2005 BMW 545i
Safety Score
85
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 BMW 545i.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 BMW 545I. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was d… |
| 2021-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The wiring inside of the headlights has dried up and fallen off, leaving bare electrical wire. The resulting was both o… |
| 2021-07-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | At approxamitately 1:20pm on July 13, after being parked for a little over an hour I was told that my car was burning… |
| 2020-05-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHERE THERE WAS OIL IN ROAD. MY CAR LOST CONTROL AND VEERED INTO A GU… |
| 2018-07-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | GOOD EVENING ALL, SINCE 2011 I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE I DRIVE SYSTEM. JUST RECENTLY, THE SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. AFT… |
| 2018-07-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GOOD EVENING ALL, EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE GAS IN THE VEHICLE, THERE IS A STRONG SMELL INSIDE THE CAB. THIS BEGAN OCCU… |
| 2018-06-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AS I UNDERSTAND A VEHICLE FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IN PASSENGER SIDE FREE STREAM HAS BEEN DEALT WITH ALREADY I JUST RE… |
| 2018-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TO WORK DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR IN A BUSY HIGHWAY THE CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING. NO ODD SOUNDS NO SHUTTIN… |
| 2018-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | GOOD EVENING SIR, I AM WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAD BARE WIRES ON THE HEADLIGHT. THE HOT WIRE AND GROUND WIRE… |
| 2017-07-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CERTAIN BMW MODELS INCLUDING E60 2005 545I ALMOST ALL REQUIRE VALVE SEAL REPLACEMENT DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING DEFECT… |
| 2017-07-11 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW 545I. WHILE THE SEAT HEATER WAS ACTIVATED, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME EXTREMELY HOT… |
| 2017-03-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HELLO SIR OR MA'AM; I AM WRITING TO YOU TO ADDRESS A CURRENT NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) SAFETY … |
| 2017-03-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT AND SEAT BELT LIGHT ARE BOTH ON AT ALL TIMES. THE ON BOARD COMPUTER SAYS FAULT IN PASSE… |
| 2017-03-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I AM WRITING TO YOU TO ADDRESS A CURRENT NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) SAFETY RECALL AFFECTING MY VEH… |
| 2016-12-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW 545I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINA… |
| 2016-11-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG RESTRAIN SYSTEM, STATIONARY CITY STREET |
| 2016-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT WIRES ARE ALMOST BARE, AND COULD POSSIBLY SPARK AND CAUSE A FIRE. |
| 2015-11-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD THAT HAD A RECALL AND SHAME ON BMW FOR NOT COVE… |
| 2015-10-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND WHILE DRIVING, IT SAYS PASSENGER AIR BAG MALFUNCTION BECAUSE OF SEAT BELT TENSIONER O… |
| 2015-09-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FRONT OCCUPANCY SEAT SENSOR MAT. THIS IS UNDER CAMPAIGN ID 08V384000. MY MAKE AND MODEL PLUS YEAR IS INCLUDED IN THIS. … |
| 2015-09-21 | TIRES | No | 0 | BOUGHT MY TIRE IN FEBRUARY OF 2015. HAD ISSUE IMMEDIATELY WITH IT DEFLATING ON ITS OWN WITH NO NOTICEABLE LEAKS. TOOK T… |
| 2015-08-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS THE LIGHT ON FOR AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT DO TO MALFUNCTION OF SEAT PAD SENSOR IN PASSENGER SEAT.CALLED BMW OF A… |
| 2015-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I TURNED ON MY CAR AND A NOTIFICATION APPEARED ON THE IDRIVE THAT THERE WAS A PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILURE. I RE… |
| 2015-01-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW 545I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARN… |
| 2015-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THAT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, IT APP… |
| 2014-09-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2005 BMW 545I E60 FAULT IN PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM: THIS MODEL BMW HAS EXPERIENCED A FAULT IN THE PASSENGER RESTR… |
| 2014-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW 545I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE AIR BA… |
| 2014-02-20 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY 2005 BMW 545I AFTER A WEEK MY SEATBELT AND AND AIRBAG LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OUT, EVEN WITH SEATBELT LOCKED IN… |
| 2014-01-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW 545I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING INTO HIS DRIVEWAY AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE AI… |
| 2014-01-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW 545I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR … |
| 2013-12-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AS SOON AS I STARTED THE CAR, THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT RESTRAINT AND AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWED UP AS A MALFUNCTION. AFTER DOIN… |
| 2013-09-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I TURNED MY CAR ON AND IT IMMEDIATELY WARNED ME THAT MY LEFT READ BRAKE LAMP WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. TO BE SPECIFIC, THERE… |
| 2013-07-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW 545I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS D… |
| 2013-05-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY CAR HAVE AN OVERHEATED CABLE CONNECTION AND IS CAUSING INCREASED ELECTRIC RESISTANCE, WHICH IS A RECALL AND ALSO THE… |
| 2013-04-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER SAID PROBLEM WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY. INFORMATION I FOUND ON THE INTER… |
| 2013-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW 545I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIF… |
| 2013-03-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW 545I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE… |
| 2013-01-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | UPON TURNING ON VEHICLE I DRIVE SAID PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. I CALLED BMWNA AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WA… |
| 2013-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW 545I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUM… |
| 2012-12-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I WAS JACKING UP MY BMW IN MY GARAGE USING A PROPER FLOOR JACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE REAR JACKPOINT STAND BUILT TO JACK THE… |
| 2012-09-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | GOT INDICATION PASSENGER AIR BAG/ RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION ON IDRIVE. TOOK CAR TO REPAIR SHOP AND I WAS TOLD OCCUPA… |
| 2012-05-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW 545I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARN… |
| 2012-04-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AN EXCESSIVELY HARSH 2-1 DOWNSHIFT WHEN DECELERATING TO A STOP, OR TRANSMISSION "BANGS" INTO GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING … |
| 2012-02-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW 545I. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINAT… |
| 2012-01-19 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A WEEK FROM THE DATE THAT I LAST DRIVEN IT AND TO THE TIME I WENT AND START UP THE CAR. AFTER… |
| 2011-12-26 | SEATS | No | 0 | A PASSENGER RESTRAINT MALFUNCTION LIGHT HAS CAME ON MY 2005 545 BMW. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH IT SEEMS THAT THIS P… |
| 2011-11-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW 545I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED… |
| 2011-11-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | OCCURRENCE IS VERY SIMILAR TO OID 10399328, 10328989 AND 10407868. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC CONDITION… |
| 2011-11-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2005 BMW 545I. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL ISSUES WITH VEHICLE TO INCLUDE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, TRANSMISSION… |
| 2011-10-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CAR SLAMS LIKE YOU JUST GOT REAR ENDED IF YOU SPEED UP WHILE ROLLING AT AROUND 35MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT HAPP… |