BMW 5 Series Change Vehicle

"There was a factory recall on the taillight sockets"

"Factory recall due to tail lights rusting and shorting. Which mine did"

"Replaced two failed side lights"

"They can be a little flakey: sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. I think it has to do with the connection or seating of the bulb"

"Rear blinker failure"

"one set of daytime lights does not work and they could not figure out why"

"The left SMC was defective, it was replaced and reprogrammed. Very expensive replacement"

"Adaptive headlights quit "adapting". Required installation of updated computer software"

"Wires to the headlights failed. Had to pull the entire front grill assembly to access the wires to replace them."

"We have replaced the headlights, halo lights, rear lights more than once. The halo lights cannot be repaired without a complete change of the whole unit as corrosion has damaged it. Very expensive to replace. The headlights both burned out within a year of ownership, as well as the rear lights."

"Left headlight bulb needed replacing. I souldn't remove it so had to go to a mechanic that charged me over $300 to put in a new one. They said they had to remove the tire to reach the bulb."

"Angel Eye light went out. Design is bad. Had to take out front bumper to chang a light bulb"

"Intermittent horn failure. Goes out for a week or so then comes back"

"They never worked properly. They don't always turn on when you press the switch. Probably bad bulb seating or poor workmanship on installation by the dealer mechanic. They are non-essential and thus not worth fixing"

"Remote unlocking stopped working. Diversity antenna needed to be replaced. Approx $450."

"This module was located in the bottom of the spare tire well, and due to a water leak coming in through the trunk because of a faulty trunk lid gasket, the well flooded thereby short circuiting the module. The dealer now relocates the module on as th"

"Various warning lights that generally reset when car is restarted"

"Each warning light cost $1,000... each warning light was a failed sensor... not actually a problem!?!?!? WTF... BMW does not want to deliver a quality product"

"Second time battery has completely failed while sitting in garage within first 65,000 miles. Had to have vehicle towed in and battery replaced"

"My second battery needed to be replaced this past January. When I brought it to the dealership, they tested it and said it was fine. Over the next four days, I had to jumpstart it every morning!"

"Battery cable with explosive disconnect was causing fault to engine car diagnostics. Had cable replaced"

"One ignition coil failed - replaced all 6"

"There are 6 individual ignition coils. 3 of them were melting down and faulted. This is a known problem with the car model"

"replaced it. engine running rough"

"Ignition coil failure, cost $2000+ to repair"

"DME unit failed completely.Ignition brains"

"Grounding strap prevented the car from starting and it had to be towed."

"normal wear"

"Spark plug failure cause rough running plus they did a walnut carbon blasting to intake manifolds due to heavy carbon build up. Said this happens turbo models"

"The coil packs on the cylinders were failing on 2 cylinders. Replaced all 6 of them."

"Car would not start, wear on cables. Replaced and ran great."

"Ignition coil failures"

"Engine message said to stop driving car. Dealer replaced all spark plugs and said if that didn't work, needed to replace other parts..total of $5000 estimate. Luckily only plugs so 2500"

"The starter stopped functioning. I got in my car and when I tried to start it nothing happened. The starter had, on occasion, caused very slight difficulty. It just wore out at 72000 miles. Expensive repair as always with BMW. And everything is now electronic, so a small problem balloons in cost for repairs. One day at repair shop."

"Stopped working required replacement"

"the starter just quit at about 88000 miles. It made no noise as if it was disconnected from the engine. This was about two years ago"

"Water pump replaced"

"Vapor Barrier in rear doors failed causing rain to enter and fill in the back floor wells of my car. At times, more than three gallons has been removed after sitting out in the rain"

"When it rains the floor in the rear driver side fills with water"

"Rain water leaking in from sliding glass roof opening"

"The coolant reservoir had a crack and lost coolant. Also, the water pump was not working properly."

"All four doors leaked water heavily during rainy season due to a defective vapor barrier/seal inside the door. So much water leaked that my carpets were soaked and had to be replaced at high cost. Repair shop said it used a different sealant at recommendation of 3M, the vendor. And shop said it had repaired other BMW' models with same problem. However BMW is still using the same vapor barrier and sealant. Also there was a major engine problem not on your checklist. The eccentric shaft sensor i"

"Water pump leak"

"Value cover seal leaking"

"The rubber seals around the windshield as well as the rear windows are cracked & flew off"

"rear windscreen seal weatherstrip need to be replaced and failed"

"Window seals on edges dry rot"

"Had to replace output axle seal, cost more than $300"

"When it rains the floor in the rear driver side fills with water"

"Rear passenger floorboard fills with water when it rains"

"Oil pan seals failed.. and they've failed on all BMW 5 series 2008... but they have done nothing"

"the weather stripping on the front windshield was crumbling and had to be replaced"

"Brakes make a HORRIBLE metallic screeching noise under normal USge - was told by BMW this is "normal" for this model"

"transmission was slipping, allowing the engine to over rev"

"The cruise control occasionally fails to activate and gives an error"

"Transmission was slipping. Problem was fixed."

"Transmission pan seal"

"Was told by dealership that my transmission had a leak however I never saw any indication of a leak"

"$1200 to replace transmission seal at 77k miles"

"Lovely Winnipeg pot holes...need I say more?"

"Gasket replacement with only 36000 miles on the car"

"BMW Service dept indicated signs of leak and should replace 2 seals for about $2000. Not sue this is true. No leaks on floor of garage. Have trouble with the service department"

"Transmission seal needed replacement"

"Misfire required replacement of spark plugs, coils and finally injectors."

"3 fuel injectors needed replacing"

"Fuel pump in gas tank failed causing car to become undrivable ....determining what cause of the problem was even by a trained BMW mwchanic with BMW diagnostics....resulted in replacing both fuel pumps (there is also one in engine compartment)"

"High pressure fuel pump - second one that has been replaced"

"Fuel pump failed"

"Car was less than 3 years old the car stopped and I had to replace the fuel pump"

"The in-tank fuel pump failed and needed to be replaced."

"After 4 visits to the dealer and > $3000 of repairs including the O2 sensor, I took to another dealer and the problem was the air filter, < $150"

"It just stopped on a highway."

"normal wear & tear"

"apparently BMW uses low cost plastic clips for connectors on the lines to the brake fluid fill container. Over time the clips deteriorate and leaks start. Easy fix by replacing with new metal clips"

"I think replacing the front struts at 160k miles would be considered normal maintenance."

"The front left strut had lost its oil and was ineffective and made a crunching sound. So I had to replace both front struts which was costly"

"They were leaking"

"The dynamic sway bar was leaking oil. This was over $2000 to repair"

"The wheels are very easy to bend by hitting a pothole. I have had all four rebuilt for $980."

"rusted out"

"the cooling system would not cool and the repair was done at significant cost (>1000)"

"At times it blows warm air rather than cool"

"When the system is set to AUTO, warm air is discharged into the driver side foot well. I have not had this problem repaired. I can mitigate this issue by using the climate control on its manual setting."

"only one side of car is air conditioned, with decrease in cooling ability"

"Fan got very noisy. Plastic blade failure caused it to rub and made noise"

"Replaced leaking heat exchanger/cooling gasket"

"The temperature control does not allow a heating setting unless it is totally to max clockwise position and then only a modest feel or heat occurs"

"The A/C leaked at the high pressure hose in the front by the radiator"

"BMW dealer didn't check brake at regular maintenance appointment. They were near failure point when I noticed the problem"

"Brake pads and rotors didn't last as long as I think they should have; service very expensive"

"Needed new break pads."

"Maddening that you need to replace the rotors when that brake pads need to replaced"

"This vehicle is used mainly for normal low speed city traffic, but the front rotors started pulsing when applying the brakes. At 50 some thousand miles the rotors should not have failed, but they did."

"does not work"

"Telematics module failed, leading to no bluetooth, and no emergency notification"

"Radio system reboots regularly. Requires a replacement of the radio/nav module"

"A clogged roof drain in the back left corner f this station wagon caused water to leak into the radio module. It deteriorated somewhat slowly but did eventually die."

"hydraulic pump on lift gate failed. Repair cost $2,100"

"The reservoir for the hydraulically operated rear hatch is upside down underneath all of the electronics in the rear of the car, $500 to refill 4 oz of fluid is a horrible design"

"Left rear window was stuck in the down position."

"Water got into the rooftop 'fin' antenna, shorting pit I_drive. It cost $750 to replace the antenna"