Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-11 | 13V407000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 134,100 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | here is wisdom; traffic circles; eliminate collisions 98% cut pollution fossil fuels & signal electricity 98%; cut manh… |
| 2021-10-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The vehicle front passenger seat sensor MAT (SRS) failure. This is a safety-related issue. The same item was recalled f… |
| 2020-11-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 535I. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, WHEN WARNING MESSAGE OF "ENGINE HOT A… |
| 2020-09-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF SMOKE ARE RELEASED UPON START AND NOW IT SMOKES EVEN WORSE NO MATTER WHAT. IT USED TO STOP BUT NOT A… |
| 2020-03-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT , THEN TURNED GREEN WENT TO ACCELERATE CAR TOOK OFF AND LOST ALL POWER WOULD … |
| 2020-02-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 5351. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WITHOUT… |
| 2019-04-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE NORTH AMERICAN BMW HAD RECALLED THE 2004-2006 BMWS WITH THE FAULTY PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT, AS THEY HAD A RECU… |
| 2019-01-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR REDUCED POWER, SHAKES AND WILL NOT RUN ANYMORE. IS SO UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING THIS SPECIALLY IN THE FWY VERY SCARY. |
| 2018-10-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING IF FREEWAY 65 MPH, ALL THE SUDDEN CAR STALLED LOST POWER I DROVE IT OFF THE FREEWAY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY… |
| 2018-09-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ELECTRIC WATER PUMP FAILED. THE SYSTEM DID NOT SHOW ANY VISIBLE WARNING ON THE DASHBOARD AT TIME OF FAILURE EVEN TH… |
| 2018-08-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CURRENTLY HAVING ISSUES WITH A WASTEGATE RATTLE ON TURBOS. ROUGH ENGINE IDLE. HAVING MULTIPLE MISFIRES, AND STUCK OPEN … |
| 2018-08-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING FAMILY DOWN THE HIGHWAY AROUND 65 MPH. I LOOSE ALL POWER IN THE CABIN. THE CAR STARTS THROWING ALL WARNING LIGH… |
| 2018-03-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | TIP IN AS IT IS CALLED, LAG IN THE RESPONSE TIME FROM WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL TILL THE CAR ACTUALLY TAKES OFF. A… |
| 2017-10-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AND A TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION WARNING CAME UP ON. THE FAN ON THE ENGINE AL… |
| 2017-08-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | HPFP IS GOING BAD ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON LONG CRANK START |
| 2017-05-31 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE WIRE INSULATION INSIDE THE HEADLAMP HOUSING BECOMES BRITTLE AND CAN SHORT OUT. THEY CAN FLICKER OR GO OUT. IF BOT… |
| 2017-04-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WIRE INSULATION INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING IS FALLING AWAY LEAVING BARE WIRES. CURRENTLY ONLY AFFECTING THE DRL. SEAR… |
| 2017-01-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2008 535I (E60) W/55K MILES, IN OTHERWISE PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO AFTERMARKET ALTERATIONS. WHILE DRIVING CAR… |
| 2016-12-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE MALFUNCTION-DRIVING WITH REDUCED POWER NOTICE. HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN TOLD THAT "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT AND SHAKIN… |
| 2016-12-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR IS STALLING WHILE I'M DRIVING. " ENGINE MALFUNCTION REDUCE POWER " THE CODE IS ( P 3090 ) .. IT'S VERY UNSAFE… |
| 2016-10-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I ORDERED NEW LIGHT BULBS TO CHANGE OUT MY HALO ANGEL BULB LIGHTS (RUNNING PARKING LAMPS) .WHICH SAID THEY WERE OUT ON … |
| 2016-08-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL HIGHWAY TO WORK THE CAR SHUTDOWN COMPLETLY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOTI… |
| 2016-08-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. IT HAPPENED AS SOON AS I TOOK A CORNER AND HIT THE GAS AN… |
| 2016-08-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2008 BMW 535I HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND I TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO CHANGE THE HEADLIGHT BULB, HE TOOK OUT THE… |
| 2016-06-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I NOTICED ON COMPUTER SCREEN ENG… |
| 2016-04-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 1 | WIRING FOR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT MELTED ALL WIRING INSULATION OFF. I GOT A SHOCK WHILE REPLACING THE BULB BEFORE I REA… |
| 2016-03-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 535I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND THE ENGINE WARNING I… |
| 2016-03-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY DRIVEN THE DAY BEFORE DROVE PERFECT NO PROBLEMS, THE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WHEN YOU PUT IN DRIVE… |
| 2015-11-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW MODEL 535I. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND INDICATED TH… |
| 2015-04-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, YELLOW WARNING LIGHT INDICATING THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING CAME ON. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE LIGHT… |
| 2015-03-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE LOSS POWER WHILE DRIVING ON HWY AND IDLE ROUGH. AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR |
| 2015-01-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I DROVE TO WORK AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON THAT MORNING. THE CAR DROVE AS NORMAL. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT APP… |
| 2014-12-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BMW CLEARLY STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD A RECALL ON THE FUEL INJECTORS AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND WHEN THE RECALL WAS … |
| 2014-12-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2008 BMW 5-SERIES VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS RECALLED 2004 - 2006 BMW 5-SERIES VEHICLES IN REGARDS TO THE FRONT PA… |
| 2014-11-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM WORK THE DAY BEFORE. WENT OUT THE NEXT DAY TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS SHAKING AND VIBRATIN… |
| 2014-10-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY 2008 BMW 535I IS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION ERROR AS THE EARLIER BMW MODELS. NH… |
| 2014-10-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2008 BMW 535I @70 MPH, , WHEN, WITH NO WARNING, LARGE RED WARNING LIGHT APPEARS, "ENGINE OVERHEATED - TURN OFF ENGINE."… |
| 2014-08-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE. STARTED CAR AND AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF GARAGE I SMELLED A BURNING SMELL AND THEN … |
| 2014-07-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 535I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM ADVISED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER … |
| 2014-07-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | NEW BATTERY INSTALL CAUSED POWER SURGE DAMAGING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR |
| 2014-06-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING A 2008 BMW 535I AT HIGHWAY SPEED, APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WHEN, WITH NO WARNING, LARGE RED WARNING LIGHT APPEARS,… |
| 2014-06-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DURING HIGHWAY TRAVELING UPON ACCELERATION TO CHANGE LANES THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND STALL. A ENGINE MALFUNCTION … |
| 2014-05-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WARNING LAMPS CAN ON AND MY CAR LOST POWER AND STALL WHI… |
| 2014-05-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DROVE CAR FOR APPX 1 MILE. STOPPED FOR 10MINS AT A STORE. WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP, A FAN WAS LOUDER THAN USUAL. I … |
| 2014-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | IT SAYS RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. . I'M SCARED TO PUT MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR..THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND THERE ARE PLEN… |
| 2014-04-12 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING UNDER SPEED LIMIT OF 50MPH ON EXPRESSWAY,HAD TO SLAM BRAKES TO PREVENT HITTING A RED LIGHT RUNNER. MY 12Y… |
| 2014-04-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE LOSSES POWER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON WITH WARNINGS OF ENGINE REDUCED POWER.T… |
| 2014-03-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WE WERE STOPPED AND WAITING AT A RED LIGHT THEN PRESSED ACCELERATOR WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THE CAR STARTS MOVING … |
| 2014-03-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | PRESSING THE SHIFT (TRANSMISSION) SELECTOR INTO THE REVERSE POSITION, CAUSES THE SHIFTERS ELECTRICAL RIBBON CABLE TO GE… |
| 2014-03-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 535I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE PASS… |