Safety Score
75
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2004 BMW 530i.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BATTERY CABLE - INSULATED BULKHEAD CONNECTOR |
| 2023-12-15 | SEATS | No | 0 | The heated seats start fires and BMW refuses to acknowledge that my car should've been a part of the NHTSA Recall 04V-5… |
| 2022-08-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | Unrepaired Recalls (1) 12V-126:79 Safety: Battery Cable - Insulated Bulkhead Connector Mar 23, 2012 OEM Code 12V-126:79… |
| 2021-03-16 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICUL… |
| 2020-10-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SMELL BURNING OR EXHAUSTE FUME IN THE CABIN DURING THE FIRST TWO MILES OF DRIVING THE CAR! |
| 2020-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR TWO HOURS THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL … |
| 2019-11-01 | SEATS | No | 1 | HEATED SEATING IS BURNING MY LEG PASSENGER SIDE. EVEN ON LOW. |
| 2019-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | NEARLY EVERY BMW SUFFERS FROM FAILED WIRING IN THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A RECALLED OINT OF FAILURE A… |
| 2019-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE WIRE HARNESS FOR BOTH HEADLIGHTS IN THIS VEHICLE ARE COMPLETELY FRAYED. BARE COPPER WIRES CAN BE SEEING AND THE LIG… |
| 2018-05-10 | SEATS | No | 0 | About three years ago, we filed a complaint with BMW North America. A problem with the front passenger seat. There was… |
| 2018-03-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WONT STOP LEAKING OIL. |
| 2017-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVER TAIL LIGHT LAMP ASSEMBLY ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR OVERHEATED, MELTED AND DESTROYED #1 CONTACT PIN AND WIRE. DRIVER S… |
| 2017-09-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | ACTIVE STEERING MALFUNCTION, STEERING WHEEL NOT CENTERED |
| 2017-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE WIRING INSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ALL CRUMBLING AND EXPOSING THE COPPER WITHIN CREATING AN ELECTRONCAL FIRE OR SHOR… |
| 2016-10-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICL… |
| 2016-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. THERE WERE RECALLS RELATED TO THE BMW BUT MY VEHICLE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE … |
| 2016-01-31 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, SMOKE STARTED TO E… |
| 2016-01-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION GOES INTO A LIMB MODE WHEN REACHING 30-40 MPH OF SLOWING DOWN FROM OVER 60 MPH AND A BANG HAPPENS LIKE IT … |
| 2016-01-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RESTRAIN SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE IN MY RADIO SCREEN ALSO AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, THIS MESSAGE CAME ON SUDENDLY FOR NO REASO… |
| 2015-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY PRODUCED BY HELLA CONTAINS APPARENTLY DEFECTIVE WIRING. THE INSULATION ON THE ELECTRICAL WIRES … |
| 2015-06-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A 2004 BMW 530 I MY DAGHTER JUST CAME BACK FRO WORK SHE PARKED THE CAR IN MY DRIVE WAY AND SHE CAME INSIDE SHE HA… |
| 2015-04-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | BATTERY CABLE/TERMINAL MELTED. CAR WOULD NOT START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AFTER SITTING ...THEN CAR WOULD START. RAND… |
| 2015-03-24 | SEATS | No | 1 | STARTED CAR IN THE MORNING TO LET IT WARM UP AND TURNED ON SEAT HEATER. GOT IN CAR 5 MIN LATER TO HEAD TO WORK AND SMOK… |
| 2015-03-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT AND THE SEAT BELT SENSOR LI… |
| 2015-01-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, "PASS RESTRAINT SYSTEM, FAULT IN PASSENGER… |
| 2015-01-12 | SEATS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY GIRLFRIEND TO WORK WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS COMING F… |
| 2014-12-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES DUE TO A FAULT. IT WOULD JUMP OR BUMP EVERY TIME I WOULD COME TO A STOP AN… |
| 2014-11-12 | SEATS | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I NOTICED A SMELL OF BURNING MATTER RAPIDLY INCREASING IN THE CAR, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A S… |
| 2014-11-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILURE. DUE TO FAULTY PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAT. SAME YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLES UNDER RECAL… |
| 2014-08-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | EVERYTIME, COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, TRANSMISSION HAS A NOTICEABLE "BUMP"/ROUGH SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR, TOOK THE VEHICLE … |
| 2014-06-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY THE DRIVE CONTROL MALFUNCTION ALERT APPEARED, A FEW SECONDS LATER, ACTIVE STEERING MALFUNCTION A… |
| 2014-05-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON IN MY CAR, AS WELL AS SEAT BELT LIGHT. IT APPEARS THE AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THAT THE PAD IN … |
| 2014-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS … |
| 2014-03-28 | SEATS | No | 0 | MY 2004 BMW 530I HAS BOTH THE SEATBELT AND AIRBAG LIGHT ON DISPLAY AT ALL TIMES ON MY DASHBOARD. THESE LIGHTS ON ARE … |
| 2014-03-18 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED FROM … |
| 2014-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, WITH MY WIFE AS A PASSENGER, I'VE NOTICED THAT THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT IS STILL ON (EVEN… |
| 2014-02-24 | SEATS | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING, A SMELL OF BURNING MATTER RAPIDLY INCREASED IN THE CAR, THEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A SHARP BURNING SEN… |
| 2014-01-25 | SEATS | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE IS A 530I WITH A PRODUCTION DATE IN MARCH 2004, IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO R… |
| 2013-12-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I AM AFRAID TO HAVE ANYONE SIT IN MY CAR BECAUSE THE AIRBAG MIGHT NOT WORK! I WORK WITH THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND… |
| 2013-12-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS AN UPDATE OF NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10557262. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT MY CAR DID HAVE A FAUL… |
| 2013-12-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN HE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 65 WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO SWITCH LANES AND THE TRANSMISSION FAUT CAM… |
| 2013-12-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE COMPUTER INDICATED A FAULT IN TH… |
| 2013-09-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTOR HAS A FAULT WHICH INCAPACITATES THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG. THIS CREATES A… |
| 2013-06-13 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | IDRIVE IS TOTALLY BLACK, INCLUDING ALL DASHBOARD FUNCTIONS, NO WIPERS OR POWER TO WINDOWS, ONLY MY ENGINE RUNS. I WA… |
| 2013-05-31 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I HAD A BULB FAILURE WARNING ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH. I BOUGHT THE PARKING LIGHT BULB, WENT TO REPLACE IT, AND FOUND AL… |
| 2013-05-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNIN… |
| 2013-05-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TURN ON CAR AND WAS WARMING UP WHEN AIRBAG LIGHT WHEN ON AND A ERROR CODE SAID FAULTY PASSENGER AIRBAG RESTRAINTS. *TR |
| 2013-01-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2013-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED… |
| 2012-10-30 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | SUBJECT: 2004 BMW 535I ON OCTOBER 30,2012 JUST AFTER HURRICANE SANDY HIT THE EAST COAST OF NEW JERSEY, I HAD OCCAS… |