Engine & cooling
6 complaints filed with NHTSA about the BMW M5's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
BMW is recalling certain model year 2013 M5, M6 Coupe, and M6 Convertible vehicles, manufactured from July 19, 2012, through September 11, 2012. Due to a manufacturing process error, the tolerance between the engine oil pump's drive shaft and the pump's...
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. A malfunction or failure of a coolant system component, such as a thermostat, water pump, or fan belt, can result in significantly increased coolant temperature and system pressure. If the indications of a critical...
I have a 2002 525i which I drove to work on january 15, 2019. After being in work for 15 minutes, I was notified that the entire front end of my car was engulfed in flames. The top of the hood, under the hood, and under the front end of my car was completely on fire. I have read about the pvc recall for 2007-2011, but I also read "bmw had looked into heat damage involving the heating and cooling system as early as 2007 but stepped up its analysis work in september." That was from a chronology report provided by...
bmw to nhtsa, and quoted from abcnews.Go.Com. What this tells me is bmw didn't look back any earlier than 2007. It was terrifying, and thank god no one was hurt. What is bmw doing about this? And what is my next course of action?
I was driving appx 40mph while on a local road slightly uphill, engine shut off without warning, lost power steering and brake assist. Luckily no cars around me so I was able to barely roll over to the roadside. Car would not start again, was towed to dealership. Replaced ecu for a total cost of $2k. *Tr
Intermittent engine shut-down. Engine shuts off while vehicle is in motion at any speed. "Engine failsafe" warning light comes on. Vehicle must be stopped, key turned off and re-started. This is a serious safety issue that bmw is aware of and has issued a related tsb. $2000 Plus repair bill for a new "engine wiring harness". Bmw should be recalling these vehicles. *Tr
My bmw m3ci is again in the shop. In the last 23k miles, the car has seen the shop more than anyone's imagination. Now the engine revs high at idle, transmission light (smg 2 of m3) came on, which no one seems to know why, and mysteriously disappeared. The car now vibrate trhough out the cabin and at steering wheel it vibrates abnormally. The dealer tries to down play it. It's been in th shop for the last 14 days, and still no ending insight
Car has hesitated while being driven at or above 50 mph. Car has stalled completely while accelerating out of a parking lot and while being driven at 40 mph. *Nlm
While in traffic on the highway, the engine died without any warning. Dealer serviced the vehicle on 04/15/2002 because of difficulties in starting the engine. Failure of the engine while in traffic of 60+ mph placed myself and a passenger in great peril because I was unable to put the car on the shoulder when the engine died with the car in a traffic lane. I want to know if bmw has experienced similar problems with other new models and what is going to be done to prevent another occurrence. The car is only a few months old.*Ak
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data
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