Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2011 BMW 550i.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My 2011 BMW 550i experienced an unexpected fire in my driveway while my wife and I were sleeping. The fire nearly cause… |
| 2024-03-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Vehicle displays Transmission Malfunction & DSC and xDrive malfunction, this vehicle is available upon request for insp… |
| 2023-08-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 BMW 550I. The contact stated that after having an oil change performed, he noticed white smoke … |
| 2023-06-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Vehicle was parked while running errands, returned to leave and it would not start. Went to trunk to check battery conn… |
| 2023-03-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I purchased this car from a used dealer ship, drove it for less than a month. Then it started misfiring. I paid the car… |
| 2022-07-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I started my car to drive to an appointment and noticed that the car was jerking/bucking as I pulled out of my driveway… |
| 2022-02-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION COMES ON DASH, DUE TO TIMING CHAIN BEING OUT OF "TIME" MEANING THAT THE CRANSHAFT AND CHAIN HAS … |
| 2021-07-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | light assembly has became compromised with moisture , casued a total light failure ! repair cost is $4000.00 |
| 2021-02-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DOOR OPENING DEFECT. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD LOCK AND NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE POSING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZAR… |
| 2020-12-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR JUST DON'T GO THE SPEED IS SUPPOSED TO I CAN'T GO IN HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE CAR DON'T GO THAT FAST AND THAT IS NOT… |
| 2020-09-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | COMES UP DAYS DRIVER RESTRAINT MALFUNTION |
| 2020-09-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I AM HAVING OIL COME FROM MY OIL PAN WHICH I LATER FOUND OUT THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE COMING FROM MY OIL PAN GASKET WH… |
| 2020-07-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 550I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE SE… |
| 2020-04-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN MY BMW 550I GRAN TURISMO SEDAN 2011 F10(N63). THERE IS A RECALL ON MY EXACT MODEL. NHTSA NUMBER: 18V248000/ ENGIN… |
| 2020-04-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN MY BMW 550I GRAN TURISMO SEDAN 2011 F10(N63). THERE IS A RECALL ON MY EXACT MODEL. NHTSA NUMBER: 18V248000/ ENGIN… |
| 2020-01-02 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | BOTH OF MY LOCK ACTUATORS DRIVER AND PASSENGER FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. ALSO THIS IS A COMMON… |
| 2019-12-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE INFORMATION CENTER SAYS TO ADD OIL, IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, NUMEROUS TIMES. CAR SHUT DOWN ON ROAD AND WAS TAKEN … |
| 2019-11-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAVE BEEN N GREAT MAINTENANCE ALWAYS, AND SUDDENLY STARTED TO THROW WHITE SMOKE AS CRAZY... (75K MILES ONLY) I… |
| 2019-08-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2014. FIRST, IT WAS UNKNOWN ISSUES THAT RESULTED IN TH… |
| 2019-07-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON JULY 19, 2019, I DROVE MY CAR 2.5 MILES FROM MY OFFICE AND PARKED THE CAR AT MY RESIDENCE. THE CAR WAS PARKED OVERNI… |
| 2019-07-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILS CAUSING DEADLOCK. THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER/S ARE LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE WITH OUT AN EXPEDITI… |
| 2019-07-11 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | IT'S A USED CAR AND I'M TRYING TO SEE WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT |
| 2019-06-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | BMW SAID THEY REPLACED THE STEM SEAL OR VALVE SEAL AROUND 50K MILES I GOT THE CAR AROUND 69K MILE AND AFTER IT HIT 90K … |
| 2019-05-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A CARD IN THE MAIL FROM BMW OF NORTH AMERICA INFORMING ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP OF MY 201… |
| 2019-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 BMW 550I. The contact stated that oil was leaking from the vehicle. The engine warning light wa… |
| 2018-12-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DURING DRIVING ON THE STREET, I STARTED TO SMELL LIKE TOXIC BURNING LIKE RUBBER AND/OR ANTIFREEZE BURNING AND WHEN I ST… |
| 2018-11-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE WHEN BEING USED HAS EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION OF OIL AND OIL LEAKS. THIS PROBLEM CAUSE THE ENGINE, ENGINE TURB… |
| 2018-10-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE OVERHEATING,BURNING A LOT OF OIL,ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SPARK PLUG AND COILS,HAVING MISFIRES FOR THE ENGINE… |
| 2018-08-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | VEHICLE STATIONARY FOR OVER 3 HOURS, PARKED IN A PARKING LOT (WORK LOCATION) AND BURST INTO FLAMES UNDER THE ENGINE COM… |
| 2018-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 550I. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE "ADD COOLANT" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. TH… |
| 2018-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 550I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL AND DRIVE TRAIN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. T… |
| 2018-04-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 550I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V248000 (ENGINE AND… |
| 2018-04-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 550I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND STALLE… |
| 2018-04-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 550I. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, A FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE… |
| 2017-10-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | REGARDING: N63 FUEL PUMP FAILURE ON 2011 BMW 550I GT VIN # [XXX] DEAR NHTSA RECENTLY I HAD A SERIOUS ISSUE RELAT… |
| 2017-08-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE STOP WORKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON, OIL OK MAINTENANCE OK, DEALER SAID ENGINE WAS NO GOOD AND NEED TO BE R… |
| 2017-08-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL |
| 2017-08-07 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | OUR CAR'S ELECTRICAL PANEL LIT UP BEFORE THE CAR STALLED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME, BMW REPLACE THE BAT… |
| 2017-08-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN-TANK FUEL PUMP, IS CREATING A GAS ODOR INSIDE THE CAR. |
| 2017-06-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 550I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V746000 (FUEL SYSTE… |
| 2017-04-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY 2011 BMW 550I HAS THRICE HAD THIS WEIRD RESPONSE IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. AFTER DRIVING FOR 30M-1H SUDDENLY GOT MULTIPL… |
| 2016-11-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR PERFORMANCE GREATLY DECREASED, THEN FAILED TURBO, FUEL SMELL, AND DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION WARNING INTERMITTENTENTLY… |
| 2016-11-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BMW N63 CUSTOMER CARE PACKAGE: A RECALL B001314 THAT BMW REFUSES TO CALL A RECALL. IM HAVING PROBLUM WITH THE CAR BURN… |
| 2016-09-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION CAR LOST POWER (NO ACCELERATION) ON THE HIGHWAY SHOCK VIOLENTLY, HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN LESS THEN A… |
| 2016-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 1. TICKING NOISE WHILE CORNERING WITHOUT THE BRAKES APPLIED: Ticking noise coming from front wheel while cornering with… |
| 2016-06-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 550I. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE DRIVE TRAIN WAR… |
| 2016-05-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE 2011 BMW 550I HAD JUST RECENTLY BEEN PARKED AND TURNED OFF. AFTER NO MORE THAN 10 MINUTES AFTER IT WAS PARKED, IT … |
| 2016-05-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS. THE LATEST ONE WAS CAMPAIGN NO. 18V-248. BMW HAS YET TO DO ANYTHING FOR MY VEH… |
| 2015-12-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 550I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED W… |
| 2015-09-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 550I. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. TH… |