Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 2001 BMW 530ia.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2018-11-10	ENGINE	No	0	VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT WALMART. LESS THEN 5 MINUTES AFTER WALKING INTO THE STORE THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE…
2017-04-04	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	I PARKED MY CAR AND FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE, MELTING THE CARPET AND PLASTIC INTERIOR, G…
2016-12-07	AIR BAGS	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 530IA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE V…
2009-08-15	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	CAR FAILED TO OPERATE IN REVERSE WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN REVERSE. *TR
2008-09-24	POWER TRAIN	No	0	2001 BMW 530IA REVERSE?!?! THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED AND ALWAYS SERVICED AS RECOMMENDED BY THE ON BOARD COMPUTER A…
2004-12-19	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER	No	0	ON DECEMBER 19, 2004 I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 BMW 530I WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER IN THE ON POSITION. I PARKED THE C…
2003-10-31	AIR BAGS	No	1	ON OCTOBER 31, 2003 AT 9:30PM, AIRBAGS(FRONT, HEAD - DRIVER SIDE/FRONT, SIDE, HEAD - PASSENGER SIDE) DEPLOYED AS DRIVER…
2001-10-04	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD	No	0	CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE. *AK
2001-08-16	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN	No	0	NO NOTIFICATION FROM MANUFACTURER. FROM READING THE AUTOMOTIVE PRESS I SUSPECTED THAT THERE MAY BE A FAN PROBLEM. UPO…
2001-07-18	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN	No	0	CONSUMER CLAIMS THAT AFTER ENGINE FAN WAS REPLACED ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK AUXILIARY COOLING FAN CAUGHT FIRE TWO …
2001-07-06	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN	No	0	AUXILLIARY COOLING FAN MOTOR CAUGHT FIRE AFTER VEHICLE ENGINE TURNED OFF.