Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
46
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 BMW 530i.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 9/4/18, AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE INSIDE THE ENGINE BAY. CAR WAS DRIVEN SEVERAL MILES TO A… |
| 2017-03-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY 210 IN THE SECOND LANE NEXT TO FAST LANE, GOING 70-72 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE REAR BRAKES LOC… |
| 2016-12-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | NO COMMITMENT YET FROM DEALER TO REPLACE DEFECTED AIRBAG. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 15V318 |
| 2016-10-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V31800… |
| 2016-08-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA INFLATORS NOTHING YET HAS HAPPENED BUT 15 MONTHS AFTER RECALL ISSUED STILL WAITING FOR REMEDY |
| 2016-06-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V318000 (AIR BAGS);… |
| 2016-05-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL..RECEIVED NOTIFICATION 6 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE CALLED BMW TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT AND HAVE BEEN TOLD I WIL… |
| 2016-02-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A LETTER IN JULY OF 2015 STATING THAT THERE IA A RECALL ON DRIVER-SIDE FRONT AIR BAG MODULE (RECALL CAMPAIGN… |
| 2015-07-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE AIR BAGS; HOWEV… |
| 2015-07-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V318000 (A… |
| 2015-07-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" - MY 2003 BMW DRIVER-SIDE FRONT AIR BAG MODULE (15V-318) WAS RECALLED IN JULY 2015 AND I CAN'T GET ANY … |
| 2015-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | REC'D. RECALL NOTICE IN JULY 2015 REGARDING "RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 15V-318: DRIVER-SIDE FRONT AIR BAG MODULE". STILL HAV… |
| 2015-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBE… |
| 2015-05-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL WAS NOTIFIED IN MAY 2015 OF DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG RECALL. CURRENT STATUS FROM BMW IS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE Y… |
| 2014-08-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | YESTERDAY WEDNESDAY AUGUST 27TH 2014 MY SON CAME HOME AFTER SCHOOL (5 MIN DRIVE) THERE WAS NO SIGNS OF ANYTHING DIFFERE… |
| 2013-10-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR IS A 2003 BMW 530I WITH 68,000 MILES AT… |
| 2012-12-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | REGULAR DAY GOING TO WORK, NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR, PULLED OVER CHECK UNDER HOOD, DID… |
| 2012-11-19 | SEATS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A VERY COLD DAY AT APPROXIMATELY 6AM. I TURNED THE DRIVER SEAT HEATER ON. AFTER 5-10 MINUTES, … |
| 2012-06-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 BMW 530I, WHILE I WAS DRIVING I USED THE VOLUME CONTROL ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN THE RADIO D… |
| 2012-02-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | INCIDENTAL FINDING OF HUGE CRACK ON LEFT REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM DISCOVERED BY MECHANIC WHO WAS SERVICING THE VEHICLE. I… |
| 2011-11-22 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT BURNED HOLE ON LEFT SIDE OF SEAT WHEN ACTIVATED AND SINGED WIFE'S JACKET WHILE DRIVING. SMAL… |
| 2010-12-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD ON PINE MOUNTAIN IN KERN COUNTY, CA WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG ON THE DOOR AND HEA… |
| 2010-06-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION CODE P0741 GOES ON, INDICATING SLIPPAGE IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH. THIS RESULTS IN LOWERED GAS MILEA… |
| 2010-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR IS A 2003 BMW 530I WITH ONLY 55,000 MI… |
| 2010-04-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS FAILED DUE TO FAULTY SEAT SENSOR. *TR |
| 2010-04-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN T… |
| 2010-02-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | STARTED THE VEHICLE NORMALLY AFTER IT HAD BEEN IN A COLD OUTDOOR GARAGE FOR 3 DAYS. CAR RAN A BIT ROUGH. A HALF MILE DO… |
| 2009-12-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 530I BMW WITH 100K MILES ON IT THE HEATED SEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS BURNED THOUGHT THE SEAT, THIS WAS … |
| 2009-01-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | IN JANUARY OF 2009, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" (SES) LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER WITH … |
| 2008-07-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GO BAD. *TR |
| 2008-05-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE WITH PLASTIC PARTS AND WIRING OF VEHICLE, A 2003 BMW 530I. WIRING TO BRAKE LIG… |
| 2007-11-06 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | COLD MORNING, TURNED SEAT HEATERS ON. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATER TURNED ON AND FAILED, BURNING THROUGH SEAT AND BURNED … |
| 2005-06-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIO… |
| 2004-08-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AIR CONDITIONER SMELLED OF A STRONG ODOR COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND SMOKE S… |
| 2004-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | CAR HAS NEEDED TO BE JUMPSTARTED AT LEAST 6 TIMES THIS YEAR. I'VE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER SONNEN BMW AND THEY SAID… |
| 2003-12-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | WHILE SLOWLY ENTERING MY GARAGE FROM DRIVEWAY, CAR ACCELERATED AND LUNGED FORWARD. I APPLIED BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE… |
| 2003-12-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON SURFACE STREET, CAR IN FRONT SLOWED TO A STOP. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP MY CAR BECAUSE WHEN I A… |
| 2003-10-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY CAR IS ON THE LIST OF CARS WITH DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY KIND OF NOTIFICATION OR RECALL INFORMA… |
| 2003-10-06 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CLUTCH STOPPED RESPONDING, THE TACHOMETER SOARED AND THE CLUTCH BURNED, THE CAR WAS P… |
| 2003-09-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE ACCELERATES INTERMITTENTLY. *AK |
| 2003-09-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. *AK AS THE CONSUMER BACKED OUT OF THE DRIV… |
| 2003-08-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT ANY LOW SPEED VEHICLE BEGINS TO RACE, THEN JUMPS FORWARD. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 2003-05-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | 2003 BMW 530I GAS PEDAL DESIGN.*MR THE GAS PEDAL FELL OFF WHILE THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE C… |
| 2003-05-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS … |
| 2003-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. ARE THE AIRBAGS SAFE? THE CAR IS ON THE RECALL LIST. |
| — | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | THE LATCH ANCHOR BARS IN THE 2003 BMW 530 WERE TOO FAR RECESSED INTO THE VEHICLES SEAT WHICH MADE INSTALLATION OF THE C… |