Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 10/28/2003 | 68000 | 2 | 01/02/2003 |
| Car stalled multiple times on the road and in the middle of the intersection. the ability to accerlate decreased also. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 12/28/2008 | 98755 | 1 | |
| Auxiliary fan failure while idling for a short period of time car will begin to overheat. *tr | |||
| 04/28/2008 | 102500 | 1 | |
| The radiator blew for no know reason. this caused damage to the engine and cooling system. estimate of repairs $16,000. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 09/17/2004 | 53400 | 2 | 09/08/2002 |
| Engine overheated/radiator failed (after only 53000 miles), causing catastrophic damage to engine block and cylinder head. no instrument cluster indication of overheating. engine had to be replaced at a cost of $9400. manufacturer's warranty ended at 50000 miles.*ak | |||
| 09/28/2004 | 1 | 11/25/2003 | |
| Radiator neck failure.*ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 08/01/2007 | 90000 | 1 | 07/01/2007 |
| Cold start issues. car wants to stall upon start up. when car finally warms up the idle smoothes out. the gas mileage is dropping due the malfunctioning seals in the double vanos system. bmw has known about this problem for a long time and they refuse to do anything about it. *jb | |||
| 07/01/2005 | 80000 | 1 | 08/23/2002 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 40 mph on normal road conditions the temperature gauge indicated overheating. the vehicle was taken to an independent certified mechanic who determined the head gasket burned out due to overheating. the overheating was created by the a cooling system leak in the overflow plastic tank. | |||
| 09/17/2004 | 53400 | 2 | 09/08/2002 |
| Engine overheated/radiator failed (after only 53000 miles), causing catastrophic damage to engine block and cylinder head. no instrument cluster indication of overheating. engine had to be replaced at a cost of $9400. manufacturer's warranty ended at 50000 miles.*ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 02/16/2003 | 1 | ||
| 2000 bmw 528 idles rough in cold climates (2002/2003). this produces no check engine lights. the problem goes away once the car is warmed up or in warmer climates. dealer constantly states problem unreproducable. after numerous visits i left the car overnight at dealership and the following morning went back, grabbed a technician and had him sit in the car with me. afterwards technician said it's probably a part called the vanos unit. had part replaced then problem went away. this winter (2003/2004), problem resurfaced.*ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 03/08/2007 | 1 | 10/28/1999 | |
| I have a complaint against farmers auto insurance. i had an accident on 3/8/2007 in los gatos, california. a car hit the rear part of my bmw. my insurance company, farmers insurance, repaired my car and replaced the muffler with one that is not bmw compatible. the other party's insurance company has paid in full my, and farmers', costs. when i called the farmers' agent requesting a bmw muffler, farmers insists they can not do it. i feel my car has been downgraded - it has less value, because of this low quality repair requirement from farmers. please help me get farmers to replace the muffler with a bmw compatible one and get the other party's insurance company to reimburse the cost. tehhuei pan farmers' claim # - 1009813023 | |||