Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
38
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 BMW M5.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CLEARANCE FAILURE ON S85 ENGINE TO ROD BEARINGS CAUSES OIL STARVATION. THIS IN TURN CAUSES ENGINE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.… |
| 2017-07-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | UPON STARTING MY CAR, I RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE " FAULT IN PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIR BAGS, BELT TENSIO… |
| 2017-01-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE EARLY M5 WITH THE SMG (SEQUENTIAL MANUAL GEARBOX) 7 SPEED HAVE NUMEROUS TSB'S AND WARRANTY CAMPAIGNS. THE SHIFTING… |
| 2016-04-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL LOCK MALFUNCTIONS AND KEEPS STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, WILL NOT RELEASE INTERMITTENTLY. |
| 2015-08-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS AN ISSUE WITH PASSENGER AIRBAG OCCUPANCY SENSOR, WHEN SOMEONE SITS ON THE PASSANGER SEAT THE AIRBAG TURNS O… |
| 2014-12-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MALFUNCTION IN PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM. WARNING MESSAGE STATING "FAULT IN PASSENGER - RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING… |
| 2014-12-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WELL DOCUMENTED (ON THE INTERNET) PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE ACTIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILING, TYPICALLY DUE TO THE… |
| 2014-07-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SEAT SENSOR MAT FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG DISENGAGES WHEN PASSENGER IS SEATED. THE DISENGAGING OF THE PASSENGER AI… |
| 2014-06-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WARNING SYSTEM DISPLAYED A PASSENGER RESTRAINT FAULT WHICH DISABLES THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE P… |
| 2014-03-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT, THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WARNING LAMP ILLUMIN… |
| 2014-03-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE IS REPORTING A PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AS REPORTED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V384000… |
| 2014-01-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT, THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WARNING LAMP ILLUMIN… |
| 2013-11-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY FAMILY AND I WERE HEADING HOME ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CARS ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE WENT INTO LIMP HOME … |
| 2013-09-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ACTIVATE WHENEVER ANYONE WOULD SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT… |
| 2013-07-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN MY CAR HAD A SMELL OF BURNING OIL SO I STOPPED, AS I STOPPED MY CAR BEGAN SMOKING… |
| 2013-07-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING, WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE THE BULB DISCOVERED THAT ALL THE WIRING INSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS … |
| 2013-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WITH AN SMG TRANSMISSION, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THERE IS A LOUD THUMP IN THE REAR OF THE CAR AS IF S… |
| 2013-03-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE HAS A LIGHT ON FOR AN AIR BAG HAVING A FAULT. AFTER VISITING THE BMW DEALERSHIP, THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT… |
| 2013-02-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT, THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WARNING LAMP ILLUMIN… |
| 2013-01-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW M5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT AND P… |
| 2012-11-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENROUTE FROM PALO ALTO TO MOUNTAIN VIEW AND WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT ON A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE (CEN… |
| 2012-09-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG SENSOR MAT UNDER THE OCCUPANTS SEAT MALFUNCTIONS MAKING THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATE. ACCORDING TO WHAT I HAV… |
| 2012-08-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR IS BAD. THIS CAUSES A WARNING MESSAGE TO OCCUR THAT STATES THAT THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM IS MAL… |
| 2012-06-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL/YEAR HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILING. THIS SENSOR F… |
| 2012-06-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMN M5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND SEATBELT WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE … |
| 2012-06-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW M5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WARNING LAMP ILL… |
| 2012-02-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM, AIRBAG, SEAT BELT, BELT TENSIONER WARNING SHOWED UP IN THE CAR COMPUTER. WENT TO THE D… |
| 2011-11-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIME COMPLAINING ABOUT IDLING AND ENGINE KNOCKING. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE … |
| 2011-10-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW M5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HE COULD SMELL STRONG FUEL ODOR AFTER FILLING THE FUEL. … |
| 2011-04-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | ERROR CODE PASS. RESTRAINT SYSTEM. DESCRIPTION FROM DEALER IS THAT THE OC3 UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT IS WORN FROM USE. … |
| 2011-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW M5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PA… |
| 2010-12-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THERE IS A MESSAGE READING PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. I FOUND OUT IT IS THE SEAT SENSOR IN THE SEAT THAT T… |
| 2010-09-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS ERROR APPEARS ON THE CONSOLE EVERY TIME I TURN ON THE VEHICLE; EXACT ERROR MESSAGE IS : PASS. RESTRAINT SYSTEM , … |
| 2010-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW M5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, WHETHER THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2009-12-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW M5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE A PASSENGER OC… |
| 2009-04-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2006 BMW M5 WITH SEQUENTIAL TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENTER GEAR AT LIGHT, RENDERING VEHICLE IMMOBILIZED. *CN |
| 2008-10-18 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 1 | ON JUNE 24, 2006, A-UNITED LEASED THE M5 THROUGH BMW OF MONROVIA, FORMERLY ASSAEL BMW. DURING THE DURATION OF THE LEAS… |
| 2006-12-04 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FOR ABOUT A 1.5 MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN HAVING MAJOR ISSUES WITH SMG. IN THE MORNING ON STARTUP. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, … |