Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 BMW 535xi.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | the taillight, blinker and reverse light all went out and when I pulled the components out To check to see if the bulbs… |
| 2024-04-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Car is over heating. Replace water pump and thermostat. Car still over heating. Bad water pumps. |
| 2023-02-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Station wagon lift gate has severe wiring failures between the lift gate and body. This problem is well known throught… |
| 2022-04-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The vehicle's engine caught fire approximately 13 1/2 hours after last having been driven. I parked it in my driveway a… |
| 2022-02-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The passenger seat occupancy sensor stopped working. On the NHSTA website I found where BMW offered a 15 year warranty … |
| 2020-04-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY BMW IS A 2008 BMW 535XI THAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON 02/2008. I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH CYLINDER 4 MISFIRING SO I CHANGED… |
| 2019-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FOR OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE (SMALL) ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY & CONSTANTLY GOING ON/OFF. I'VE HAD SENSORS, SPARK… |
| 2019-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 535XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE MISFIRED THE… |
| 2019-05-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS, HESITATES WHEN DRIVING. MESSAGE ON THE DASH SAYS THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS FAILING, BUT CAN BE DRIVEN WITH … |
| 2019-04-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 87,000 MILES WARNING LIGHT PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT ENGAGED AND MAY CAUSE DAMAGE. QUOTED $1800 BMW CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO R… |
| 2019-01-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 535XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND… |
| 2018-12-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KNOWN SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO BROKEN WIRING IN E61 WAGON HATCH WIRING. SEE THIS THREAD: HTTPS://5SERIES.NET/FORUMS/E61… |
| 2018-07-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND LOCAL STREETS THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND CUTS OFF GIVING A FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION… |
| 2018-07-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WEDNESDAY JULY 25TH, 2018, AS I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE WORK, I STARTED MY CAR WHICH WAS PARKED IN MY COMPANY'S UNDE… |
| 2018-07-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 535XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED, WHIC… |
| 2018-05-23 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE WIPERS KEEP STOPPING, NOT FUNCTIONING, I HAD REPLACED THE MOTOR THREE TIMES NOW. |
| 2018-04-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSULATION ON WIRING INSIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS FALLEN OFF EXPOSING BARE WIRES. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHEN REPLACING… |
| 2017-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE WIRING HARNESSES IN THE TAILGATE HAVE BEEN BOTH SEVERED AND OTHERWISE DAMAGED BY THE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE TAILGA… |
| 2017-10-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT FAILURE LIGHT INDICATOR IS ON. BROUGHT BACK TO THE BMW DEALER, SERVICE TECHNICIAN STA… |
| 2017-09-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MECHANICAL INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACK IN INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS DEFECT MANIFESTS ITSELF WITH DIFFICULTY STARTING THE E… |
| 2017-07-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS IS THE 3RD COMPLAINT ON THE SAME VEHICLE I HAVE PLACED. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR THE LAST… |
| 2017-05-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE DRIVE SHAFT FOR MY BMW 535XI BROKE WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY WARMING. THIS CAUSED CONSIDERA… |
| 2017-04-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON THURSDAY MARCH 30TH I DROPPED THE CAR OFF WITH BRINSFIELD AUTO IN GREENSBORO, NC BECAUSE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME … |
| 2017-02-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WIRING AND REAR DIVERSITY ANTENNA CAN BECOME WET UNDER REAR HATCH FAIRING. THIS HAS CAUSED THE COMFORT ACCESS TO WORK … |
| 2017-02-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AND NOT RUNNING. |
| 2016-11-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 535XI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING WARNING INDICATOR IL… |
| 2016-07-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AT C. 89,000 MILES - WARNING: "DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS MALFUNCTION". BMW DEALER, ROCKVILLE, MD, WANTS $660 TO TELL ME IF… |
| 2016-05-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 535XI. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND OVERHEATED. IN ADDITION "PLEASE… |
| 2016-05-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2008 BMW 535XI AND HAVE HAD IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK OR SO. IT HAS SPENT MORE TIME IN THE SHOP THAN O… |
| 2015-12-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2008 BMW 5 SERIES WAGON 9/1/2015 ON CALIFORNIA HAD ITS FIRST RAIN STORM CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF … |
| 2015-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2008 BMW 535XI SPORTS WAGON FROM CONCORD BMW ON 09.01.2015 WITH 81,759 MILES ON IT. … |
| 2015-10-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION LIGHTS ON DASH AND WARNING ON THE NAV SCREEN GOES ON WHENEVER SOMEONE SITS IN THE PASSENGE… |
| 2015-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS AN PASSENGER RESTRAINT ERROR THAT DOES NOT GO AWAY. THE CAR FUEL GAGE DOES NOT WORK EITHER |
| 2015-08-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 535XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE AND TOUCHING THE HANDLE TO LOC… |
| 2015-05-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS EXITING THE THE FREEWAY AND WHEN I WAS ON A BANKED ONRAMP THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.… |
| 2015-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I DISCOVERED FAILURES OF MULTIPLE WIRES IN THE TAILGATE/REAR WINDOW WIRING HARNESSES. THROUGH RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FO… |
| 2015-04-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAD THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT MALFUNCTION ERROR SHOW UP ON MY VEHICLE'S DASH IN 2013. AT THAT TIME, THE DEALERSHIP REPL… |
| 2015-04-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH NOT CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND WITH NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND WITH THE SUNROOF CLOSE… |
| 2015-04-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR OVER HEATED AND I CALLED A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THE ELECTRIC WATER PUMPS GO OUT ON THEM AT AROUND 100,000 MILES.… |
| 2015-03-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I STARTED MY CAR AND UPON STARTING IT BEGAN RATTLING AND SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I TOOK A VIDEO OF THE MESSAGE THAT APPEARED… |
| 2014-12-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS STATION WAGON VARIANT OF 535. THE STATION WAGON HAS A POOR DESIGN WHERE THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF (STANDARD EQUI… |
| 2014-11-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS SHUDDERING DUE TO MISFIRING FUEL INJECTORS AND HAD ERRATIC ENGINE OPERATION. NOTE: BMW IS AWARE OF THIS P… |
| 2014-10-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | RIGHT REAR HATCHBACK RUNNING LIGHT SHUTS OFF WHEN HATCH SHUTS OR IS FULLY OPEN, BUT COMES ON WHEN IN BETWEEN FULLY OPEN… |
| 2014-10-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 535XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UPON START UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE… |
| 2014-08-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | COLD START IN THE MORNING FOR DRIVE TO WORK, CAR SUFFERED SLOW START AND ROUGH IDLE. THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINAT… |
| 2014-07-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 535XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK E… |
| 2014-07-27 | SEATS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A WARNING MESSAGE "RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION!" FOR NO REASON AND IT SAYS "PASS, RESTRAINT SYSTEM - FAULT … |
| 2014-06-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO WATER PUMP FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BMW DEALERSHIP AND THE WATER PUMP AND THER… |
| 2014-05-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY FANTASTIC (EXPENSIVE) 535XI AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN I WOULD IMPLEMENT ANY PRESSURE ON THE THROTTLE I … |
| 2014-04-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER RESTRAINT MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON IS THERE A RECALL. *TR |