2006 BMW 530xi
Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 BMW 530xi.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 2 | Vehicle caught fire |
| 2023-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 BMW 530XI. The contact stated that the passenger’s side air bag warning light had remained illu… |
| 2022-08-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The insulation on the internal wiring of the headlight (left and right) have fallen off the wiring leaving sections of … |
| 2022-07-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 BMW 530XI. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and En… |
| 2022-07-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 BMW 530XI. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and En… |
| 2020-06-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STALLS OUT, SKIPS, HESITATES, ETC., PCV VALVE RECALL THIS OCCURS WHEN DRIVING THE CAR ON STREETS, HIGHWAYS ETC., WHEN … |
| 2019-12-02 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | No | 0 | FAULT IN PASSENGER-RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER OR BELT-FORCE LIMITER |
| 2019-06-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | GOT SRS LIGHT ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK IT THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO CHANGE THE DSC AND IT COST 5300.00 BECAUSE IT IS… |
| 2019-05-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DEGRADATION OF HEADLIGHT WIRING. WIRE INSULATION IS FLAKING, CRACKING, AND INTERNAL CONDUCTOR WIRES ARE EXPOSED. CAUS… |
| 2019-03-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE REPLACING PARKING LIGHT BULB I FOUND INSULATION TO BULB HOLDER FALLING OFF, LIKELY DUE TO HEAT INSIDE HEADLIGHT A… |
| 2019-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | ALL WIRING WITHIN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS DETERIORATING AND EXPOSING THE BARE WIRING INTERNAL OF THE ASSEMBLY. THIS I… |
| 2018-12-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER A RECENT HEAVY RAIN THE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTS WERE ERRATIC, THE REAR HATCH OPENING/CLOSING MEC… |
| 2018-10-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE A BAD BATTERY AND THE STERING WHEEL LOCKS NOW I CANT START MY CAR. |
| 2018-10-01 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | No | 0 | MY COMPUTER IS SHOWING : PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILURE. I CALLED THE BMW RECALL SYSTEM AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR… |
| 2017-12-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TAKATA SEAT BELTS ISSUE WITH FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. |
| 2017-12-05 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | No | 0 | MY 2006 BMW HAS AN AIRBAG LIGHT ON I BROUGHT IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT'S THE PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANCY MAT IN … |
| 2017-10-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON IN MY VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN NOVEMBER 2016. DURING MY STATE INSPECTION IN OCTOBER … |
| 2017-09-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530XI. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER (BMW OF BROOKLYN, 622 2ND AVE, BR… |
| 2017-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE CAR SUFFERED A FAILURE OF THE "FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT". A RECALL(13V-564:) WAS ISSUED FOR THIS … |
| 2017-08-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530XI. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS HAVING THE BATTERY CHANGED AT THE LOCAL DEALER, THE FRONT… |
| 2017-07-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT WENT ON. THR DEALER , BMW OF CHARLOTTESVILLE REPLACED THE FAULTY PASSEBGER S… |
| 2017-07-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RE: RECALL 17V-XXX FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT B65 10 17. LAST JULY 2017 MY PASSENGER SEAT AIRBA… |
| 2017-07-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BROKEN HEAD BOLTS AT 85K MILES IN NORMAL USE |
| 2017-07-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I HAVE AIRBAG LIGHT AND MOST ARE RECALLS ON SAME MODEM . MY CAR DIDN’T GET A RECALL |
| 2017-03-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHTAWAY ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH A PASSENGER WHO WAS ADJUSTING THE SEAT, WE HEARD A LOUD BANG LIK… |
| 2017-03-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE WIRING HARNESS INSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS IS CRUMBLING AWAY CAUSING LIGHTS TO INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORK. THE WIRES SPARK W… |
| 2017-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT MAP OCCUPANT INDICATOR ILLUMI… |
| 2016-09-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED, DURING STARTUP THE CAR CHIMES WITH AN ERROR "PASS RESTRAINT SYSTEM" "FAULT I… |
| 2016-06-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL, I CONTACTED BMW OF FREEPORT I HAD AN APPOINTMENT ON JUNE AT 9:00 AM. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE REC… |
| 2016-05-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WENT TO BMW OF NORTH HAVEN AND THEY TOLD ME THEY CVANT DO NOTHING FOR ME CONCERNING THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM TH… |
| 2016-04-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION AND AIRBAG FAULT SENSORS HAVE BECOME ACTIVATED. BMW CLAIM MY VIN IS NOT COVERE… |
| 2016-01-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | WE NOTICED A WARNING ON OUR DASHBOARD IN JANUARY 2016. BEING THAT WE ARE SENIORS, IT WAS MID- WINTER AND THE AUTO DEALE… |
| 2015-12-31 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE HEATED SEATS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED BURNING A HOLE AND MAKING A LARGE BROWN AREA ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THIS SEAT WIL… |
| 2015-10-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR WITHOUT WAR… |
| 2015-09-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 12V-126: BATTERY CABLE INSULATED BULKHEAD CONNECTOR THE ISSUE INVOLVES A BATTERY CABLE BOLT CONNEC… |
| 2015-08-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE … |
| 2015-07-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530XI. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MAT REP… |
| 2015-06-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I BOUGHT 2006 BMW 530XI ABOUT A YEAR AGO FROM A USED DEALERSHIP, THE CAR WAS RUNNING PERFECT A MONTH LATER IN A SUDDEN … |
| 2015-05-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING LOCK (ELV) WARNING (AMBER). *TR |
| 2015-04-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT D… |
| 2015-03-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | GOT AN ERROR CODE SAYING - "FAULT IN PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER OR BELT-FORCE LIMITER.… |
| 2015-01-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD BOLTS TO THE ENGINE ARE MADE OF ALUMINUM. THESE BOLT THE UPPER PORTION OF THE HEAD GASKET. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBL… |
| 2014-12-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FAILURES OF MULTIPLE WIRES/ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE TAILGATE/REAR WINDOW WIRING HARNESSES. SEARCH FOR BMW E61 TAILG… |
| 2014-12-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CAR SCREEN SHOWS DEFECTIVE PASSENGER RESTRAINT AND AIRBAGS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. I CONTACTED BMW USA AND THEY SAID THER… |
| 2014-11-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 BMW 530XI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAD AN ABNORMAL ODOR. THE… |
| 2014-10-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Inside headlight wiring insulation became brittle and falls off leading to potential shorts and equipment failure. Add… |
| 2014-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT HAS FAILED, LIKELY FROM A CRACK, AND HAS RESULTED IN THE PASSENGER AIR… |
| 2014-06-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I DISCOVERED FAILURES OF MULTIPLE WIRES IN THE TAILGATE/REAR WINDOW WIRING HARNESSES. THROUGH RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FO… |
| 2014-06-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS CAME AND STAYED ON. WARNING MESSAGE ON SCREEN "MALFUNCTION RESTRAINT SYSTEM -- AIR… |
| 2014-04-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | ALL HEADLIGHT WIRING SHIELDING HAS DETERIORATED IN THE UNIT CAUSING A SHORTAGE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT ONLY DUE TO… |