In-car Electronics
CD or DVD players, radio, speakers, GPS, communication system (e.g., OnStar), display screen freezes or goes blank, phone pairing (e.g. Bluetooth), voice control commands, steering wheel controls, portable music device interface (e.g., iPod/MP3 player), backup or other camera/sensors.
What Owners Say
"I've had the car in at least 3 times in the 4 years that I've owned it for warning messages about the side view camera. Whenever they've fixed it, the camera works again for a few months and then fails again. Not huge deal since I don't use the side view camera really, just annoying that they can't really seem to fix it"
Anonymous, PA (2013 BMW 5 Series 550i xDrive 4.4-L V8 turbo)"multiple malfunctions with the lane change sensors and back up warning sensors"
Ronald T., OR (2013 BMW 5 Series 535i xDrive 2.0-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Sensors totally failed"
Anonymous, NJ (2013 BMW 5 Series 528i 2.0-L 4 Cyl turbo)"One of the sensors is out for the distance control. The dealer as well as private shops want a fortune to hook up the computer to diagnose which one it is. Then I was told the minimum to replace the sensor is over $400."
Anonymous, NJ (2013 BMW 5 Series 528i 2.0-L 4 Cyl turbo)"About 5 times this happened. However iphone got new software and then it stopped. Dealer said they could not find a fault in system"
Anonymous, PA (2013 BMW 5 Series 528i 2.0-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Main control module went out, which causes all functions, i.e., navigation, radio, back-up camera to not work. Dealer provided loaner, replaced control module, reprogrammed module, in a two day repair. All has worked well since"
Kenneth W., HI (2013 BMW 5 Series M5 4.4-L V8 turbo)"Does not consistently show playlists as they appear on the iPhone"
Anonymous, IN (2013 BMW 5 Series 550i xDrive 4.4-L V8 turbo)"When attached via USB, car does not recognize Pandora from iPhone, but can via bluetooth. iPhone 6 was difficult to pair for music or phone use, while iPhones 5 and 4s were easy"
James M., CA (2013 BMW 5 Series 528i 2.0-L 4 Cyl turbo)"System update could not be achieved, Dealer kept vehicle for a week to determine major CPU failng"
Anonymous, CA (2013 BMW 5 Series 528i 2.0-L 4 Cyl turbo)"After entering a correct address as my final destination the GPS sent me to a totally different place. This happened several times"
Anonymous, NJ (2013 BMW 5 Series 535i xDrive 3.0-L 6 Cyl turbo)"The GPS acts strangely sometimes. Tells you to make a U-Turn while on the Interstate, for no reason. Finds addresses and yet sends you elsewhere, in the wrong area. Just buggy sometimes. I don't trust it. We use a Garmin as the primary GPS"
John K., NC (2013 BMW 5 Series 535i 3.0-L 6 Cyl turbo)"Sometimes have connection problems where will not recognize bluetooth. Constantly having issues with phone audio going to the car"
Anonymous, CT (2013 BMW 5 Series 528i 3.0-L 6 Cyl turbo)"car does not understand any rich text formatting in contacts or messaging so it does not synchronize any of this information correctly"
Noreen W., ON (2013 BMW 5 Series 550i xDrive 3.0-L 6 Cyl turbo)"radio quits working. Then starts again sometimes shortly, sometimes the next day"
Robert I., CA (2013 BMW 5 Series 528i 2.0-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Radio Presets disappeared in 2 waves over a few days, requiring some sort of restart to recover. Entire system goes dark and resets occasionally (2 times in 2 years). While neither is problematic for driving, both undermine confidence in the auto"
James M., CA (2013 BMW 5 Series 528i 2.0-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Never gets it right. Calls the wrong people, I have to repeat the command over and over"
Anonymous, NJ (2013 BMW 5 Series 528i 2.0-L 4 Cyl turbo)
"Multipule failures of the tire inflation level sensors"
Joel N., FL (2013 BMW 5 Series 535i 3.0-L 6 Cyl turbo)