Safety Score
98
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
14
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1992 BMW 525.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-07-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH SMELLED SMOKE AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER JUMPED OUT OF VEHICLE… |
| 1998-05-01 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | Yes | 0 | IN MAY OF 1998 VEHICLE'S PARKING BRAKE FAILED AND ALLOWED VEHICLE TO ROLL ACROSS A PARKING LOT, STRIKING ANOTHER VEHIC… |
| 1997-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WIRES IN THE HATCHBACK ARE RUBBING TOGETHER WHICH CAUSES A SHORT, AND THE BACK DOOR WON'T OPEN. ALSO, ALL THE ELECTRI… |
| 1997-06-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, THERE WAS A SMELL OF SMOKE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. MECHANIC… |
| 1996-11-25 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | DOOR PILLAR TOO THICK ON THE DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SIDES, OBSTRUCTING REAR VIEW, CAUSING A BLIND SPOT. |
| 1996-10-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DURING VEHICLE OPERATION WHEN GOING FROM 4TH TO 3RD GEAR AT ABOUT 40-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFT T… |
| 1996-03-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | PURCHASED CAR NEW, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM THE DASH, PULLED OVER AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. PL… |
| 1996-01-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER GOING ABOUT 35 MPH AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE WHOLE FRONT… |
| 1995-11-24 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY. TT |
| 1995-06-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT/CIRCUIT LIGHT CAME ON, 1 MIN AFTER LIGHT CAME ON NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH NEAR THE STE… |
| 1994-12-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP, CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SKD |
| 1994-12-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN WHEN KEY INSERTED. *SKD |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | GEAR SHIFTS WHILE THE ENGINE IS OFF AND THE CAR IS IN PARK, RESULTED IN A VEHICLE COLLISION. |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE AIR CONDITIONER IS NOT ENOUGH, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND BAD GAS FUMES IN THE CAR . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK |