Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 BMW 530i.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The contact owned 2006 BMW 530I. The contact received unknown recall notifications and requested to be removed from the… |
| 2025-06-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The vehicle caught fire on the highway / interstate. Completely burnt down. The incident has been reported to the insur… |
| 2023-01-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 BMW 530I. The contact received notification of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and… |
| 2022-12-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 BMW 530I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Eng… |
| 2022-05-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2006 BMW 5 SERIES. CONSUMER WITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS RELATED TO SAFTEY RECALL 22V-119. |
| 2022-04-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 BMW 530i. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle was smoking and ca… |
| 2022-04-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 BMW 530i. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V273000 (Engine and En… |
| 2022-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 BMW 530i. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 MPH, the vehicle started smoking fr… |
| 2022-03-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 BMW 530i. The contact stated upon taking the vehicle to an independent mechanic to be serviced,… |
| 2022-03-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My serpentine belt broke causing my car to shut down. Apparently only BMW’s have a terrible design that the belt gets s… |
| 2021-12-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 BMW 530i. The contact stated upon coming to a complete stop, the vehicle would shudder signific… |
| 2021-11-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 BMW 530i. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the passenger’s side air bag warni… |
| 2021-07-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 BMW 530i. The contact stated while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the contact observed an uns… |
| 2021-04-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS WOULD TAKE TURNS RANDOMLY WORKING, THEN ONE NIGHT BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS GOING AROUND A CORN… |
| 2021-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Approximately two months ago (March 2021) the instrument panel airbag and seat belt warning lights had begun to remain … |
| 2021-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 BMW 530i. The contact stated that the battery drained quickly, which caused the contact to freq… |
| 2020-09-21 | SEATS | No | 1 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET WITH MY MUSIC IN LOW WHEN I NOTICED THE DRIVER CAR SEAT GETTING HOT. I HADN'T TURNED ON THE… |
| 2020-04-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR SHUT OFF MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY VERY DANGEROUS AND DEADLY ALL BECAUSE KEY LOST CODE...HOW IF IT'S IN THE IGNITION AND I'… |
| 2019-12-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CAR GAVE A PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION ERROR THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN TWO PRIOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGNS TH… |
| 2019-07-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON ONE DAY AND WILL NOT GO OFF I INITIALLY GOT A RECALL PAPER FOR IT BUT WAS UNABLE … |
| 2018-11-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP WAS LEAKING OIL INTO THE POWER BRAK… |
| 2018-10-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MANUFACTURES RECALL VEHICLE WAS RELOCATED AND NOW UNKNOWN |
| 2018-07-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND MY TRANSMISSION HAS AN ISSUE AS IF IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT ME… |
| 2018-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR FAULTY, AIRBAG DISABLED. FAULTS ARE SHOWING, AND WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER … |
| 2017-12-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I'VE BEEN TOLD BY TWO EUROPEAN CAR REPAIR COMPANIES THAT 2006 BMWS ARE FREQUENTLY NEEDING THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULAR RE… |
| 2017-08-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ENGINE OIL FROM THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP MAY ENTER THE BRAKE VACUUM LINE, POSSIBLY ALLOWING OIL TO ENTER THE BRAKE BOOSTER… |
| 2017-06-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530I. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS … |
| 2017-02-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE IDRIVE NAVIGATION SCREEN GOES OUT AND KEEPS FLASHING. AT NIGHT IT'S A BIG DISTRACTION - AS IF A FLASHLIGHT HITS YOU… |
| 2016-11-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING ENGINE OIL FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS. AFTER I HAD IT CHECKED, I WAS TOLD THAT ONE BOLT ON THE ENGI… |
| 2016-10-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FAULT IN PASS RESTRAIN SYSTEM AFECTING AIRBAG BELT TENSIONER OR BELT FORCE LIMITER |
| 2016-07-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | INSULATION AROUND THE WIRING IN THE HEADLIGHTS HAS COMPLETELY CRUMBLED OFF AND BARE WIRE IS EXPOSED, COULD POSSIBLE TOU… |
| 2016-06-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER AIG BAG/SEAT BELT RESTRAINT ERROR AIR BACK WILL NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE IT THINKS THERE IS NO ONE IN THE PA… |
| 2016-05-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DEP… |
| 2016-04-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTERNAL HEADLIGHT WIRING INSULATION FLAKING OFF EXPOSING COPPER WIRE CAUSING FAILURE OF PARKING AND DAYTIME RUNNING LI… |
| 2016-03-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND SO THE CAR WILL NOT START. |
| 2016-02-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE WIRING ITHIN THE XENON ADAPTIVE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE 2006 BMW 530I HAS EXTREME WIR… |
| 2016-02-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | INTERNAL HEADLIGHT WIRING INSULATION FLAKING OFF EXPOSING COPPER WIRE CAUSING FAILURE OF PARKING AND DAYTIME RUNNING LI… |
| 2016-01-14 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL IS LOCK AND CAR WILL NOT START. YELLOW LOCK AND STEERING DISPLAYED. |
| 2015-12-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR FAULTY, AIRBAG DISABLED. FAULTS ARE SHOWING, AND WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALE… |
| 2015-11-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DURING A BMW SPONSORED VEHICLE INSPECTION I WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF MY VALVE COVER BOLTS WAS BROKEN AND OIL WAS LEADIN… |
| 2015-10-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 BMW 530I (MAKE: 03/05). TWO DAYS BACK, WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK (HIGHWAY), SUDDENLY THE MESSAGE… |
| 2015-10-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED MY 2006 530I. THE AIRBAG INDICATOR SHOWED A DEFAULT SO I TOOK IT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD T… |
| 2015-06-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530I. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FL… |
| 2015-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER, OTHER ELECTRONIC AND SOUND INDICATORS, AND RADIO RANDOMLY TURN OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. AFTER TAKING IT … |
| 2015-05-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE MICRO POWER MODULE IN THE TRUNK BURNED UP, CRASHING THE SCREEN/AUDIO/SERVICE SCREEN. THE CAR IS DRIVABLE BUT I CAN… |
| 2015-04-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | ELV FAULT AND NOW CAR WON'T START. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING ON THIS MAKE AND YEAR OF CALL.. THIS SHOU… |
| 2015-03-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE WIRING INSULATION IS PEELING AROUND ALL OF THE WIRES IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS IS NOT A SERVICEABLE PART, BUT… |
| 2015-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER TRAVELING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, MY 2006 BMW 530I WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY. WHEN I RETURNED HOME, I OPENED BY DOOR … |
| 2015-02-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE SEAT, THE PASSENGER… |
| 2014-12-14 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | No | 0 | UPON REPLACING A HEAD LIGHT BULB I NOTICE THAT THE HEADLIGHT WIRING INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING WAS EXPOSED AND THE IN… |