Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2009 BMW 535i.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I believe using the manual shift mode for normal usage of optimal shifting in certain driving situations and gentle dow… |
| 2024-04-29 | TIRES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 BMW 535I equipped with Mastercraft Tires, Tire Line: Stratus, Tire Size: 225/50/R17. The contac… |
| 2023-08-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 BMW 535I. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle vibrated v… |
| 2022-03-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passenger side safety restraint malfunction. Passenger airbag no longer enabled because seat occupancy sensor is faulty… |
| 2021-07-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The car stop running completly when I was wainting at the stop light An anounsmemt came out in my dash saying that I ha… |
| 2021-05-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 BMW 535i. The contact stated that upon taking the vehicle to an independent mechanic for servic… |
| 2019-12-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BMW 2009 535 XI OWNER. OUT OF ALL OF THE TIMES TAKING THE CAR FOR SERVICE FOR VARIOUS REASONS, I DECIDED TO LOOK FOR IN… |
| 2019-08-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving I have received engine malfunction and steering becomes hard and unsafe. Have had the engine belt shred t… |
| 2019-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AS I AM DRIVING MY BMW AFTER 5 MINUTES OF START IT. I SMELLED OIL COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE. EVEN AFTER NOT DRINK THE CA… |
| 2019-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 535I. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND IDLED ROUGHLY. ALSO, THE CHECK ENG… |
| 2019-02-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS OPERATING ON PUBLIC HIGHWAY AT 40 MPH IN FORWARD GEAR. ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP STOPPED CAUSING IMMEDIATE ENGI… |
| 2018-12-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WITHIN 15 MIN OF ARRIVING HOME IN SAID VEHICLE, WIFE STARTED CAR IN DRIVEWAY TO GO SHOPPING. IMMEDIATELY, DENSE BLACK … |
| 2018-07-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK MY VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN LOSE POWER THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT COME DASH. THEN ON TH… |
| 2018-06-13 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP FAILURES, CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (NUMEROUS TIMES) LOST POWER STEERING WHILE GOING OVER 60… |
| 2018-05-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | THE CAR SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN IT'S BEING USED BECAUSE OF THE FUEL PUMP. I THINK IT'S UNFAIR THAT THE 2008 MODELS … |
| 2018-05-02 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP ERROR WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN, WE LOSE POWER STEERING AND HAVE DONE SO ON THE HIGHWAY, AND CITY … |
| 2018-04-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND UPON ACCELERATI… |
| 2018-03-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING ON FREEWAY 65 MPH AND VEHICLE LOOSES POWER COMPLETELY POWER STEERING POWER BRAKES LOST. ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF ER… |
| 2018-03-02 | ENGINE | No | 1 | THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN RECALL FOR THE E60 BMW 535I NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY! THE CAR WILL … |
| 2018-02-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 535I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND THE "ENG… |
| 2017-10-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2009 BMW 535I XDRIVE HAS BEEN OWNED BY ME FOR 6 YEARS. IT HAS LESS THAN 90,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE I BECAME OWNER, IT… |
| 2017-08-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP CUT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 60 MPH. ALMOST RUN OVER BY TRACTOR TRAILER WHILE… |
| 2017-08-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS TANK WILL ONLY FILL HALF WAY BEFORE THE GAS BLOWS BACK UP THROUGH THE FILLER PIPE ONTO THE GROUND AND MY PANTS - SA… |
| 2017-08-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I AM REQUESTING NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS KNOWN DANGEROUS DEFECT AND ISSUE A MANDATED RECALL TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC. FUEL P… |
| 2017-05-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME, IN AN ONLY ANKLE DEEP PUDDLE INSIDE OF OUR SUBDIVISION, WATER WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE AIR… |
| 2017-04-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAYS, AMIDST OTHER VEHICLES WHEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND STOPPED RUNNING. I WAS … |
| 2017-04-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH, AND ACCELERATING TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT IL… |
| 2017-03-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS RIGHT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER… |
| 2017-02-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2009 BMW 535I X DRIVE CONTINUES TO HAVE STALLING ISSUES. I'M TIRED OF TAKING IT IN TO BMW TO HAVE THEM CHARGE ME A… |
| 2017-01-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 75MPH WHEN MY CAR LOST ALL POWER, SHUT OFF AND LEFT ME WITHOUT POWER AND STRAND… |
| 2016-10-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP!, NEAR THE GAS TANK. I CAN'T GO VERY FAR IN MY CAR WITHOUT IT CUTTING OFF. I HAVE HAD IT DIAGNOSED BY BMW. … |
| 2016-09-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING FROM WORK ON A BUSY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE COMPUTER SCREEN ST… |
| 2016-07-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 535I. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITHOUT WA… |
| 2016-03-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR ENGINE *COMPLETELY* SHUTDOWN WHILE BEING DRIVEN, *WITHOUT* ANY WARNING; HAD JUST EXITED MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWA… |
| 2016-03-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL, I BOUGHT THE CAR BACK IN LATE AUGUST, AT A DEALERSHIP CALLED DELUXE AUTO LOCATED IN LINDEN, NEW JERSEY. … |
| 2016-03-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR STOPPED WHILE ON FREEWAY MOVING AT 50 MILES PER HOUR WITH MY VISUALLY IMPAIRED GRANDCHILD VERY SCARY. WARNING LIGHT… |
| 2016-02-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ENGINE STOPS. FIRST WARNING "ENGINE MALFUNCTION, REDUCED POWER. BUT IT HAD ALREADY STOPPED. … |
| 2015-12-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR SUDDENLY DISPLAYED A WARNING SAYING THE FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION AND GAVE A NOTICE THAT ENGINE MAY SHUTDOWN IMMEDI… |
| 2015-09-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 535I. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER WARNING… |
| 2015-09-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING "ENGINE FAILURE, REDUCE POWER" LIGHT CAME ON, POWER ON ENGINE REDUCED BUT DRIVABLE. WHEN CAR SHUT DOWN A… |
| 2015-05-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKS UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION, AS WELL AS WHILE CRUISING. THE PROBLEM ORIGINALLY STARTED DURING… |
| 2015-05-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND MISFIRES WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT CRUISING SPEEDS.… |
| 2014-08-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | IN PASSING ON 2 LANE HIGHWAY WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC A WARNING OF REDUCED ENGINE POWER OCCURRED WITH CORRESPONDING REDUCT… |
| 2014-07-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE MY FUEL PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE IT FAILED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS IN THE M… |
| 2013-12-31 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | ON AN EARLY COLD MORNING, I CRANK MY CAR AND AFTER IT STARTED I NOTICED THAT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON; IT STALLED … |
| 2013-10-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 535I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2013-09-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FAN RAN TOO FAST, ENGINE HOT MESSAGE, REDUCE SPEED MESSAGE, CAR LIMPED TO A STOP. OVER HEATED. *TR |
| 2013-06-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED A 2009 BMW 535I XDRIVE (VIN# [XXX]) IN MARCH 2013. IN JUNE OF 2013 I BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE FUEL SYSTE… |
| 2013-03-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 535I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTAC… |
| 2013-01-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | IN THE 4 1/2 YEARS THAT MY 535XI HAS BEEN IN SERVICE, THE FUEL INJECTORS HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES (SEPT 2011,… |