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1997 BMW 528IA Engine problems

Owners have filed 1 complaint about the 1997 BMW 528IA's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 33% of all its complaints, most recently on September 18, 2001. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

Engine complaints

Engine & coolingTransmission & drivetrain

Vehicle stalled while driving to an intersection, there was no electrical power, dealer thought it was the battery, but vehicle started again, it was the oxygen sensor that caused the stalling.*Ak consumer states this was the second time that vehicle stalled, also the check engine light came on, consumer also states that there was a thumping noise coming from under vehicle while driving, as a result of problem with driveshaft.*Jb

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Power trainNHTSA 896436

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