BMW 5 Series

"At 104,000 miles we had front brakes replaced, including new rotors, because there was a vibration (rotors) when you stepped on the brakes. The front brakes had never been replaced. So, we were extremely happy that we got that many miles out of the brakes (my commute work was a lot of highway miles making them last longer)."

"Car would vibrate and shake when stopping. Dealer tried to tell me this was natural. Finally had to replace brakes and rotors which corrected problem"

"Brakes pulsate when stopping over 50 mph. At lower speed does not occur. Bmw couldn't checked and said brakes were OK"

"warped rotors"

"Rotors were warped. Replaced under warrantee"

"Rear rotors wearing out at 30,000 miles seems a bit much. The rotors on this car are replaced with the pads. I think the rears cost $800 to fix."

"Rotors warped. Dealer believed it to be caused by over heating rotor then too quickly cooled."

"See previous comments. Rotor replacement was due to normal wear and tear. No faulty car workmanship."

"Rotors warped by a tiny amount and were immediately replaced under warranty with no expense or bother to me"

"The engine completely died and could not move car. Had it towed. Information we got in code is that if oil change isn't more frequent sometime metal chips get into engine and destroy it. Researched online and other people had similar problems. It had just past warranty so BMW gave us a deal and charged us $6000 for new engine instead of &18000 according to the BMW employee we dealt with. They tried to blame me for a past oil change delay by previous owner but it had been certified when we bought it so they gave us a discount."

"The engine broke a rod bearing possibly due to an oil leak. The dealership was adamant about not replacing the engine despite the fact that the engine was not of such an age that it should have failed. When the problem occurred the vehicle was pretty much not drivable. It took about 3 weeks for BMW USA to authorize covering 60% of the repair which is simply too long. The problem was resolved by installing a rebuilt engine to replace the broken engine."

"At 59992 miles, complete engine stop due to failure of vtc eccentric shaft and servo motor. $4000 to repair. Was told this was typical wear as these parts usually require replacement after 50000 miles."

"Turbo failed and was replaced by BMW under extended warranty"

"Both turbos replaced at 40K miles"

"Oil blow-by caused by failed turbo failure. During dealer fix, spark plug coils were damaged. Two 3 one c week dealer visits to identify and address issues"

"Leak"

"Smoke discharge through exhaust identified as oil in turbo charger, fouling plugs. Miltiple attempts to repair before success."

"Turbo malfunctioned - detected when smoke came out of exhaust when firs starting. BMW replaced turbo unit"

"Oil pan was replaced as it was leaking"

"No issues at all with the car until shortly after the warranty expired. We have then had two different oil leaks that were $500-$700 to repair each."

"Leak in oil valve cover caused oil to drop on exhaust and cause burnt oil smell. Separate oil leak at oil filter housing as well"

"Slow oil leak not requiring immediate service but causes large cloud of blue smoke each time the engine starts after sitting overnight."

"Valve cover and oil pump gaskets were leaking and were replaced at dealer (non-warranty repair)."

"Valve cover gasket leaking oil on exhaust manifold after 100K miles. When stopping at a stoplight with the car idling, occasionally the vapors from the oil burning on the manifold would enter the cabin through the fresh air intake. I had the valve cover and gasket replaced at 104K miles."

"BMW issued an engine recall since some models are consuming excessive oil. Believe this is due to gasket leagkage"

"The vehicle was very quiet for the first 40000 miles, then areas in and around the dash board started squeaking. No one can pin point the source."

"Rattle in dashboard, problem was finally resolved after 4 attempts at three different BMW dealerships"

"when stopped at a light you can hear a hum from the trunk. sounds like a fuel pump kind of noise. Dealer wanted 500 to take the rear bumper off to find it. I said no. very slight so im living with it"

"Annoying squeak in the dash that can't be identified."

"I brought the car back to the dealer because of the rattling sounds and he was able to fix most of the problem"

"I'm calling it electrical but the comfort access system is a problem and i think I need a new Footwell Module. I walk up to the car and it unlock without my touching the fob. Also, because this system is faulty i am getting a battery discharge warning light."

"For months. I have had a check engine light showing on the dash even though the car's computer says there are no issues and everything is operating properly. Also, the car's clock now only advances when the ignition is switched on, i.e. if the clock says 11:19 when I park the car for the night, when I start it in the morning the clock will say 11:19 and begin keeping time from there. The dealer has been unable to fix either of these issues."

"3 times in last 1400 of trip miles all major warning lights illuminated: 1) Dealer replaced the battery. 2) Vehicle also went into "limp" mode same day and another dealer replaced a high pressure fuel sensor. 3) Now at third dealer who suspects ESC"

"Noisey"

"Warning lights come on for no reason after many repairs"

"The car started making a relative thumping noise which got worse over a month. The first repair did not fix the problem. I live 5 hours from the nearest dealer. I found a local Chrysler dealer under same ownership of the BMW dealer who had done the first repair. The second repair ended taking a month with wrong parts....lack if understanding..... Once fixed correctly all is well. Car drives very well"