Recalls (1)

Date	NHTSA ID	Component	Units	Completion
1998-06-22	`98V142000`	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT	1,100	—	Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2021-05-17	AIR BAGS	No	1	While stopped (engine still running) at a gas station, the driver side airbag and driver side side curtain airbag both …
2005-01-24	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY	No	0	WHITE STEAM WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ONTO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE STEAM WAS FOGGING THE WINDSHIELD, AND CAUSING…
2004-05-02	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY	No	0	I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET ONE EVENING AND AS I CAME TO A LIGHT, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF MY HOOD. FORTUNATEL…
2004-02-12	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY	No	0	2ND CATASTROPHIC RADIATOR FAILURE. NOT A LEAK, THE NECK BREAKS OFF CAUSING IMMEDIATE LOSS OF COOLING. 1ST RADIATOR AT 4…
2003-11-03	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM	No	0	MULTIPLE COOLANT DEFECTS ON THE 1998 540. THE CAR HAS NOW HAD 3 RADIATORS, 3 THERMASTATS, WATER TUBE SEALS REPLACED TW…
2003-10-20	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY	No	0	PLASTIC NECK OF RADIATOR ON MY '98 BMW 540IA BROKE COMPLETELY AND SUDDENLY ON HIGHWAY. WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT UNDER THE H…
2003-07-02	SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING	No	0	DRIVER-SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING MAKES NOISE WHEN WHEEL SPINS FREELY. THIS WAS REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER IN PAST.…
2003-04-26	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY	No	0	ENGINE COOLING RADIATOR HOSE FITTING BROKE OFF. LOST ALL COOLANT ON HIGHWAY. DEALER REPLACED RADIATOR UNDER WARRANTY A…
2002-11-19	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR	No	0	ENGINE DOESN'T REV UP ABOVE 4500 RPMS AND MISFIRES. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON. DEALER REPLACED ONE OF TWO CATALYTIC CONVER…
2002-10-15	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY	No	0	RADIATOR NECK SHEARED OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY. CAUSED IMMEDIATE LOSS OF COOLANT AND EM…
2002-10-14	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM	No	0	RADIATOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. STEAM OBSCURRED VISION. DT
2002-05-29	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	No	0	ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED FAULTY CAMSHAFT SENSOR UNDER WARRANTY.
2002-03-05	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK	No	0	TRUNK LATCH FAILED. TRUNK STAYS OPEN. DEALER REPLECED ACTUATOR.
2001-11-28	VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY	No	0	SUNROOF FAILED AND MOVING UP AND DOWN ON BUMPS. DEALER REPLACED SLIDING MECHANISM. STILL RATTLES AND DOESN'T FUNCTION P…
2001-09-24	PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL	No	0	BOTH SUN VISORS CRACKED ALONG WELD SEAM. REPLACED BY DEALER. TEMPERATURE CONTROL SWITCHE COVERS BROKEN. REPLACED BY DE…
2001-01-08	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM	No	0	SECOND RADIATOR FAILURE AT 56,254 MILES IN 10/19/2001 CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. DT
1999-08-20	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	DRASTIC ENGINE POWER LOSS 4-5000RPM. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON HTTP://WWW.BIMMER.ORG/5SERIES/MESSAGES/. DEALE…
1998-10-01	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR	No	0	CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM FAILED. *YC
1998-10-01	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR	No	0	INTERIOR DOOR LATCH/HANDLE BROKEN AND FELL OFF OF DOOR, MUST BE OPENED FROM THE EXTERIOR. MJS
1998-08-16	POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY	No	0	I HAVE DRIVE STANDARD TRANSMISSIONS FOR OVER 40 YEARS, I HAVE NEVER HAD A CLUTCH PROBLEM UNTIL A PURCHASED A '95 540I (…
1998-07-01	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK	No	0	TRUNK LATCH FAILED. *YC
1998-05-01	STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR	No	0	STEERING WHEEL COLUMN ADJUSTMENT FAILS. MAKING ADJUSTMENT OF STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE SAFE TO OPERATE. STEERING WHEEL…
1998-01-10	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	CONSUMER MAY BE DRVING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. WHEN HE BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN OR IF HE DOWNSHIFTS AND TURNS, ENGINE WILL SHUT…
—	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS	No	0	TECHNICIANS TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM SINCE MANUFACTURER SWITCH TO PLASTIC RADIATORS. THE UPPER HOSE FITTING BR…
—	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	ENGINE ENTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED WHILE DRIVING AND IS RELATED TO AN INTERMITTENT LOW RMP ENGI…
—	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR	No	0	HANDLES (2 INCIDENTS) BROKE OFF IN THE NORMAL ACTION OF OPENING THE DOOR. NOTHING EXTRAORDINARY ABOUT THE SITUATION. SE…