the car off and got out to check the engine. There was no smoke coming from the under the hood of the car. I got back into the car and started it again and more smoke entered into the car. I turned the car off and went back to my office to call aaa. Approximately 20-30 minutes later I went back to the car and immediately smelled smoke in the garage. As I approached the car it was completely filled with smoke but I could tell that the both the back and front window shields and the sunroof were scorched. My key fob did not work so I had to open the car with the key. With the door open the thick smoke escaped and then I was able to see the damage to the car as a result of a fire. I have attached some pictures so you can see. I did some research and found that there have been some instances where this has happened to other BMW owners in the past and that this was a course of action to take in letting you know.

- Fairport, NY, USA

problem #4

Aug 012013

535

  • 60,000 miles
Insulation crumbling on all wiring inside both headlight (driver and passenger sides) units resulting in malfunctioning headlights, running lights, and marker lights. Unfortunately, a common problem and a huge safety concern. Issue is exacerbated but not caused by heat. Insulation on wiring to navigation, radio/media player, climate control unit, or ccc (car communication computer), crumbling causing malfunctions to occur in all the above sections. I suspect much of the car's wiring to be in similar, poor condition. I have read that many european cars from the '80S, '90S through the first ten or so years of the 21st century used a soy based, biodegradable wire insulation as part of a "green movement". this early implementation of said wire does not last much longer than 10 years, much less than that when exposed to heat. Please see: Https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?2132684-headlight-wire-jackets-just-flake-off https://5series.net/forums/E60-discussion-2/headlight-wiring-outer-jacket-deteriorating-139655/ www.peachparts.com/shopforum/off-topic-discussion/330631-can-you-believe-BMW-still-using-biodegradeable-wiring-insulation.html www.mercedesdefects.com/2008/04/wire-harness-defect.html https://rennlist.com/forums/Porsche-cayenne-forum/733521-brittle-wiring-insulation.html there are many, many more threads such as these on the web. There are thousands of cars on the road like this. The manufacturers keep producing vehicles with this type of wiring. It's wonderful that the insulation degrades. It's absurd to start biodegrading when the car is just five or so years old.

- Moncks Corner, SC, USA

problem #3

Oct 152017

535

  • 1 miles
While driving, the car stopped accelerating and a transmission malfunction warning came up on. The fan on the engine also came on very loud and there was lots of exhausted coming out. I drove slowly to a shop. Once at the shop they stated they could not get the car to shift into gear. They did diagnostics on it and said it was a shift module that needed replaced, I had it replaced and it did not fix the problem. They then said it needed a reset that could only be done at the BMW dealership. BMW performed the reset and that did not fix the problem. BMW diagnosed that the transmission pump was out and a $9K transmission needed to be replaced. The car continues to not be drivable, not stay in gear. It has also started spitting out milky substance from the exhaust like the coolant is leaking into engine. In addition the paint on the hood and roof of the car has become dull for no apparent reason, like it has reacted to a high amount of heat from the engine. A car with only 132,000 miles on it should not need a transmission replaced and the paint should not be wearing like it is. There was coolant recall on all models except the 535I, this coolant problem could have been what caused the transmission to go out very prematurely. The car is now not drivable, will not stay in gear. I believe there is something wrong with the car that is due to a failure or malfunction of the car itself and not wear.

- Orcutt, CA, USA

problem #2

Jul 092016

535

  • 89,700 miles
At C. 89,000 miles - warning: "driver side air bags malfunction". BMW dealer, rockville, md, wants $660 to tell me if it's a real problem with the bag, and/or its housing and/or only a faulty sensor sending an incorrect message (!!) following that suspicious drill they can then fix it - a couple hundred dollars if it's only a sensor, much more $ if it's something else. Car moving or not, the warning remains on.

- Etchison, MD, USA

problem #1

Feb 242016

535

  • miles
Fraud activity possible clone refinanced identity theft remote access was put on unauthorized threat safety for owner. Two loan start dates one in repo

- Ft Worth, TX, USA