Safety Score
75
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-05-30 | 06V187000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | 40 | — | Details |
| 2005-11-01 | 05V504000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 240 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 5 SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL AND THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DR… |
| 2017-06-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTION MAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THOUGH NOT IN PREVIOUS RECALLS IN … |
| 2017-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEAD LIGHTS ANGLE LIGHTS WIRES GETTING VERY DRY FROM THE HEAT OF THE LIGHT AND THE INSULATION COMING OFF THE OPTICAL WI… |
| 2016-05-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | NAVIGATION DISPLAY REBOOTS CONSTANTLY. WORKS PERIODICALLY. THIS DISPLAY GIVES ME ACCESS TO ALL OF THE CARS FEATURES INC… |
| 2016-01-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A MONTH AGO FOR APPARENT REASON AND STAY ON EVER SINCE. I CONTACTED T… |
| 2015-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONING STOP WORK CAUSING MOTOR TO HEAT |
| 2015-02-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | A MESSAGE ON THE VEHICLE DISPLAY SCREEN INDICATED THAT THE RIGHT-SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. I REMOVED… |
| 2015-02-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTION LOCKS PREVENTING THE VEHICLE TO START STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHILE DRIVING |
| 2014-11-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY CAR IS NOT ON THE AIRBAG RECALL LIST BUT I HAVE HAD THIS ERROR FOR AWHILE NOW & IT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE AIRB… |
| 2014-10-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | A LEAK DEVELOPED IN THE POWER BRAKING SYSTEM,CAUSING A VACUUM LOSS AND CONSEQUENT REDUCTION OF POWER BRAKING ASSISTANCE… |
| 2014-05-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SINCE 2011, I HAVE NEEDED TO HAVE MY, 2006 BMW 530XI, VEHICLE SERVICED. SERVICED FOR TRUNK LEAKAGE, BATTERY CABLE REPL… |
| 2014-02-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONED CASING THE SEAT TO HAVE TO BE REMOVED AND SENSOR REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL … |
| 2014-02-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 528XI. THE CONTACT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION… |
| 2013-11-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I OWN BMW 530XI ,I HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG , LIGHT STILL ON ALL TIME . I CHECKED IN THE WEB SIDE BM… |
| 2013-11-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD AN OIL LEAK, RADIATOR LEAK, DEVELOPED AN AIR BAG MALFUNCTION, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, TAR I… |
| 2013-11-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A USED BMW FROM LONG ISLAND AUTO FIND. BEFORE PICKING IT UP I TOLD NICK CERTAIN THINGS NEEDED TO BE DONE THERE… |
| 2013-09-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY BMW 525I JUST RECEIVED A PASSENGER RESTRAINT FAILURE ERROR. I SAW ONLINE WHERE THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL FOR THIS M… |
| 2013-06-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE 2006 BMW 5 SERIES USED ALUMINUM HEAD AND VALVE COVER BOLTS WHICH WERE OVER-TORQUED DURING ASSEMBLY AND BREAK AFTER … |
| 2013-02-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 5 SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WA… |
| 2013-01-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW M5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE… |
| 2012-11-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR HAD AN ALERT COME ON THE I DRIVE SAYING THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING… |
| 2012-11-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANCY SEAT MAT FOR THE AIRBAG FAILED. BMW HAS BULLETIN SIB 65 75 06, AIRBAG WARNING LAMP FOR OC… |
| 2012-03-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SID… |
| 2012-03-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP COMES ON PERIODICALLY. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT IT ONLY COVERED TO NOVEMBER 22 OF 2005 PRODUCT… |
| 2012-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 5 SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TH… |
| 2011-09-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ON MY BMW 2006 530I, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATING A RESTRAINT FAILURE. I SAW A RECALL ON THE NHTSA W… |
| 2011-08-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | I CONTACTED BMW REGARDING A RECALL (ID # 08V384000) (ACTION # EA08001). THEY TOLD ME THAT MY 2006 BMW 525XI WAS NOT INC… |
| 2011-07-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 525I. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. T… |
| 2011-07-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAULT LIGHT HAS STARTED SHOWING ON MY BMW, THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL REPORTED ON THE SAME COMP… |
| 2011-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 5 SERIES 530XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO… |
| 2011-06-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAD A RECENT PROBLEM WITH OUR 525I. I WAS DRIVING IT AND IT LOST POWER/DIED. WHEN THE VEHICLE DIED, I LOST POWER STE… |
| 2011-06-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 525I. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SEAT MAT THAT CONTROLS THE AIR BAGS EXPERIENCED… |
| 2011-05-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SINCE PURCHASING IN DEC 2008. THE VEHICLE JERKS VIOLENTLY AS IT SHIFT… |
| 2011-05-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | MY 2006 BMW 525I INDICATES A PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAULT. THE DEALER REPORTS THE DIAGNOSIS CODE AS OC3 MAT FAULTED.… |
| 2011-05-10 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS W… |
| 2011-04-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE OF THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ON LINE. I HAVE FOUND THAT BMW HAS A RECALL ON 2006 5 SE… |
| 2011-04-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO FAULTY MAT SENSOR. SPECIFIC YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL ARE LISTED AS COVERED ON… |
| 2011-03-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE CAR WITH VIN NUMBER STATED ABOVE HAS REPORTED A MALFUNCTION IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. NHTSA RECALL ID # 08V384… |
| 2011-03-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | THE CAR WITH VIN NUMBER STATED ABOVE HAS REPORTED A MALFUNCTION IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. NHTSA RECALL ID # 08V384… |
| 2011-03-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON START-UP FROM A NEAR STOP THE TRANSMISSION JERKED HARD BACK INTO FIRST GEAR. FELT AS IF SOMEONE HAD HIT ME FROM THE … |
| 2011-02-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON FEB. 21, 2011 THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHOWED A MASSIVE MALFUNCTION WARNING ON MY 2006 BMW 530XI. THE CAR COMPUTER INS… |
| 2011-02-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE VACUUM PUMP HAS LEAKED LUBRICATING OIL INTO BRAKE BOOSTER, CAUSING BOOSTER TO FAIL, CAUSING POWER ASSIST BRAKING … |
| 2011-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 5-SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE… |
| 2010-12-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF MY 2006 BMW 525I, WITH APP 65,000 MILES, FAILED AND THE DEALER TELL ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY… |
| 2010-12-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 525I. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPIED WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING … |
| 2010-12-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM ISSUED A FRENZY OF ALERTS, AND INTERRUPTED FUNCTIO… |
| 2010-10-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | BMW CAR CAN BE A DEATH TRAP! MY 2006 530I SMG GEARBOX WITH 34K MILES LOST POWER COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING ON THE ROAD… |
| 2010-10-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON, AND THE AIRBAG WAS DISABLED, ALTHOUGH THERE IS PASSENGER SITT… |
| 2010-10-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530 XIT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN IT RAINED THE WATER PENETRATED THE VEHICLE SPARE … |
| 2010-09-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2006 BMW 530I - WHEN STOPPING, CAR LURCHES FORWARD FORCEFULLY. ALMOST HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME - FELT LIKE SOMEONE HIT M… |