Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 528I / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005013706 Incident Date: Mar, 20 2005
Consumer's City: WOODBRIDGE Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 528I Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip:control unit/module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBADM6345XG Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 27 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 05 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Safety system failure - abs and anti-skid control module. this apparently is a chronic failure for bmw 5 series cars from the 1997 to 2002 model years that occurs at approximately 70,000 miles. the abs and asc lights both light and within a short time after the speedometer and odometer stop working. no anti-lock brakes and non-working skid control, plus not knowing your speed is unsafe and costs over $1000 to fix. *jb