Consumer Complaints

Vehicles / Bmw / 540i / 1998
Id Vehicle Make Vehicle Model Model Year Complaint Summary
005005077 BMW 540I 1998 White steam was coming from under the hood onto the front windshield. the steam was fogging the windshield, and causing poor visibility while driving
004001303 BMW 540I 1998 2nd catastrophic radiator failure. not a leak, the neck breaks off causing immediate loss of cooling. 1st radiator at 45k, 2nd at 92k. based on other'
004285967 BMW 540I 1998 I was driving down a busy street one evening and as i came to a light, smoke started coming out of my hood. fortunately it was in the evening and
003265605 BMW 540I 1998 Plastic neck of radiator on my '98 bmw 540ia broke completely and suddenly on highway. white smoke came out under the hood. saw temp gauge climb up
003244844 BMW 540I 1998 Multiple coolant defects on the 1998 540. the car has now had 3 radiators, 3 thermastats, water tube seals replaced twice, and a water pump. the
003244843 BMW 540I 1998 Multiple coolant defects on the 1998 540. the car has now had 3 radiators, 3 thermastats, water tube seals replaced twice, and a water pump. the
003244842 BMW 540I 1998 Multiple coolant defects on the 1998 540. the car has now had 3 radiators, 3 thermastats, water tube seals replaced twice, and a water pump. the
003236640 BMW 540I 1998 Driver-side front wheel bearing makes noise when wheel spins freely. this was reported several times to dealer in past. dealer replaced passenger-
003236639 BMW 540I 1998 Engine cooling radiator hose fitting broke off. lost all coolant on highway. dealer replaced radiator under warranty and stated it is common failure
002236637 BMW 540I 1998 Engine doesn't rev up above 4500 rpms and misfires. engine check light on. dealer replaced one of two catalytic converters under warranty. according
002236631 BMW 540I 1998 ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED FAULTY CAMSHAFT SENSOR UNDER WARRANTY.
002236630 BMW 540I 1998 TRUNK LATCH FAILED. TRUNK STAYS OPEN. DEALER REPLECED ACTUATOR.
001236629 BMW 540I 1998 Sunroof failed and moving up and down on bumps. dealer replaced sliding mechanism. still rattles and doesn't function properly. dealer declines to fix
001236627 BMW 540I 1998 Both sun visors cracked along weld seam. replaced by dealer. temperature control switche covers broken. replaced by dealer. noticed the design of new
0000200998 BMW 540I 1998 Technicians told me this was a common problem since manufacturer switch to plastic radiators. the upper hose fitting broke off the radiator. *ph *
001102202 BMW 540I 1998 SECOND RADIATOR FAILURE AT 56,254 MILES IN 10/19/2001 CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. DT
0000028812 BMW 540I 1998 Handles (2 incidents) broke off in the normal action of opening the door. nothing extraordinary about the situation. seems a very cheap component on a
998136989 BMW 540I 1998 Consumer may be drving at any given speed. when he begins to slow down or if he downshifts and turns, engine will shut down, causing loss of steering
998091970 BMW 540I 1998 Steering wheel column adjustment fails. making adjustment of steering wheel and vehicle safe to operate. steering wheel and front seat adjuments fail
998073219 BMW 540I 1998 TRUNK LATCH FAILED. *YC
998072239 BMW 540I 1998 CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM FAILED. *YC
998070927 BMW 540I 1998 INTERIOR DOOR LATCH/HANDLE BROKEN AND FELL OFF OF DOOR, MUST BE OPENED FROM THE EXTERIOR. MJS
998052372 BMW 540I 1998 I have drive standard transmissions for over 40 years, i have never had a clutch problem until a purchased a '95 540i (know for poorly designed
0000201471 BMW 540I 1998 Technicians told me this was a common problem since manufacturer switch to plastic radiators. the upper hose fitting broke off the radiator. *ph *
002196416 BMW 540I 1998 Radiator neck sheared off without warning while my wife was driving on freeway. caused immediate loss of coolant and emergency stop. car had to be
002195951 BMW 540I 1998 Radiator neck sheared off without warning while my wife was driving on freeway. caused immediate loss of coolant and emergency stop. car had to be
001102209 BMW 540I 1998 SECOND RADIATOR FAILURE AT 56,254 MILES IN 10/19/2001 CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. DT
002101834 BMW 540I 1998 RADIATOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. STEAM OBSCURRED VISION. DT
0000001588 BMW 540I 1998 ENGINE ENTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED WHILE DRIVING AND IS RELATED TO AN INTERMITTENT LOW RMP ENGINE MALFUNCTION. YH
0000001584 BMW 540I 1998 ENGINE ENTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED WHILE DRIVING AND IS RELATED TO AN INTERMITTENT LOW RMP ENGINE MALFUNCTION. YH
998137006 BMW 540I 1998 Consumer may be drving at any given speed. when he begins to slow down or if he downshifts and turns, engine will shut down, causing loss of steering
998091981 BMW 540I 1998 Steering wheel column adjustment fails. making adjustment of steering wheel and vehicle safe to operate. steering wheel and front seat adjuments fail
999088901 BMW 540I 1998 DRASTIC ENGINE POWER LOSS 4-5000RPM. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON HTTP://WWW.BIMMER.ORG/5SERIES/MESSAGES/. DEALER HAS NO KNOWLEDGE.
998072247 BMW 540I 1998 CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM FAILED. *YC
998052380 BMW 540I 1998 I have drive standard transmissions for over 40 years, i have never had a clutch problem until a purchased a '95 540i (know for poorly designed

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