BMW 525I Engine problems by year

1995 Bmw 525i caught on fire while driving. *Ts the fire started under the hood. The entire front end of the vehicle was damaged. The cause of the fire was not determined. There were no injuries *nm

(1) My 1990 bmw 525i started to over heat on august 01,2006. The temp gauge goes up 50% mark. The coolant level went down every day and I filled it up with distilled water to control the temperature, hoping that it would correct itself some time. (2) I could not drive the car on regular basis anymore. Within few days, I saw coolant overflowing and spray-out. Following this, I noticed slight rough idle and vibration. (3) Realizing that driving the car was no more safe, I called westchester bmw, white plains, ny....

Dt*: the contact stated the engine overheated while driving various speeds. The vehicle was seen by a dealer. The radiator and water pump was replaced. Afterwards, the engine continued to overheat. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer for inspection. The service department determined the engine's overall cooling system needed to be replaced.

The radiator was replaced due to a crack in the housing. The dealer diagnosed that the crack resulted from too much pressure in the cooling system. Related recall 98v178000. *Nlm

Consumer has same problem with coolant system as stated in recall 98v178000. But, this vehicle was not included in recall due to vin. *Ak

While driving, coolant level warning light illuminated and consumer noticed white smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle, consumer found that water was in the oil due to a cracked head, consumer later received recall 98v178. *Slc

Coolant system is not working properly. Vehicle is overheating. When vehicle is in red plastic part, coolant system melts. Contacted dealer, and dealer stated not under recall.*Ak the cooling system contains a plastic water pump, consumer states this is not a good idea considering it will get hot and not hold up, the water pump shattered, causing vehicle to overheat. *Slc

Prior to recall notification (98v178000), consumer experienced cooling system failure, consumer then took vehicle to repair shop to have repairs performed, consumer requested reimbursment because failure had already occurred but was denied reimbursement from manufacturer because repairs were performed by an independent party. *Jb

Bmw has consistently had radiator problems / recalls - and claim my vehicle was not part of their recall - in which 370m vehicles were affected. Nosafety defect. *Ak

1 Year ago motor went into consumer's vehicle. It split radiator in the seam. Consumer took recall 98v178000/ manufacturer's recall 98v178 into dealer to have repairs done. Because of damages it couldn't be taken care off. *Ak the failure of the coolant system caused damage to the engine and radiator. This problem needs to be corrected by the manufacturer. *Yh

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Water pump released the radiator cap. This malfunction caused vehicle to overheat. Dealer will not cover problem under recall 98v178000. *Ak

The cooling system fan clutch failed within 45,000 miles. Nlm

Received installation of recalled radiator cap at vob bmw in 9/27/99 (98v178000) that was supposed to keep the bmw cars from overheating which causes the engine to overheat and burnup. On 5/9/00 the temp was 95 degrees f, after running my air conditioning, my car began to smoke heavily and the engine burned-out before I could get it all the way off the road. The service mechanic I had my car towed to, found that the radiator and engine both had a large hole in each. Also, the water pump impeller which is plastic was broken or melted off. As a result, no fluids were getting to the engine; hence, my engine burned up quickly. *Ak

A malfunction or failure of a colling system component (thermostat, water pump or fan belt) caused the vehicle to overheat prior to recall notice 98v-178. Nlm