Safety Score
77
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 BMW 528i.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I bought a 2008 528i July 2024. Got Emissions & Tag at the end of August. Oct 5 2024. My car was on Fire. Drove the car… |
| 2024-09-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | After purchasing this vehicle from my aunt and uncle my one headlight when bad after purchasing the headlights I replac… |
| 2024-05-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My BMW i528 was parked on May 23, 2024, and the driver airbag deflated without being tampered with. The incident is on … |
| 2023-07-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | My front left and right headlight assembly went out. Went to take a look to realize all the wiring inside the assembly … |
| 2023-03-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | For a while now, I had been smelling gas around the car. I had it smogged and it passed but the technician told me tha… |
| 2022-12-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission system is not functioning properly. The shifter automatically shifts into "N" or "P" when shifting into "… |
| 2022-12-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW 528I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Eng… |
| 2022-11-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW 528I. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was a burning plastic… |
| 2022-11-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW 528I. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle in the morning, the vehicle hesita… |
| 2022-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Been smelling burning plastic/or oil thru air vents. as if the pvc valve was melting per recall description on probles… |
| 2022-04-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW 528i. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Eng… |
| 2022-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW 528I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Eng… |
| 2022-04-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW 528i. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Eng… |
| 2022-03-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW 528i. The contact stated while driving at 30 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the … |
| 2022-03-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW 528I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Eng… |
| 2022-02-21 | ENGINE | No | 1 | The contact owned a 2008 BMW 528I. The contact stated that after parking, the vehicle flames were suddenly present com… |
| 2022-02-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW 528i Sedan. The contact stated while driving approximately 35mph when the vehicle began to … |
| 2021-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW 528i. The contact stated there was an abnormal burning odor in the vehicle. The contact det… |
| 2021-06-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The car started to leak gas from the tank. |
| 2020-11-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ON AND IT PULLS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEEL IS GOING TO COME OFF AND THE … |
| 2020-10-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, SO I AUTOMATICALLY ASSUMED THAT THE BULL WAS BLOWN. WENT AND BOUGHT $100 BULL THAT CONT… |
| 2020-08-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING LAST WEEK, WE HEARD HEAVY CLUNKING SOUNDS. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC TO INVESTIGATE THE NOISE, AND HE … |
| 2020-01-25 | SEATS | No | 0 | MY SEAT WAS SMOKING AND SOON TO CATCH FIRE IF I HADN'T CAUGHT THIS. WHAT SHOULD I DO TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE? |
| 2020-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAT (SRS) FAILURE. 2ND TIME THIS SAFETY RELATED SENSOR HAS FAILED. FIRST TIME DEALE… |
| 2019-09-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY BMW STARTED SHAKING AND WHEN I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND OPENED MY HOOD THE ENGI… |
| 2019-07-10 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 528I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED, THAT THE PASSENGER RESTRA… |
| 2019-04-01 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | No | 0 | SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONING |
| 2019-03-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I NOTICE MY CAR TAKING LONGER TO START WITH THE PUSH BOTTOM THEN I NOTICE A STRONG SMELL OF GAS WHILE THE AC STARTED S… |
| 2019-02-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN AT A STOPLIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL. |
| 2019-01-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | ALL OF THE INTERNAL HEADLIGHT WIRING INSULATION ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS IS CRUMBLING OFF WHICH IS EXPOSING THE COPPER WIRE, … |
| 2019-01-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL NEW LOW BEAM, HIGH BEAM, AND ANGEL EYE BULBS I DISCOVERED THAT ALL THE PROTECTIVE COATING O… |
| 2018-12-31 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | No | 0 | FAULT IN PASSENGER-RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER OR BELT-FORCE LIMITER. THIS STARTED HAPPENING A YE… |
| 2018-11-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 528IX. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WAS NO W… |
| 2018-11-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | IN MY 2008 528I I WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME AS MANY OTHERS WHERE IF YOU ARE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND YOU GO TO ACCELERATE… |
| 2018-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 528I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, THE BAT… |
| 2018-10-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A HARD TIME ACCELERATING |
| 2018-09-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The daylight lamps fall apart causing poor lighting at night and continuous alarms while driving. Also, impacting the q… |
| 2018-06-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 528I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO ILL… |
| 2018-06-01 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | No | 0 | AIR BAG SENSOR FOR FRONT PASSENGER SEAT NOT WORKING. REPLACED ONCE WHILE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. SAME SENSOR MALFUNCTIO… |
| 2018-05-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT WIRING INSIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS DETERIORATING BADLY. THE PROTECTIVE COATING IS CRACKING AND FLAKING OFF L… |
| 2018-05-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL SENDING UNIT CRACKED LEAKING FUEL AND SMELL. REPLACED AT BMW DEALERSHIP. |
| 2018-05-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR STARTED SMOKING. REPAIR SHOP SAID IT'S A PROBLEM WITH PCV VALVE AND IF OVER HEATED CAN CAUSE FIRE. |
| 2018-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 528I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V683000 (ENGINE AND… |
| 2018-03-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | REPLACED HEADLIGHT BULB, PASSENGER SIDE, FOR THE SECOND TIME, WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, AND ABOUT THE FIFTH TIME (DRIVER SI… |
| 2018-02-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 528I. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD AND A LOUD C… |
| 2018-01-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON 01/26/2018 I WENT TO EAST BAY BMW BECAUSE OF THE PCV VALVE HEATER RECALL CAMPAIGN B 11 16 17 I WAS GIVEN A LONG TER… |
| 2018-01-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS.... ANGEL EYES BOTH SIDES BURNED OFF PROBLEM WITH ELECTRIC SOCKETS I WOULD THINK!!! THIS IS HAPPENING TOO A… |
| 2017-12-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 528I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V683000 (ENGINE AND… |
| 2017-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 528I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V683000 (ENGINE AND… |
| 2017-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 528I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V683000 (ENGINE AND… |