Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
46
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 BMW 528i.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | BMW just issued a Do Not Drive order for BMW 5 series cars from 2000 to 2006. Our car is a 1999 BMW 528I. According to … |
| 2019-06-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA POLICE INSURANCE FRAUD STAGED ACCIDENT ATTEMPTED MURDER. OFFICER [XXX] RELEASED A DRIVER IN T… |
| 2019-05-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TAKATA INFLATORS: MY NEPHEW WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. BOTH THE… |
| 2018-08-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 528I. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR AN IM… |
| 2015-12-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAD BEEN DRIVING MY 528I (BMW 1999) THIS PAST WINTER WHEN I NOTICED THE POWER BRAKES WERE NO LONGER WORKING. I HAD T… |
| 2015-03-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH TURNED ON. I READ THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS. IS THIS TRUE? *TR |
| 2011-05-10 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | I RECENTLY USED THE JACK IN MY 1999 BMW 528I FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER A FEW DAYS AGO. THE JACK IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH T… |
| 2010-10-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | COMMON ABS ASC+T ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILURE DISABLED ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, CRUISE CONTROL, AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS,… |
| 2010-09-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 528I. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD.… |
| 2008-07-12 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING.*TR |
| 2008-01-05 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | BOUGHT A NEW CAR IN 1999: 1999 BMW 528I AT ABOUT 75,500 MILES, THE ABS MODULE (BOSCH 5.7) FAILED. *** BRAKE DOES NO… |
| 2007-07-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | REPEATED FAILURE OF ABS-ODOMETER-SPEEDOMETER ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED TWO YEARS RUNNING. *TR |
| 2006-01-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | MY ASC AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, LOST SPEEDOMETER. TOOK TO BMW MECHANIC WHO READ CODES AND IT READ REAR WHEEL SPE… |
| 2006-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ASC CONTROL UNIT FAILED. THIS RESULTED IN FAILURE OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL AND SPEEDOMETER ON MY 1999 B… |
| 2005-12-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | ABS CONTROLLER FAILURE. SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING, ODOMETER FROZEN, FUEL GAUGE INOPERATIVE, NO AUTOMATIC STEERING CONT… |
| 2005-06-15 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | THE TILT FUNCTION ON THE STEERING WHEEL RAMDONLY ACTIVATES WHICH RESULTS IN THE STEERING WHEEL MOVING UP AND DOWN WHICH… |
| 2005-05-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1999 BMW 528IT WAGON. UNTIL A MONTH AGO MY HUSBAND HAD A 1994 BMW 318IC. ALL FOUR HEADLIGHT LENSES IN THESE … |
| 2005-03-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | SAFETY SYSTEM FAILURE - ABS AND ANTI-SKID CONTROL MODULE. THIS APPARENTLY IS A CHRONIC FAILURE FOR BMW 5 SERIES CARS F… |
| 2005-01-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | THE ABS CONTROLLER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING BOTH ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TO BE DISABLED, SPECIALLY ONCE TH… |
| 2005-01-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A 1999 BMW 528I NEW. I BROUGHT THE CAR REGULARLY INTO SERVICE BASED UPON THEIR PRESCRIBED SERVICE PROGRAM FOR … |
| 2004-12-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ASC CONTROL UNIT FAILED. THIS RESULTED IN FAILURE OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL AND SPEEDOMETER ON MY 1999 … |
| 2004-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTIO… |
| 2004-11-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING. PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON VEHICLE REPAIR FORUMS. DEFECTIVE MODULE WAS UPGRADED BY BMW E… |
| 2004-10-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | ABS CONTROLLER FAILURE THAT LED TO DISABLING OF ABS SYSTEM, STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM AND SPEEDOMETER. MULTIPLE BMW OWN… |
| 2004-08-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | COMPLAINT REGARDING THE 1999 BMW 528I. *MR IN RE TO LATE PAYMENTS ON THE BEHALF OF THE CONSUMERS. *SC *JB |
| 2004-07-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND BECAME STUCK. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK … |
| 2004-06-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD FAILURES OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 1999 BMW WHERE THE SYSTEM LOCKS UP AND CAUSES THE CAR TO GO OUT OF CONT… |
| 2004-01-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | DOOR HANDLE '99 528I BMW BROKE OFF (MADE OF PLASTIC) = IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN A CRASH NECESSITATING RAPID EXIT FRO… |
| 2004-01-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ENGINE SURGES WHEN COLD IN COLD WEATHER (<45 DEG). SURGING CAUSES VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD IF AT A STOP. COULD INJUR PE… |
| 2003-11-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | 1999 BMW 528IT - ASC/ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. LOSS OF ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND SPEEDOMETER.COMMON ON 99 MODEL YEAR… |
| 2003-06-08 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | 1999 BMW 528I A/C COMPRESSOR FAILURE AT 51,300 MILES. REQUESTED FACTORY ASSISTANCE WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DENIED. BMW… |
| 2003-04-15 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. *JB |
| 2002-08-29 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND ANOTHER VEHICLE ON OTHER SIDE OF STREET RAN STOP SIGN. AND COLLIDED WITH … |
| 2002-08-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THIS IS THE 2ND INCIDENT. THE FIRST TIME WAS WAS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. THE CAR HAD UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION (RUN-AWAY VEHI… |
| 2002-08-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2002-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE, WHICH IS PLASTIC, BROKE COMPLETELY OFF AS I TRIED TO EXIT. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL BM… |
| 2001-12-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE DEALER FIXED WITHOUT CHARGE, BUT THE THROTTLE GOT STUCK FULLY ACCELERATING AND BMW SAID IT WAS A BROKEN GAS PEDDLE … |
| 2001-10-08 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 2 | DRIVERS SIDE AND HEAD PROTECTION SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY RESULTING IN INJURY. *AK |
| 2001-02-28 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | THIS BMW DEPLOYED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. AT THE SAME TIME BOTH FRONT TIRES WEN… |
| 2000-12-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT, HIT OTHER CAR AT 30-35 MPH. *AK |
| 2000-06-22 | STEERING | Yes | 2 | MY CAR WAS HIT (BROAD-SIDED AT A PERPENDICULAR ANGLE) BY A 16 YO IN AN 1989 CAMARO. MY BMW VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR STRU… |
| 2000-05-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSON FAILURE NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND I WAS … |
| 1999-11-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST AND FAILED LATER ON. YH |
| 1999-10-22 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | IVE CONTACTED BMWNA AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THEY HAVE IGNORED MANY MANY ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. LAWSUIT BE… |
| 1999-07-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT. YH |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |