2004 BMW 545i
Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
43
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2004 BMW 545i.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL WIRING IN HEADLIGHTS ARE DISINTEGRATING. THE SHIELDING IS DRY ROTTING AND FLAKING OFF NEARLY EVERY WIRE IN … |
| 2019-07-19 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | DYNAMIC STEERING MALFUNCTION CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS |
| 2019-07-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VALVE COVER GASKET LEAK, TIMING CHAIN COVER GASKET LEAK, VALVE STEM LEAK. |
| 2019-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BARE WIRES INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING, THESE ARE HID LIGHTS MADE BY HELLA FOR BMW THEY ARE OEM. WHEN CONTACTING BMWNA… |
| 2018-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING EVERYTIME I START MY CAR. THE AIR BAG RECALL IS BY TAKATA IS FOR THE … |
| 2017-10-05 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | No | 0 | IN 10/17 I BOUGHT THE ABOVE VEHICLE FROM PRIVATE OWNER. FROM THE TIME I STARTED DRIVING IT TO CURRENTLY, THE CONTROL D… |
| 2017-07-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKADA RECALL. MY CAR'S MAKE CRACKING NOISE OR GROANED NOISES AS SOME OTHER E60 OWNERS DESCRIBED. THE NOISES SOUNDED … |
| 2017-07-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY I DRIVE OR CCC HAS MALFUNCTIONED. AT FIRST THE SCREEN WOULD TURN ON AND OFF OR FREEZE UP. FINALLY THE SCREEN WENT … |
| 2017-06-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SAME PROBLEM EVERYONE ELSE HAS WITH PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. $1500+ REPAIR, BUT WILL DO IT AGAIN, AS IT IS … |
| 2017-06-03 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I CAME BACK FROM MY SUMMER HOLIDAY, AND RESTARTED MY CAR. A LOT OF WARNINGS APPEARS ON THE ODOMETER. ABOUT ENGINE, AIRB… |
| 2017-02-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. I AM VERY SURE THAT IT IS THE FLOOR MAT PRESSURE SENSORS FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. |
| 2016-05-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 545I. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT STATED STATED THAT THE … |
| 2016-04-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | NOT TOO LONG AGO I HAD MY CAR PARKED ON A STREET ON A SUNNY DAY. I GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND STARTED IT AND RECEIVED A MES… |
| 2016-03-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVE MODERATELY KEEPS POPPING UP AN SERVICE ENGINE AFTER GETTING BMW TO CHECK IT AN FIX IT ALSO IT WON'T CRANK SOMETIM… |
| 2015-11-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WIRE "JACKET" IS BRITTLE AND FLAKING OFF, CAUSING MALFUNCTIONS IN PARKING LAMP "HALO"… |
| 2015-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 545I. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOU… |
| 2015-09-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 1 | THIS TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGGRESSIVELY. IT HAPPENS ON UP-SHIFT 1-2 AND DOWNSHIFT 2-1. IT HAPPENS LIKE 4 TO 5 TIME… |
| 2015-07-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG WARNING CAME ON IN THE INFORMATION CENTER ABOUT A MALFUNCTION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER SAID SENSOR WO… |
| 2015-06-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 545I. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE AIR BAG AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS … |
| 2015-02-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | LOW SPEED CRASH IN FEBUARY 2015 AIRBAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON BUT DIDN'T DEPLOY. THIS ITEM HAD BEEN REPLACED DUE TO … |
| 2014-12-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 BMW 545I. ON THE SECOND TIME HAVING A PASSENGER IN THE CAR, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY,… |
| 2014-09-13 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 545I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT WARMER, OVERHEATED AND BURNED THE CONTACT… |
| 2014-09-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 1 | I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THINKING THAT IT WOULD BE A SAFE CAR FOR MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE S… |
| 2014-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ODOMETER WAS ROLLED BACK TO 89,151. HTTP://SFBAY.CRAIGSLIST.ORG/SBY/CTO/4622086070.HTML SELLER'S AD: I HAVE THIS… |
| 2014-06-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 545I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE DIFFICULT TO DEPRES… |
| 2014-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 545I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN… |
| 2013-09-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CUSTOM ORDERED 545I IN 2004 AS STILL ORIGINAL/EXISTING OWNER. HAVE HAD REPEATED ELECTRICAL ERRORS ON I DRIVE "DYNAMIC … |
| 2013-08-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | BMW HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE ISSUE UNDER RECALL OF THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT DEALING WITH THE SEAT MAT/SENSOR THAT DEVELOPS… |
| 2013-06-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 545I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND … |
| 2013-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN I GOT UP OUT THE SEAT THE AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT INDICATOR CAME ON AND IS STILL ON. IT SAYS PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYST… |
| 2012-12-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MAIN PROBLEM: VEHICLE EXHIBITS HIGHLY UNSAFE TENDENCIES OF TURNING OFF RANDOMLY, LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH NO POWER, NO F… |
| 2012-12-14 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 545I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER ENGAGED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WARMER. SEVERAL… |
| 2012-11-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION JERKS AND SLIPS. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE CAR SLAMS INTO GEAR. THIS COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF TH… |
| 2012-09-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON BMW WITH THE N62 4.4L V8 ENGINE THERE'S AN OIL LEAK ON THE ALTERNATOR BRACKET THAT LEAKS FOR A WHILE UNTIL IT IS INS… |
| 2012-06-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR HAS A VERY BAD JERK LIKE IT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR IT WANTS TO BE IN.… |
| 2012-05-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THERE IS A BMW SERVICE BULLETIN SI B 65 75 06 WHERE THEY SAY THEY WILL FIX AN AIRBAG AND SEATBELT ISSUE ON E60, E61 (5 … |
| 2012-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE SLIPS IN AN OUT OF 5TH AND 6TH GEAR WHEN TRAVELING AT CONSTANT 35 TO 40 MPH IN AUTO MODE AND AROUND 60 MPH IN D… |
| 2012-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT HARSH 2-1 DOWNSHIFT (JOLT) WHEN COMING TO A STOP WITH LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATION. JOLTS AND/OR JERKS FELT … |
| 2012-03-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE BATTERY DIED SO I GOT A NEW ONE. AFTER REINSTALLING IT, ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. THE ACTIVE STEERING CAME ON AL… |
| 2012-02-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE ON 2012, THREE DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE, I COME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE "AIR BAG LIGHT I… |
| 2011-11-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN BEGINNING TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLAM TO THE POINT WHERE I THOUGHT I WAS REAR ENDED. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY ME… |
| 2011-03-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AFTER THE STALL. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKE POWE… |
| 2011-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 540 FIVE I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING INTO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS RE… |