Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
41
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 BMW 528i.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BMW 528I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TRAVELED OVER A ROAD BUMP AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE… |
| 2011-07-03 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BMW 528I EQUIPPED WITH NANKANG SPORT NS-1 (255/40/17) DOT U8UY1264906 TIRES. THE CONTACT … |
| 2010-12-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | AFTER A FEW DAYS OF THE CAR SITTING IN THE DRIVE WAY THE STEERING LOCKING MECHANISM WAS STUCK. FINALLY MANAGED TO GET I… |
| 2010-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TWO THINGS SPECIFICALLY WHICH APPEARS TO BE A VERY WIDESPREAD ISSUE. FIRST, THE TRANSMISSION HAS LOST ITS REVERSE FUNCT… |
| 2009-05-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTED RANDOM SHIFT SELECTIONS AFTER RAIN OCCURS. DISPLAY OFTEN SHOWED INCORRECT GEAR SELECTION AND INCORRECT … |
| 2009-01-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BMW 528I. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING… |
| 2007-08-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 BMW 528I WHEN IT RAINS MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM GEAR TO GEAR. I FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM PR… |
| 2007-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1997 BMW 528I WAS RUNNING HOT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT, MECHANIC REPLACED THE RADIATOR. SHE ST… |
| 2007-02-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON INTERSTATE 5, SOUTHBOUND NORTH OF LOS ANGELES IN VICINITY OF SUN VALLEY, MY 1997 BMW 528I STR… |
| 2007-02-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | BMW CUSTOMER STATES THAT STRUT PLATE FAILED IN FEB 2007 AND DISCOVERED THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR EXAC… |
| 2006-09-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 528I BMW. WHEN IT RAINS MY CAR SHIFTS FROM GEAR TO GEAR. I HAD TO HAVE HIGHWAY PATROL ESCORT ME TO THE … |
| 2006-01-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BMW 528I. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2006, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF ISSUE… |
| 2005-08-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | ON 8/23/05 MY BMW 528I VIN#[XXX] BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIRS. ONE OF MY COMPLAINTS THAT DAY WAS THE CAR WOULD HESITATE AND … |
| 2005-04-17 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 1997 BMW 528I AND EVERYTIME IT RAINS THE GEAR SELECTION SWITCH MALFUNCTION CAUSING RANDOM GEAR SELECTION. I WAS… |
| 2004-12-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | A RATTLING NOISE CAN BE HEARD WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUM… |
| 2004-07-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD ALREADY FIXED THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN #4V183000. ORIGINAL INVOICE WAS SEND TO THE MANUFACTURER IN MAY 20… |
| 2004-06-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | Yes | 0 | ON JULY 1, 2004 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, PRIOR TO HAVING THE STRUT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V183000 REPAIRS … |
| 2004-06-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04 V 183 000 CONCERNING FRONT SPRING STRUT PLATE. CONSUMER RECEIVED THIS RECALL NOTICE, AND … |
| 2004-03-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT NO LONGER WILL STAY IN ALIGNMENT LIGHT SHINES DOWN NOT OUT ON ROAD. THIS IS NOT THE RESULT OF ANY ACCIDENT. … |
| 2004-03-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD AN EXPLOSION, SOUNDING LIKE A TIRE BLOWOUT. WHILE EXAMINING THE FLAT TIRE… |
| 2003-06-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING A SPACE THE FLEXIBLE BALL JOINT HOUSING CAME APART. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CO… |
| 2003-05-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT STRUT HAS FAILED. THE STRUT HAS BROKEN HALF WAY AND APPEARS THAT IT JUST A MATTER OF TIME OR A BU… |
| 2002-11-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | IT WASN'T A VERY COLD DAY ABOUT 17 DEGREES,I WENT TO PULL MY DOOR HANDLE OPEN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE ENTIRE DOOR… |
| 2002-02-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RADIATOR FAILURE AT THE TOP HOSE CONNECTION POINT. LATER LEARNED THAT THE MATERIAL USED IS QUITE UNRELIABLE -- SO I RE… |
| 2002-01-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 20MPH HAD HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER INJURED. DEALER CONT… |
| 2002-01-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I'D LIKE TO REQUEST AN INSPECTOR TO CHECK ON MY VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAD AN ACCIDENT LIKT THIS BUT THE AI… |
| 2001-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS CONSTANTLY LEAKING OIL. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THIS WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM.*AK |
| 2000-11-24 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK IN RAINSTORM. CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THERE IS A SERVICE BUL… |
| 2000-10-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE JUST STOPPED WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF… |
| 2000-10-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | WHEN ALARM IS SET, DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE CAR - CHILD WAS LOCKED INSIDE CAR FOR OVER AN HOUR WITH NO WAY TO GE… |
| 1998-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | ROTORS AND BRAKES. |
| 1998-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CUP HOLDER FAILED. YH |
| 1998-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DOOR HANDLES ARE MADE OF POOR GRADE PLASTIC. HANDLE BROKE OFF WHILE TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN A HURRY. WITH T… |
| 1997-07-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 2 | VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED TWO ACCIDENTS DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. |
| 1997-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT OUT OF ORDER. YH |
| 1996-11-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BMW 528I. THE CONTACT STATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON HIS VEHICLE HAD NOT OPERATED NORMALLY … |
| 1996-10-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | DURING MINIMAL IMPACT OF SIDEWALL TIRE WHICH SLICED, LOWER CONTROL ARM SNAPPED CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPON… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | BRAKE ROTERS WORE OUT PREMATURELY AT 38,000 MILES. REPLACED RIGHT & LEFT FRONT ROTERS. *AK |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE TRYING TO OPEN PASSENGER DOOR THE WITH THE KEY DOOR LATCH AND KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE, WAS UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR.*AK |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | BRAKE ROTORS FAILED, DUE TO MODERATE WEAR. *YC |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE FUEL TANK IMPLODED AND COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP INSTANTLY. DEALER HAS SEEN 4 TIMES. NO SOL… |