Safety Score
85
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 BMW 525i.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 BMW 525I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Eng… |
| 2022-04-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I received a notice in the mail stating that my vehicle with the matching Vin had a recall for the pc value heater. An… |
| 2021-11-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 BMW 525I. The contact stated that there was a strong fuel odor coming from the vehicle. The veh… |
| 2021-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 525I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2021-01-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 BMW 525i. The contact stated while driving 60-65 MPH, the vehicle started to overheat. The cool… |
| 2019-12-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RED AIRBAG LIGHT AND RED SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS A CHIME GOING OFF. PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT IS GIVIN… |
| 2019-10-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE BOOSTER IS LOOSING VACUUM WHEN SITTING OVER NIGHT CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BE ROCK HARD AT STARTUP. THE BRAKES … |
| 2019-09-19 | TIRES | No | 0 | WAS ROTATING MY TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE OVER HALF THE USABLE THREAD LEFT ON THEM. FOUND CRACKING AND BLISTERS ON THE TIRE… |
| 2019-09-19 | TIRES | No | 0 | WAS ROTATING MY TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE OVER HALF THE USABLE THREAD LEFT ON THEM. FOUND CRACKING AND BLISTERS ON THE TIRE… |
| 2019-08-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND HAD DRIVEN ONLY 4 1/2 MILES AT 6:55AM ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2019. I WAS ABOUT 1/2 FROM W… |
| 2019-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 525-I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, SMOKE… |
| 2018-10-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIR BAG RESTRAINT LIGHT IS ACTIVATED. |
| 2018-08-30 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | No | 0 | I RECENTLY STARTED GETTING PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE APPEARING. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, I DISCOVERED 2… |
| 2018-06-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY PASSENGER SEAT BELT RESTRAINTS AND AIRBAG WARNINGS LIGHT COMES ON. I SAW THAT THIS YEAR WAS INCLUDED IN MY MODEL 525… |
| 2018-04-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WARNING LIGHT PASS. RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAULT IN PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG BELT TENSIONER ETC |
| 2018-04-02 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | No | 0 | I RECENTLY STARTED GETTING PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE APPEARING. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, I DISCOVERED 2… |
| 2018-03-02 | FIRERELATED | No | 0 | WE RECEANTLY PURCHASED A USED BMW 525 I. AND IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE MY SON CAME TO A STOP. HE BARLEY EXCAPED… |
| 2018-02-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BECAUSE OF POOR QUALITY OF FIBER OPTICS WIRING USED ON THE HEADLIGHT THEY TEND DRY ROT RESULTING IN A BURNT OUT HEADLIG… |
| 2017-12-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WAS DROPPING OFF A PASSENGER AND WHEN I PARKED ON A CITY STREET .HE TOOK HIS SEATBELT OFF AND OPENED THE PASSENGER DOO… |
| 2017-08-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING (STALLING) AFTER FULLY STOPPING AND REAPLYING BRAKE AT A LOWER SPEED. BRAKE PADEL IS BECOMING V… |
| 2017-07-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 525I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED … |
| 2017-06-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY BMW APPEARS TO THE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR, BUT THE VIN ISN'T INCLUDE IN THE RECALL LIST. KI… |
| 2016-11-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 BMW 525I AND RECEIVING PASS. RESTAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AFFECTING THE AIRBAG. THIS IS A PROBLEM BMW SHOU… |
| 2016-07-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I OWN A 2006 525I BMW WITH 69K MILES AND MY ADAPTIVE HEADLIGHTS WIRING INSIDE THE LIGHT, THE PROTECTIVE COATING ON ALL… |
| 2016-06-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION DURING THESE EVENTS . ELECTRIC WARNING MALFUNCTION, ALERT PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION.… |
| 2016-05-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SEATBELT NOT RETRACTING AND WARNING LIGHT STATING SEATBELT AND AIRBAG MAY NOT FUNCTION IN CRASH. INITIALLY INTERMITTE… |
| 2016-04-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VALVE COVER GASKET IS LEAKING OIL THERE IS KNOWN DEFECT CAUSED BY OVER TIGHTENING AT MANUFACTURE. HOLD BMW RESPONSI… |
| 2016-04-12 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | WIRING INSULATION ON HEADLIGHTS IS DISINTEGRATING AND FALLING OFF WIRING CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORTS AND LOSS OF LIGHTING |
| 2016-04-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MAIN HEADLIGHT FAILURE DURING NIGHT DRIVING CAUSE BY ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT, DUE TO HEADLIGHT INTERNAL ELECTRICAL WIR… |
| 2015-11-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 525I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON … |
| 2015-11-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILURE. |
| 2015-09-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 525I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG … |
| 2015-08-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 525I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED IN… |
| 2015-05-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG FAULTS HAS SHOWN UP ON MY 2006 BMW 525I. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IT SHOWS UP. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG … |
| 2015-04-27 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 525I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHT CONTINUOUS… |
| 2015-04-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED TWICE THE THIRD TIME I WAS DRIVING CITY STREET CAR STOPPED HAD TO TOW IT HOME. |
| 2015-01-12 | 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… |
| 2014-11-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A STREET ROAD MY STIRRING WHEEL GOT STUCK AND I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR SWERVED INTO OTHER LANE… |
| 2014-08-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 525I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG AND THE RESTRAINT INDICA… |
| 2014-06-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HAD HEARD FROM FRIENDS ABOUT NHTSA RECALL 13V564000 REGARDING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SYSTEM ON 2006 BMW 5 SERIES SE… |
| 2014-06-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 525I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO … |
| 2014-04-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 525I. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL… |
| 2014-02-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DEACTIVATED DUE TO THE FRONT SEAT SENSOR MAT MALFUNCTION. ALARM LIGHTS UP ON INSTRUMENT CLUS… |
| 2014-01-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | BOUGHT FROM MANAGER AT BMW SERVICE DEPARTMENT W/89,920 ON 10/25/13. 2 OVERHEATED BROKE DOWN ON 11/29/13 ON JANUARY 7 … |
| 2014-01-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 525I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V56400 (AIR BAG); HOWEVER, TH… |
| 2013-06-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 525I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHIC… |
| 2013-05-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 525I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE IGNITION, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG … |
| 2013-03-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 525I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CA… |
| 2013-02-20 | BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT | No | 0 | THE MESSAGE OF "LEFT BACK-UP LIGHT MALFUNCTION" HAS BEEN COMES AND GOES SINCE THEN. IT IS THE EXACTLY PROBLEM DESCRIBED… |
| 2013-02-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 5 SERIES 525I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD HAVE TO BE APPLIED WH… |